Florida Education Association offer suggestions for school reopenings this Fall Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, March 13, it was decided that due to COVID-19, Floridian K-12 students would stay out…
Scallop Season to start soon!!
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has set the dates for this summer’s bay scallop season on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The season varies depending…
Pastor Spotlight
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Elder Lucius K. Wade, Sr. is pastor of the Refuge House of God Apostolic Outreach Ministry, which is located at 930 Mamie Scott Rd., in Monticello. His…
Archbishop Viganò’s powerful letter to President Trump: Eternal struggle between good and evil playing out right now
Mr. President, In recent months we have been witnessing the formation of two opposing sides that I would call Biblical: the children of light and the children of darkness. The children of…
The voices of Monticello
Protestors rally around the Jefferson County Courthouse Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The world came to Monticello on Tuesday evening, June 2. For several days leading up to June 2 (and several…
New testing sites for COVID-19
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Locals who are in need of testing for COVID-19 will be able to visit four different sites through the month of June, as the Departments of Health…
Cross Landings administrator reinstated
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A little more than a month after the license of a Cross Landings nursing home administrator was suspended for behavior that the state characterized as ‘negligent and…
Reporter’s Corner: Speak less, love more
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of…
The Moral Decline of These United States: No Film at 11
Do black lives matter? They do to the God that created them. To the media and too many in the black community, they do not. Recently my pastor spoke and he said…
Oleather Robinson Mack
Oleather Robinson Mack, 76, of the Casa Bianca Community in Monticello, Fla., passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Oleather attended the original Lincoln High School and retired as a Program Assistant…
Tree-trimming at the senior center
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. When a heavy storm system rolled through Jefferson County towards the end of May, one of the large trees located on the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center (JSCC)…
Jefferson County: A huge amount of history in a small place
Beulah B. Bird, Jefferson County Historical Association Contributor As we all hopefully observe an “abundance of caution” and “shelter in place,” the Jefferson County Historical Association would like to use this time…
Family fun in local waters
Jefferson County lakes and rivers offer outdoor activities for adventurous families Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. COVID-19 can’t ruin the natural beauty of North Florida’s panhandle region. While theme parks are limiting…
Milk crisis: local dairy endeavors to survive pandemic
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Douglas Walker and Ronnie Walker, Jefferson County dairy farmers, produce milk for the milk market in Florida, and they produce it by the gallons. The milk produced…
Old Farmer’s Almanac: Guiding farmers for over 200 years
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. During this time of year, anyone interested in planting, from full-time farmers to weekend gardeners, would consult the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Whether it was in Jefferson County…
Apalachee Regional Planning Council Meeting
Public Service Announcement Meeting Announcement The Apalachee Regional Planning Council announces a meeting to which all persons are invited. The Jefferson County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board will conduct a virtual meeting on…
Home destroyed in fire
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The home of a local man has been declared a complete loss after a fire on Thursday night burned it to the ground. During the morning of…
City officials see rough year ahead
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. “Uncharted territory.” That’s the way that City Clerk and Treasurer Emily Anderson describes the city’s budgetary prospects in the coming fiscal year, in terms of the influx…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Children learn what they live When I was a child on through my teenage years, a scroll hung in my bedroom (on my closet door) with a nice saying on it. I…
Community Calendar
debbiesnapp@embarqmail.com or (850) 997-3568 June 3 EaglesWings, a ministry division of First Presbyterian Church, will hold a food giveaway with distribution on Wednesday, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church’s building,…