Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Clear Lake Farm in Lamont is family owned and operated, concentrating its efforts on growing healthy and nutritious foods. Future plans for the farm include the planting…
Clear Lake Farm in Lamont
Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Clear Lake Farm in Lamont is family owned and operated, concentrating its efforts on growing healthy and nutritious foods. Future plans for the farm include the…
Crime down in Florida, up in Jefferson county
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) last week released its 2018 Semi-Annual Crime Report, a compilation of arrest and offense data from the state’s many law-enforcement…
Oh, Christmas Tree
Christmas is coming to town Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. This weekend, on Friday, December 7, Monticello will gather downtown to celebrate Christmastime. The festivities will start at 5:30 p.m., with the…
Deception: Privately Funded Economic Development
In the December 6 county commission agenda packet, the North Florida Economic Development Partnership has a request for a $150,000 grant from state taxpayers. The request lists the amount local governments have…
Mary Kathryn Saliba
Mary Saliba, entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at the age of 86 years. We are sure she is enjoying the reunion with her parents Eustice and Louise…
Be cautious of puss caterpillars
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. As the temperatures drop and the year begins to dwindle, it’s time to keep an eye on your surroundings as the Florida-native venomous puss caterpillar is making…
November Court Felony Docket
William Alex Branthoover III, 31, admitted to violation of one of the conditions of his probation. The original charges, filed on Oct. 1, 2016, were for driving while license revoked (habitual offender),…
Thomasville YMCA tours Monticello
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, November 30, the Thomasville YMCA Senior Group made a visit to Jefferson County, where they toured various establishments in the county, as well as one…
Breaking the eight-year streak
Jefferson Tigers claw their way through playoffs Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Without a doubt, the Jefferson Somerset Tigers had a good year of games and accomplishments during the 2018 Football Season….
Testing our Christmas IQ
Every Christmas we celebrate with the Christmas story and birth of Christ. Do we really know what we think we know about what the Scriptures have told us about Jesus’ birth? The…
Do we need special district taxes?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU): A taxing scheme that county officials contemplate periodically when they are trying to come up with ways to fund special projects, such…
Cotton-Picking Fire
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, November 28, the Jefferson County Fire Rescue, Jefferson County EMS and the Monticello Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call regarding a fire in a…
Man gets five for felony battery
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A local man convicted last month of felony battery by a six-member jury was handed a maximum prison sentence earlier this week, despite the appeals of family…
Deb’s Notes
Drop a note to: debbiesnapp@embarqmail.com Merry Christmas to Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce members. There will be no December business meeting because its the holiday season and the annual Chamber Christmas…
Thank you
Dear Mr. Sparkman, On behalf of our administrative staff and teachers at Jefferson K-12 Somerset School, I want to thank you for donating $3299 to help with our teacher and student positive…
The Florida election is finally over
So what happened to cause all the problems we had? Well for one thing, Broward County found 75,000 new ballots that had been lost somehow, somewhere. Well now, I thought that strange…
A troubled America
Dear Editor: The picture of thousands of invaders trying to forcefully get into America is frightful. Especially to those living along the border with Mexico. For years, many have had their homes…
California fires
I would like to introduce you to a dear friend of mine. Her name is April Haas. For the last several days she has taken her time to volunteer to help the…
Boy Scout’s Chili Cook-off on Dec. 7
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Boy Scout Troop 803 will once again host its annual Chili Cook-off on Friday, Dec. 7, during the Downtown Monticello Christmas event. The reigning champ from these…