Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The weather outside might have been frightful and cold, but inside the dining room at the Jefferson Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the food and…
Christmas Calendar of Events
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Several local churches, schools, businesses and groups have scheduled their Christmas musical programs and plays during December. December 11 Elizabeth Baptist Church (4124 Bassett Dairy Rd.) will…
Tigers score first win of the season
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite a turbulent start to their season, the Tigers basketball team at Jefferson Somerset finally scored a win against an opposing team on Thursday, Dec. 5. During…
County eyes regulations for solar farms
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Planning Commission has begun working on a solar ordinance, the framework of which Planning Official Shannon Metty presented to the group at a recent…
County wide winners
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. As the judges tabulated the results of the evening’s contest, only one thing was absolutely certain and shared by all who had gathered in the Aucilla Christian…
Toll road: How to move forward
BOCC meeting November 21, 2019 Agenda item a) Multi Use – Toll Road Items for Discussion gave the county residents an opportunity to voice their opposition or support. DOT representatives attended, gave…
John Henry Thompson Jr
John Henry “Johnny” Thompson Jr. was born August 23, 1961 to the late John H. Thompson, Sr. and Aggie Bell Keaton Thompson. God looked down and picked another precious flower from the…
Christmas calendar of events
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Several local churches, schools, businesses and groups have scheduled their Christmas musical programs and plays during December. December 7 Christ Episcopal Church (425 N. Cherry St.) will…
Agri-science returns to Jefferson County’s school system
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. With a ceremony that was held on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the education of agriculture has officially returned to Jefferson Somerset classrooms. The process began last year when…
Tommy Arthur promoted to EMS Lieutenant
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. William “Tommy” Arthur has recently been promoted to emergency medical services (EMS) Lieutenant for the Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR). Lt. Arthur has been employed with the…
Wildlife Conservation Center brings exotic, endangered species to Jefferson County
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A short drive south of Monticello, is the Wildlife Conservation Center, a nonprofit organization that has brought the exotic world of birds and lemurs to rural Jefferson…
Crossword Puzzle & Solution – December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019 Crossword Puzzle and Solution CLUES ACROSS 1. Flat-topped hill 5. Fire usually accompanies it 10. Talked 12. Skillset 14. Unembarrassed 16. Where teens spend their days 18. Boxing’s GOAT…
Facility to expand
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Construction is moving rapidly on the medical marijuana facility near the community of Waukeenah, with four buildings already up, earth-moving equipment everywhere on the grounds and plans…
A family tradition turns into a new coffee shop
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The ladies in Jennifer Grantham’s family have had a special tradition which they had kept for many years – a tradition that, with the recent closing of…
Letters to Santa!
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. We are pleased to announce that the time to submit letters to Santa Claus is here once again! That’s right, jolly ole St. Nicholas is waiting to…
Toll Road Fantasy and Reality 2.0
Google Florida Statute Title XXVI Chapter 338 LIMITED ACCESS AND TOLL FACILITIES chapter 338 if you haven’t read the law. Go to www.FloridaMCORES.COM to read frequently asked questions, explore interactive maps and…
Emeralds Gem Box
Your local newspaper… I love the newspaper business. I was raised in it, and know of nothing else but this business. It has become my life, and I wake up every morning…
Orrin Hamilton
Orrin Hamilton, age 83, of Monticello, Fla., passed away on November 26, 2019 at Memorial Medical Health in Savannah, Ga., while visiting his daughter. He was born in Monticello to the late…
William James “Billy” Leskanic
William James “Billy” Leskanic, passed away November 29, 2019 at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Fla. Billy was born on November 1, 1955 in Monticello. He was the son of John…
Gathering Tables, A Soup and Bread Ministry, seeks to feed the community
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “He who is our bread invites us all to be a celebrating, banqueting people who: make space at tables, break bread at tables, recognize Him at tables…