Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson-Somerset boys basketball team is off to a good start this season with two wins and one loss. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, the Jefferson-Somerset Tigers took…
Teaching is truly a calling from above
Teaching is truly a calling from above. Not only must you have a passion for the subjects you teach, but a teacher must also have an above average sense of self-control. Patience…
THE PAGE-LADSON SITE
George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute One of the most interesting stories of the Aucilla, is that regarding the vast amount of evidence of early life that…
Healthcare Hero: Healthcare help in hospice
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Ashely Hammond is the focus of our healthcare hero segment this month. Hammond is a Registered Nurse and Case Manager with Big Bend Hospice (BBH) and a…
Mistletoe
A kiss under the mistletoe…a holiday tradition that we’ve all heard of. If you look around, you’ll be sure to find some growing on the branches of several different species of hardwood…
Adel Leonard Harris
Adel Leonard Harris, 84, of Monticello, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Graveside services are at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at Springfield Cemetery, in Lloyd. The viewing is from…
Ricky Allen Pleas, Sr.
Ricky Allen Pleas, Sr., 55, of Monticello’s Lloyd Community passed away in Tallahassee on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Bethpage Cemetery…
Ida Lee Huewitt
Ida Lee Huewitt was called Home to her eternal rest on Thursday, Dec. 03, 2020. Ida was a native of Quitman, Ga, where she worked many years in the healthcare field and…
Guilty: Brad Whitfield convicted of manslaughter
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing Inc. On Thursday, Dec. 3, a jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial of Monticello resident, Brad Cameron Whitfield. Whitfield had been charged in connection with a…
County Winners 4-H Speech Contest
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. The County level of this year’s 4-H Speech Contest has come to a close. The 4-H Speech Contest, formally known as the Tropicana 4-H Speech Contest, or…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself Matthew 22:34-40 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher,…
Rock painting in Monticello
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If you walk around town, you may have occasionally noticed a colorfully decorated rock lying against a building, on the doorstep of a business, near a public…
Jefferson County School Resource Officers have a heart for children
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publishing, Inc. After living in Tallahassee for a few short years, Dorian Bradley has come back to his hometown roots to serve his community. Bradley joined the Jefferson County…
Church Member Spotlight Dr. Samuel Diaz
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. In the beam of the church member spotlight this week is Dr. Samuel Diaz, DVM. Samuel and his wife, Dr. Maria Diaz, JD., have been attending the…
Ellen Parrish Scott
Ellen Parrish, 106, of Monticello’s Lamont Community passed on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2020. Graveside services were Saturday, Dec. 5, in Boland Community Cemetery. A resident of Jefferson County, Scott was retired and…
Flora Hall Williams
Flora Hall Williams of Tallahassee passed on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. Graveside services were held Saturday, Dec. 5, in Springfield Cemetery, in Lloyd. Williams had been a nurse’s assistant at Seven Hills Health…
Danielle Sprague is awarded 2020 Extension Professional of the Year
Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Danielle Sprague, local Agricultural and Natural Resources Agent at the Jefferson County Farm Bureau Extension Office, has been awarded the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s 2020 Extension Professional…
NextEra money coming
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Almost five months after county officials and representatives of NextEra/Gulf Power negotiated an agreement whereby the county would receive $3.3 million in direct and service contributions in…
Cancellation of Veterans Day Fireworks
American Legion Post 49 is very sorry for the cancellation of the Veterans Day fireworks display and program caused by the threat of Hurricane Eta. Two days prior to the event, Hurricane…
Bringing a Little JOY at Christmas!
Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. Christmas time is the time of year when attention turns to meeting needs, and there is a need for some of the youth in our community. On…