Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The idea of a gun range in Jefferson County is one that keeps surfacing, its latest manifestation at a recent Monticello City Council meeting. On Tuesday evening,…
Day: September 19, 2019
Seeking funding for roadside repairs
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Local officials are seeking more than a million dollars in federal funding to address a number of culvert and bridge restoration projects in various parts of the…
Your county taxes are going up
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission’s first public hearing on the budget and millage rate last week was a nonevent, attracting only one citizen. Paul Henry, who can rightly…
Reporter’s Corner:
Think local on American Business Women’s Day Once a year, every September, our nation recognizes the businesswomen who contribute to our workspaces and community on American Business Women’s Day. According to the…
Marion Drexel Pierson
Mrs. Marion Drexel Pierson passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Marion was born in Valdosta, Ga, on Nov. 30, 1927, to the late Richard Jacob Drexel, Sr. and Victoria Jonasson Drexel….
Support local causes, attend fish fry fundraisers this weekend
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Waukeenah United Methodist Church On Friday, Sept. 20, the church body at Waukeenah United Methodist Church will hold their annual Mullet Fish Fry fundraiser. The church will…
Circuit Court, felony docket, September 2019
Compiled by Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Bennett, Terri Theres, 36, entered a plea of no contest in two separate cases involving charges that included grand theft over $20,000; possession of contraband at…
Monticello’s hero: Ernest “Boots” Thomas
Susie Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. On Feb. 23, 1945, Ernest Thomas, also known as “Boots”, with 40 brave Marines and surrounded by enemies firing, climbed on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, Japan…
Crime beat
Alvin Green, 70; arrested Sunday, Sept. 8; charged with DUI. Bond set at $500. Released same day. Elice Nicole Hoffman, 27; arrested Sunday, Sept. 8; charged with an out-of-county warrant from Lee…
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