Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Between April and June of this year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported three cybertips regarding an internet user who was uploading child…
Chamber Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony slated for September 13
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Dinner, Auction and Awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 13, at Willow Pond Plantation, 200…
Della Bernice (Polly) Burch Dempsey
Della Bernice Dempsey, 89, has gone to her final resting place as of Monday, August 20, 2018. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 24, at Beggs Funeral Home,…
Virginia (Ginger) Visconti
Maiden name: Virginia Barney Born: Lake Placid, New York on June 21, 1942 Died: At home with hospice on August 19, 2018 Father: Ora Barney (deceased), Mother: Cecelia Barney (deceased); Brothers: Robert and Richard…
Willie Mills
Willie Lee Mills, 74, of Winter Haven passed on Thursday, August 16, 2018. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Memorial M.B. Church, Monticello, with burial in Snead Cemetery. Visitation…
Genealogy: a path to family discovery
Mickey Starling: ECB Publishing, Inc. All of us have unanswered questions about our families. Some are basic questions about the origin of our last names and where the majority of our descendants…
The Big Measles Scare of 2018
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s been hard to miss – practically all over the internet, you might have seen the news articles that displayed the threat of measles and warned that…
Aug. 25: Free event for college students
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. College students who will be attending Florida State University, Florida A&M University or Tallahassee Community College this year are invited to the 7th Annual Welcome Back Students…
Backpack Drive a Huge Success
Submitted by Nancy Whitty The Jefferson K-12 Somerset Athletic Program hosted a Back to School Block Party, Saturday, August 11, 2018, at the Jefferson Somerset Football Field. Students enjoyed jumping in the…
Ragweed renegades
The disheartening knowledge that a fall cooling is still weeks away is only mitigated by knowing the autumn allergy season will arrive with the moderating temperatures. Given the substantial and consistent rains…
Life sentence for sexual battery
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. A Duval County man, who was recently convicted of sexual battery on a child by a local jury, received a life sentence on Monday, Aug. 13. Norman…
Nothing More Important
Jefferson Somerset’s campus safety evaluated Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, August 17, the Florida Department of Education’s Director of Safe Schools Damien Kelly visited Jefferson County on his tour through…
Is your item being recalled?
Compiled By John Willoughby Pressure Cookers Rena Ware is recalling about 700 Nutrex Pressure Cookers due to a burn hazard. The recalled pressure cookers can discharge steam at lower pressures than intended,…
Into service and into duty
Porch de Salomon (Panajachel, Guatemala) www.porchdesalomon.org “God frees our souls Not from service, not from duty, But into service and into duty.” ~Phillip Brooks “…whoever wants to be first among you must…
Aucilla Christian Academy Warriors ground Eagles
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. While most of Florida’s high school football teams were holding their pre-season “Kickoff Classic” games on Friday, August 17, the Aucilla Christian Academy Warriors were playing for…
Tigers Volleyball Schedule
Compiled By Ashley Hunter AUGUST Thursday, August 23 – Home Game vs. Crossroads Academy. Game will start at 6 p.m. Monday, August 27 – District Home Game vs. Bell Middle/High School….
Train encloses Lloyd Acres citizens
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials say they are exploring a possible alternative route that would allow Lloyd Acres residents to enter and leave their neighborhood in the event that a…