ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo By Ashley Hunter, August 29, 2019 Several Jefferson County youths have entered into the local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) after completing their training on Thursday, Aug. 29….
Semi vs. pedestrian hit-and-run
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A man has been left in serious condition after a hit-and-run took place on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 4, on Jefferson County’s stretch of I-10 at…
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor, This letter is intended to clarify recent statements made about school board taxes. To begin, the 1.5 mil capital operating millage is not a new tax, and has…
Reporter’s Corner:
Five truths about being a reporter 1 – The news never ends. I likely don’t have to tell our readers that – they see that despite Jefferson County’s population count of around…
Gerald C. Hodges
Gerald C. Hodges, 81, of Iowa City, Iowa, passed away Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, at Solon Nursing & Rehab Center. His family will greet friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday,…
Mrs. Edith Wright Green
Mrs. Edith Wright Green, 94, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Bethel AME Church, in Monticello, with burial in…
Carmela Naranjo
Carmela Naranjo, 105, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 in Tallahassee, Fla. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Beggs Funeral Homes, located at 3322…
James Woodrow Wade
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…