Baby To Junior Miss Pageant at 10 a.m. – Miss and Teen Miss Pageant at 4 p.m. Emerald G. Parsons, ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County’s children and sophisticated young ladies will take…
Savvy Senior: How to prevent falls at home
Dear Worried: Falls are a big concern for many elderly seniors and their families. Each year, 1-in-3 older Americans fall, making it the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for those…
Kristal Nogal: selected by state as Top 10 STEM student
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Kristal Nogal, a 2018 graduating senior at Jefferson Somerset was selected as a Big Bend Top Ten STEM Student at the Sunshine State Scholars Conference, which was…
Water Day fun at Elizabeth Baptist Church
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Elizabeth Baptist Church held a “Water Day” event for area children on Wednesday, May 9 on the church grounds, located at 4124 Bassett Dairy Road. This was…
Students enjoy the carnival at Jefferson Somerset
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. There was plenty of games, neat crafts and projects, face painting and wax hands vendors, a ticket table where students could switch out the tickets they won…
Are you a graduate of Howard Academy?
Alumni and staff needed for documentary Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Starting in early June, the Howard Academy Educational & Recreational Council( HAERC) will begin begin recounting the legacy of the historic…
New to the Monticello Police Department: John Mack Smith
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing Inc. New to the Monticello Police Department, and to his law enforcement career, is Patrolman John Mack Smith. Smith was hired just two months ago, in March. He…
Lady Warriors 2018 State Runner-Up
Rick Patrick, ECB Publishing, Inc. Considering the fact that the Lady Warriors of Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) have been in the state championship game in each of the past five seasons, one…
Donations Being Accepted for Robert Paulk’s children
Emerald Greene Parsons, ECB Publishing, Inc. Robert Paulk, of Monticello, died after a tragic fall on Friday, May 18. He leaves behind his wife, Jessica, and his two children: Corbyn, 5, and Annabelle,…
Memorial Day weekend Tropical storm possible
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. At the least, north Florida can expect a wet Memorial Day weekend. At worst, the area could be in for a tropical or subtropical storm, a befitting…
G.W. “Jeep” Handley
G.W. “Jeep” Handley, age 75, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2018 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Jeep was born on July 8, 1942 on Lake Miccosukee in Jefferson County, Florida. After years…
Robert Brock Paulk – March 14, 1981 – May 18, 2018
Robert Brock Paulk, 37, of Monticello, passed away May 18, 2018 as a result of a fall. His friends and family were by his side when he went to be with Jesus….
JCSO EXPANDS FLEET – Taxpayers saved thousands of dollars
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Any law enforcement agency in a small, mainly rural area will usually have the problematic scope when it comes to bolstering their equipment and vehicle inventories while…
Monticello man killed
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. (Photo Courtesy of WTXL ABC27) A Jefferson County man died in a head-on collision with another Jefferson County resident in Leon County on Monday morning, May 21….
Robert Brock Paulk – March 14, 1981 – May 18, 2018
Robert Brock Paulk, 37, of Monticello, passed away May 18, 2018 as a result of a fall. His friends and family were by his side when he went to be with Jesus….
Field Trip for Ecology: snakes, bees, aquatic life and more!
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. The sunny, May 9 day was perfect for Jefferson County’s third graders to get out and learn about nature at the 4-H Ecology Field Day. The topics…
Jellystone Park Jam set for September 12-16
Jellystone Park Jam to showcase more than 20 Christian music groups during five-day event – Jellystone Park Jam is just four months away Story Submitted Jellystone Park Jam, one of North Florida’s…
From the Pulpit
Out of the Overflow of the Heart In computer programming, we had a term called GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out. The Scriptures put it this way, “Out of the overflow of the…
Monday Night’s School Board Meeting
5 HOT TOPICS Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. 1 Citizen raises accusations against Jefferson Somerset “What good is having a school board here when they have no say-so in the school?” was…
Two car wreck; driver injured
Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Two vehicles were involved in a traffic collision on Thursday, May 10 while both were traveling northbound on N. Jefferson St. Allison Parker, of Monticello, driver of…