Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A limited-space summer camp is reserving 100 spots for Jefferson County families. This camp, which begins on July 6 and will conclude with its final weekly session…
SOLD! JES no longer under school board ownership
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. An undeveloped property on Boston Highway and the Jefferson Elementary School (Mamie Scott Elementary School) building – both properties owned by the Jefferson County School Board –…
Acid spill at collection site
ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo By Lazaro Aleman, June 22, 2020 Fire Rescue Chief Derrick Burrus looks on as an emergency response team from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection analyzes a 55-gallon…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
God answers prayers Prayer works!!! I’ve always been someone who prayed all my “thanks” to God but never really prayed my “needs” to God. For the last several months, I have been…
A man with a job to do: John Peck with Jefferson County Solid Waste
Lina Nissley ECB Publishing, Inc. John Henry Peck is the Director of Field Operations at the Jefferson County Solid Waste Department. Peck, who is a native of Jefferson County, has been a…
From the Pulpit…Christianity in Covid times
Have you noticed how remarkably confident many of us are in our views right now? Social media is overflowing with people proclaiming unfounded certainty on many levels. Our current times and situations tend to…
44 grams of marijuana seized
Ramsey Sullivan ECB Publications, Inc. A Monticello resident was arrested in Madison County after 41 grams of marijuana and a firearm were seized from her possession. Laterria Crumity, a convicted felon and…
Commission to vote on NextEra proposal Monday
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission is scheduled to hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22, to consider the proposed settlement agreement with NextEra Energy…
Monticello man raises alarm about 5G
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello resident John Hill is on a mission to raise awareness and alert his fellow citizens of the dangers of 5G towers and communication devices, which he…
Reporter’s Corner: Things my father taught me
My dad has taught me many things, such as riding a bike, how to bait a worm or cricket onto a hook for fishing (although, I hate touching crickets, so I still…
RECALL: ground beef sold at Walmart
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Last weekend, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that 42,922 pounds of ground beef were being recalled due to E. coli…
Candidate Meet-And-Greet to be held on Tuesday
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. All voters, no matter what voting party they belong to, will be invited to attend a meet-and-greet of the Republican candidates running for local and district offices….
Doris Smith Ford
Doris Smith Ford, 85, of Monticello, Fla., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 11, 2020. She was a devoted member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church where she…
Jenny Jackson named to Dean’s List
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, June 11, Centenary College of Louisiana announced its Spring 2020 Dean’s List. A total of 245 Centenary students had been named to the Spring Dean’s…
Watch the Jefferson Somerset graduation online
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite a tumultuous ending to the 2019-2020 school year, Jefferson Somerset teachers, staff and administration celebrated the school’s Class of 2020 graduates with an unorthodox graduation ceremony….
When it snows in Florida
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The first snowfall recorded in the State of Florida was on December 19, 1765. According to that initial report, a “white frost” fell in the northern part…
2020 Southeastern Hay Contest
Hay season is here! Hay production is a large part of our economy here in Jefferson County and now is the time to focus on quality hay production. The first step…
Chips, cards and cash…
Texas Hold’Em competition to take place next week Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Next weekend, you can spend a night playing cards, as the Perry Elks Club (in Taylor County, Fla.) will…
The Odd Couple opens this weekend at the opera house
Kevin Carr Contributor The Monticello Opera House (MOH) will re-open its doors this weekend, with a production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple (Female Version). The classic comedy will be performed by…
Should we take the deal?
NextEra pledges $3.3M in county aid Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A negotiated settlement between Gulf Power Company – the subsidiary of NextEra that is behind the proposed 161kV transmission line –…