I am scared I am scared!!! I am scared of what this United States of America nation is turning into. I am scared every time I read and hear the news of…
The true meaning of Christmas is understood by the JOY toy drive
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Christmas is a time for giving, for sharing love and spending the holidays with those who matter most to us. Several citizens, groups and businesses in the…
Giving through volunteering: Jefferson Senior Citizens Center
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away,” – William Shakespeare To volunteer, or “give away your…
CRIME BEAT: recent felony arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. ECB Publishing, Inc. is not responsible for the release or timeliness of arrest reports that have been issued by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Eric Hughes –…
Warriors to face Munroe Bobcats this Friday
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Robert F. Munroe Bobcats will be landing on Jefferson County soil this weekend, as the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors basketball teams plan to face the…
Church Spotlight – Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, located at 6641 Lake Rd. in Monticello, was established in 1877. The current church was built in 1966. The deed…
Tim Buchholtz, pastor of Transforming Life Church, is in need of your help
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Transforming Life Church Pastor Tim Buchholtz is currently battling a medical situation and is in need of your help. Just five years ago, doctors found a cancerous…
Christian Transformers
For all but a few of us, most New Year’s resolutions get packed away with the last of the Christmas decorations (if we even bothered to make any resolutions!). The problem with…
Raising pigs with farmer Finley Boyd
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Finley Boyd has been raising pigs with her family since 2014, when her grandfather, Hines Boyd, got into the business of raising Iberian pigs. Iberian pigs are…
Medical marijuana facility expansion approved
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Following the recommendation of the Jefferson Planning Commission, county officials recently approved the requested expansion of the medical marijuana facility that is under construction on an 85-acre…
How does our county earn, spend money?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Want to know how Jefferson County stacks up with the rest of the state and other counties in terms of its revenues and expenditures? Florida TaxWatch (FTW)…
Reporter’s Corner:
On New Year resolutions and folding socks I hate folding socks. I try not to use that word, ‘hate’ too frequently, as it can lose its meaning if tossed around nonchalantly. It…
Lights on the courthouse: Two local electricians handle the job
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Throughout the holiday season, the clock tower of the Jefferson County Courthouse glittered brilliantly in the evening with electric lights that had been secured to the outside…
Betty Lawson Hodges
Betty Lawson Hodges, 75, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Betty was born October 29, 1944 in Moultrie, Ga. to Lester and Annie Lawson. Her family moved to Tallahassee, Fla., from Moultrie,…
Delores Freeman Kercher
Delores Freeman Kercher, age 91, passed peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 at her home in Monticello, Fla. She was an active member of the Monticello Church of Christ and a devoted…
New law raises age to buy tobacco products
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Individuals under the age of 21 are now prohibited from buying tobacco products, as part of a sweeping $1.4 trillion spending bill that President Donald Trump recently…
You’ve got a friend in me: youngster talks proudly of his mentor and friend
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. When Christopher Paden stopped by the Monticello News office on his bike on Friday, Dec. 27, he had a story to tell. Paden, who is a sixth-grader…
Local veterans receive recognition from Patriot Academy
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Two local United States Military Veterans received special recognition for their part in “passing the torch of freedom” to the graduates of Patriot Academy, a two and…
Local players receive All Big-bend honors
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Several players from both Jefferson Somerset and Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) are among those honored with inclusion on All Big-bend Football Team, published by the Tallahassee Democrat….
What pine to plant? A case for Longleaf
Arlo Kane/Contributor Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission You have just harvested your timber stand, and now have at least 20 acres cleared. What do you do next? If you are going…