Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County resident Morry Sledge is diligent regarding the cleaning up of the Boots Thomas Veteran’s Memorial Park, which can be found on Highway 90, as well…
Jefferson County 4-H cancels all summer programs, including camps
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. This year, there will be no Camp Cherry Lake and no 4-H Day Camps, says John Lilly, the Jefferson County 4-H Director at the local UF/IFAS Extension…
Monticello Milling shows appreciation for local first responders
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Milling Feed & Garden Center held an appreciation lunch for Jefferson County’s first responders on Friday, April 17, at its location at 500 S. Jefferson St….
Jefferson Somerset’s school lunches to continue amongst school closure
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The school campus at Jefferson Somerset may have been closed to students since March, but school buses have been leaving the school’s driveway each morning – not…
Applications for the Energizing Education Scholarship are now available
Tri-County Electric Cooperation Contributor Tri-County Electric Cooperation (TCEC)’s Energizing Education Scholarship, established by the Board of Trustees, was created in an effort to provide education support for qualified members and their families…
From the Pulpit…
Facing our giants A teacher was giving an exam identifying notable figures in the Bible. One of the questions was, “Who said, “Give me a man.” One student wrote down “Rahab, the…
Victorious Church to host food giveaway this Saturday
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Truth Gatherers Victorious Church and its pastor, Joe Davis, announce a food giveaway to be held this Saturday, April 25, at the church’s location, 599 Springhollow…
New Bethel AME will distribute food on April 25
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The USDA Commodities Food Program and Second Harvest Food Bank will partner with the churches of New Bethel AME, Mt. Pleasant AME, Elizabeth MB, Hickory Hill MB…
Food Distribution Tuesday, April 21 at Central Baptist
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Central Baptist Church and its pastor, Daryl Adams, announce a Community Farm Share food distribution from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at the church…
COVID-19: How many have recovered?
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. During the time that the nation and word has been fighting the COVID-19 virus, there have been no shortage of numbers. There have been the number of…
COVID – 19
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County (FDOH-Jefferson) confirmed nine more positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 15, bringing to 22 the total number of…
Watermelon Festival is postponed
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Watermelon Festival became the newest causality of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak at the beginning of this week, when the local chamber of commerce’s board members met…
COVID patients moved
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. For the second time in one week, elderly patients from Cross Landings Health and Rehabilitation Center have been removed from the facility under orders of the State…
Will gas prices increase?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Don’t expect the plunge in gasoline prices at the pump to continue. That is basically the word from the American Automobile Association (AAA), a 60-plus million member…
Willie Gus Boland Chancy
May 19, 1928 – March 17, 2020 Willie Gus Boland Chancy, 91, of Wacissa, Fla., moved to her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, from the Margaret Dozier House at Big…
Albert Lee Anderson
Albert Lee Anderson, 75, of Lamont, Fla., passed on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Mr. Anderson was a talented farmer, employed by Charles Roland Enterprises. He delighted in fishing, crabbing, cooking out and…
North Florida Wildlife Center welcomes new arrivals
Baby zebra, albino wallaby, exotic birds to live at the center Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The North Florida Wildlife Center (NFWC), formerly known as the Wildlife Conservation Center (WCC), has seen…
Educating from home…what do the parents say?
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Since Friday, March 13, when Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran ordered all public schools to remain closed due to concerns over the…
U-Pick Farms will stay open…if at all possible!
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Will U-Pick Farms be able to continue as they have? Maybe…with a few changes! Social distancing, wearing masks and gloves and “no sampling” just may be the…
Demand American Grown
New non-profit fights for the American farmer Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “We are American Grown. Made up of farmers and consumers from across the United States, we come together to sound…