Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The election to fill the District 7 House of Representatives seat, left empty behind former Rep. Halsey Beshears, will begin with early voting on Saturday, March 30….
Month: March 2019
New buses, student mental health aid: Somerset seeks $3 million
School Board Chair Washington opposes the request Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Brought up for discussion during the Monday, March 11 Jefferson County School Board meeting were two bills that Jefferson Somerset…
Sieg heil!!
I just saw on national TV that thousands of our children across the country walked out of school to demand legislators do something about climate change and in support of the new…
Reporter’s Corner:
Who speaks for you? Ashley Hunter Columnist On Tuesday, April 9, a special election for a new District 7 State Representative will be held, with Jefferson County’s early voting session beginning on…
Katherine Simmons
Katherine Simmons, 79, passed on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Viewing-visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Tillman Funeral Home in Monticello. Funeral services will be held at…
Key’s Tile, LLC: 20 years of tile laying experience from local craftsman
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…
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