Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Despite Florida’s continuing declining crime rate, Jefferson was one of 13 counties in the state to see its crime rate increase in 2018, according to just-released figures…
Month: June 2019
No armed teachers at Jefferson Somerset
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. In March of 2018, a little over a month after the tragic events of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Governor Rick Scott signed and approved…
It happened on the
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. July 4, 1054 – The brightest known supernova – SN 1054 – is reported by Chinese astrologers. The remnant of the supernova is now known as the…
Deb’s Notes
Happy Birthday today to Anita Ashworth and Nikki Shepard! Happy anniversary today to Peggy and Terry Day and Linda and Dennis Wolfe, Sr. and Sandra and Guy Hood! The Howard Academy High…
Protecting yourself from mosquitos
Mosquitoes are a pesky nuisance Floridians are all too familiar with, especially this time of year. They are not only a blood-sucking nuisance but they carry many diseases. Mosquito-borne diseases of public…
Two injured during Highway 90 wreck
A Tallahassee driver and a Monticello driver were both transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a wreck that took place on Highway 90 (Mahan Drive) on Wednesday, June 26. A little after…
Mrs. Gloria Willadene Faircloth (Dena) Hall
Mrs. Gloria Willadene Faircloth (Dena) Hall, 78, passed away on June 22, 2019. She was born in Jefferson County, Florida, to the late Ward and Bernice Faircloth. Dena attended Jefferson High School,…
Marion Paulette Alexander Taylor
Marion Paulette Alexander Taylor, 67, of Plainfield, N.J., passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, at New Bethel AME Church,…
Nathaniel “Nat” Gallon, Sr.
Nathaniel “Nat” Gallon, Sr., 85, passed at home on Friday, June 21, 2019. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at Bethel AME Church, Monticello, with burial in Tallahassee National Cemetery…
CRIME BEAT
Michael Shawn Weaver, 30, of Monticello, Fla.; arrested Sunday, June 9; charged with felony driving while license suspended or revoked (DWLSR), driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), and possession…
EMS writes off over $300,000 in debts
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A total of $368,901.22 – that’s how much debt the Jefferson County Commission recently forgave. Or better said, the commission wrote off the outstanding debts at the…
County sued over internet content
Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Mayor John Jones recently warned his colleagues to beware of what he called “money hawks” – attorneys whom he said surfed the internet to review cities’…
Who Should Pay
If the County had nothing to do with the trouble the Clerk of Court is in, I don’t think the County or its insurance company should be expected to pay. D. Warren
Campbell receives International Lions Clubs recognition
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The mission statement of Lions Clubs International and the Jefferson County Lions Club is to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and…
Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program available
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Emergency Home Energy Program (EHEAP) is available to elderly county residents, from Advantage Aging Solutions. Funds are available now to help with utility bills and such…
Jinnie Lew Abney Batts
Jinnie Lew Abney Batts, age 79 entered into rest on June 15, 2019 at her home. She was a longtime resident of Quincy, having moved to Tallahassee in 1989 and then to…
In The Wild at Elizabeth Baptist Church
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Elizabeth Baptist Church (EBC) this summer was themed: ‘In the Wild’, and began on Sunday evening June 9 with registration. Every evening…
Vacation Bible School
debbiesnapp@embarqmail.com (850) 997-3568 June 24 – 28 Waukeenah United Methodist Church 81 Methodist Church Rd. Athens: Paul’s Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday Ages: Pre-K…
From the Pulpit…
Reflections and Images Our lives are like reflections and images: reflections of where we’ve been combined with images of who we are and where we are heading. I believe the longer we…
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