Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Key’s Tile, LLC is a Monticello establishment, owned and operated by Justin Key, who has over 20 years of local experience in the tile industry. Key’s tile…
Buckskinned: the Jefferson Longrifles live the lives of early Americans
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. When people hear the word ‘historical reenactment’ in regards to American history, the first thing to mind is usually actors who don military uniforms and recreate the…
CRIME BEAT
Compiled By Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Joseph Livingston – March 6 Joseph Wagner Livingston, 29, of Monticello, was arrested by Monticello Police Department’s (MPD) Sgt. Tharpe on Wednesday, March 6, after…
Patriot Academy says it is training champions to change the world
Article Submitted Local resident Bill Snyder continues to recruit high school and college age students to attend Patriot Academy at the Florida Capitol, June 12 to 14, with participants staying two nights…
American Government Essay Contest underway for county students
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Keystone Federated Republican Women (KFRW) will conduct its first American Government Essay Contest for Jefferson County middle and high school students, for the 2018/2019 School Year. All…
Jefferson County Cattlemen’s Association back in business!
Story submitted After several years of inactivity, the Jefferson County Cattlemen’s Association along with UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County, hosted their first meeting on Thursday, March 14, at the Great Mark Western Cattle…
Todd Nichols promoted to naval captain
Story Courtesy of Sandra Walker Nichols Christopher Todd Nichols, of Monticello, was promoted by the United States Navy in Millington, TN, on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at the Memphis Room in the…
Democrats demand gun ban following New Zealand massacre
The Democrats are notorious for making other people’s problems their own. Shortly, perhaps minutes, after New Zealand announced prohibitions against semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) tweeted the “U.S. needs…
Emeralds Gem Box
Elizabeth Smart: “We are not defined by what happens to us.” Ken and I had the pleasure of attending the Lowndes County Anchored in Hope benefit dinner last week, in Valdosta, GA….
Local Samaritan’s Purse volunteers lend a hand to Hurricane Michael victims
Article Submitted It was a brisk February day in Youngstown just outside of Panama City. They were sitting at a makeshift dining table in front of a camper. The front yard was…
Franklin Hightower retires
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The man who long kept Monticello’s rights-of-way mowed and largely litter-free has parked his riding mower and hung up his litter stick permanently. After 32 years on…
Twelve year old problem now costing big bucks
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission recently spent nearly an hour discussing an issue that dated from more than a decade earlier and centered on a property that was…
Clay Fulford is Young Peanut Farmer of the Year
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, Feb. 21, Jefferson County’s Clay Fulford was recognized by Farm Credit of Northwest Florida (NWFL) and the Florida Peanut Producer’s Association at the association’s annual…
Crime Beat: recent felony arrests
Compiled by Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Antonio Parker – March 1 Antonio Grant Parker, 21, of Monticello, was arrested on Friday, March 1 by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Adamczyk. The arrest…
Get your reel and rod: fish without a license in Florida during Free Fishing Days
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In the state of Florida, fishermen and fisherwomen need to purchase a fishing license in order to drop a lure or net into the many salt or…
Jennifer’s Garden
Jennifer Mason, Guest Columnist Spring always reminds us of the hidden gems that lay dormant in the soil. Our native species are colorful and so very beneficial for our pollinators that aid…
Submerged vehicle found in lake: woman arrested
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A 46-year-old woman has been recently arrested by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) in relation to a submerged vehicle that was pulled from the waters of Jefferson…
Meth Bust
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On, Friday, March 15, deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to a residence in Jefferson County in order to make an arrest on a…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
10 things God won’t ask you 1…God won’t ask what kind of car you drove, He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. 2…God won’t ask the square footage…
My View
The recent torrential rains forced worms and bugs in our lawn to the surface. Some hung around until the water subsided and some threw themselves onto the driveway or the sidewalks. All…