James Woodrow Wade, 63, of Monticello, Fla., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Greater Fellowship M.B. Church, with…
Mrs. Isabella Nelson
Mrs. Isabella Nelson, 95, of Monticello’s Piney Woods Community, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Sweetfield M.B. Church,…
Prepared for the worst Teens and adults train to handle disasters and emergencies through CERT
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In the event of a disaster, both natural or unnatural or an emergency in Jefferson County, a group of volunteers have pledged to step forward during crises…
Who was Fred Mahan?
Remembering the man who brought beauty to Jefferson County Susie Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. He was born on Oct. 6, 1886, in Dodge City, Kan., and died on March 12, 1960, in…
Crime Beat: recent felony arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Jack Johnson – August 12 Jack Johnson, 48, of Monticello, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 12 by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Cpl. Bethea for one count…
Jefferson County’s UF Extention Agents attend Conference
Last week, Extension agents throughout the great state of Florida gathered in Fort Myers, Florida for the Extension Professional Associations of Florida (EPAF) Annual Conference. Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Julianne Dinkel…
Are roundabouts becoming more popular?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Judging from photographs of early Monticello, the Jefferson County Courthouse roundabout has to be among the state’s earliest, if not the earliest. This is despite a claim…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
What will you be remembered for? Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a…
Judith Delilah Thomas Lastinger
Judith Delilah Thomas Lastinger, age 76, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. She was a member of Central Baptist Church, of Aucilla, Fla., and she loved her Lord. Judy…
120 youth participate in Camp Cherry Lake
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. An annual tradition is in the books for this year, as Jefferson County concludes its yearly 4-H Camp Cherry Lake. This year, over 120 children from Jefferson…
Scholarly pursuits at ACA’s Scholastic Book Fair
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. During the week of Monday, Aug. 26, the library at Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) was filled with students who were in the library in the pursuit of…
Tigers fall to Cowboys
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Expectations were high when the Jefferson Somerset High School Tigers met a long time rival, the Madison County High School Cowboys, on Friday, Aug. 30 at Tiger…
Warriors defeat Eagles
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors tallied nearly 300 yards rushing on their way to a hard-fought, 17-6, win against the Eagles of Oak Hall Academy, from…
Let us break bread together
The early church met in homes for the first 300 years of its existence. As you can imagine, the homes were very small. In other words, beginning with the early church, churches…
The ladies of First Baptist Church of Lloyd get crafty
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Crafty Ladies is a faith-based ministry of the Lloyd First Baptist Church, and there are several church women and their friends involved in this group. Usually, four…
Defending the people against NextEra
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County officials have hired an attorney to represent them in their interactions with representatives of NextEra, the energy company that is proposing to place a high-voltage…
Brace for impact
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With Hurricane Dorian potentially poised to strike Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency late Wednesday, Aug. 28, thereby ensuring that state and local government…
Reporter’s Corner: The arrival of hurricanes
Hurricane Michael is not even a year behind us, and Florida is once more bracing for the impact of another storm. In October of last year, Hurricane Michael struck the Florida Panhandle…
Debbie Sue Mitchem
Debbie Sue Mitchem, age 49, of Monticello, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Debbie was born to Basil and Laura (Kyle) Perkins at Clark Air Force Base in the…
Joe Daniels
Joe Daniels, Sr., 48, of Tallahassee, Fla. and formerly of Monticello, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 at…