Crystal Goodwin ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County K-12 Community Partnership School (JCS) hosted a career and scholarship night on March 4. Families filed into the school cafeteria to meet with representatives from…
Entomologist visits JCS classrooms
Crystal Goodwin ECB Publishing, Inc. Students at Jefferson K-12, A Community Partnership School (JCS), had a chance to explore the fascinating world of insects when Latasha Tanner, a doctoral candidate from Florida…
Is Jefferson County ready to implement litter-control crews?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Does it bother you to see litter piled up alongside the county’s roads and byways? If it does, Commissioner J.T. Surles may have a solution to the…
Big Bend Hospice and ACTS2 to host conference on April 18
Crystal Goodwin ECB Publishing, Inc. Big Bend Hospice and the African-American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training & Support Project (ACTS2) will host the “Caregiving with Heart” conference on Saturday, April 18. The free event…
Keep your home safe from burglars
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s every homeowner’s worst nightmare: you come home only to realize that there’s been an intruder in your house! What do you do? Was there something you…
Does the moon affect your fishing?
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Although there is never such a thing as a bad time to go fishing, the warmer summer months and extra leisure time seem to make the summer…
JCEF continues to provide mini-grant assistance to elevate JCS student performance
Glyndell B. Presley, Ed.D. Jefferson County Educational Foundation The Jefferson County Educational Foundation (JCEF) continues to provide mini-grant assistance to Jefferson County Schools (K-12) with funding from the Consortium of Florida Education…
County’s former budget officer returning as consultant
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Gus Rojas, the county’s former budget officer who resigned midyear in 2025, will be returning to the county manager’s office as a consultant on a contractual basis….
Be a tourist in your own town
Kathy Egan ECB Publishing, Inc. Sometimes we all get caught up in the day-today busy-ness of life. Between taking the kids to school or a sitter, going into the office just in…
Local business couple takes issue with city requirements
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A local entrepreneurial couple continues having problems with the city and its administrative arm over the enforcement of certain regulations. Erik and Amy Paul appeared before the…
A jackass for Jesus
Rev. John Hicks Columnist Donkeys are classified as asses. Jacks are male asses, hence jackasses. It’s not flattering to be called a jackass. The definition of a jackass is a person who…
Leaves and Limestone: Smoke and flame azaleas
Jennifer Mason Contributor The air is thick with smoke as I get ready to work in my vegetable garden. It seems as if folks have gone burn crazy. Now I know that…
Ebenezer Baptist announces Holy Week services
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Ebenezer Baptist Church, founded in 1828 and located at 466 W. Hatchet Rd., has a number of special services scheduled for Holy Week. The Palm Sunday service…
Memorial M.B. Church announces Holy Week services
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Pastor Tony Bowdry and the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church family invite the public to join them for Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday services during Holy…
National Agriculture Day: Celebrating the industry that built Jefferson County
Hailey Waldo ECB Publishing, Inc. Each year, on Tuesday, March 24, communities across the nation take time to celebrate the importance of agriculture during National Agriculture Day. The day is a reminder…
Community-wide Holy Week services start Monday
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. In the calendar of Christian observances, Holy Week falls between Palm Sunday and Easter. It’s a time to commemorate Jesus’ last days on earth. Worship services during…
County manager provides transition plan for her departure
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The county manager’s office has now submitted to the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners a plan detailing the orderly transition of the operation to the deputy…
Animal control separates from solid waste, gets own director
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County now has a self-standing animal control department, along with a new department director. She is Cassie Griesheimer. County Manager Shannon Metty informed the Jefferson County…
Spring has sprung!
Merry Ann Frisby Guest Columnist Despite the cold snap that froze us all recently, Spring has sprung! We have reached that amazing time of year when both the azaleas and camellias are…
Property fraud alert system sends false warnings
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. If you’re a property owner who is registered with the property fraud alert system provided by the Jefferson County Clerk of Court Office, you may have recently…