Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Fiberglass rod in hand, Waukeenah cattleman Hubert Hightower walks among his small herd of purebred Angus bulls, petting one and the other on the head and rubbing…
Day: February 28, 2019
Saddle up, Jefferson County!
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Last year, the Sheriff David Hobbs Memorial Barrel Race honored the memory and legacy of one of Jefferson County’s most beloved sheriffs. The inaugural rodeo and festivities…
Courthouse Circle contamination – Some areas clearing up; some are not
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The underground oil contamination plume on the west side of courthouse circle that geologists have been monitoring for more than a year is beginning to diminish in…
Socialism
“If socialist understood economics they wouldn’t be socialist.” Friedrich Hayek The greatest threat facing the United States today doesn’t come from China, Iran, or even Russia; it’s the growing number of Americans,…
A quick History of Cuban Socialism
Pedro has a job, a ’59 Chevy, a home, a farm where he grows sugarcane and has all kinds of animals, including a donkey. Pedro has worked hard all his life to…
Are you kidding me??
Venezuela is about to explode, Israel is on the verge of war in the Gaza with Hamas, China is building islands for fighter aircraft and building aircraft carriers with the aim to…
Emily Chancy Walker
Emily Chancy Walker, 92, passed away at her home in Waukeenah Friday, February 22, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Butler Walker. The family received friends from 10…
Illuminating the legacy of the Howard Academy
Story and Photos Courtesy of Frequita Barrington Howard Academy Educational & Recreational Council, Inc. (HAERC) hosted its first Black History Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Monticello Opera House. It was…
February circuit court, felony docket
Bens, Carla Renee, 47, entered a plea of no contest to lesser included charge of no valid driver’s license; the original charge was driving while license suspended or revoked, habitual offender. The…
Crime Beat: recent felony arrests
Corey Smith – February 11 Corey Franklin Smith, 42, of Palm Coast, FL, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 11 with an outstanding Jefferson County warrant. At 12:37 p.m., Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy…
Coyotes – are they a problem?
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. Coyotes, once a strictly western species, have migrated eastward. The expansion of coyotes to northwestern Florida began in the 1970s and, today, they are considered to be…
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