Catherine Daingerfield Willis Gray Murat (August 17, 1803 – August 6, 1867) was an American socialite. She was married to Prince Achille Murat, an exiled Napoleonic prince living in America, from 1826…
Day: November 14, 2019
Monticello shows support for its veterans
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Like many towns and communities around the nation, Monticello and Jefferson County residents gathered on the sidewalks of their streets in order to thank veterans, wave American…
Assistant fire chief receives award
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A hometown fire chief in Monticello was awarded in Tallahassee for his humanitarian efforts in September. When members of the Monticello City Council realized that a well-known…
Grand theft auto arrests
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Two individuals were arrested in late October by a trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) after being found in possession of a vehicle that had been…
Outdoor gun range put on back burner
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The outdoor gun range that county officials have been pursuing, if seemingly reluctantly, has now been put on the back burner. Officials had been pinning their latest…
Toll Road – Live Here, Work Here
No one likes to commute, to sit in a line at a stop light and to spend valuable time behind the wheel. In many places an hour is the bottom end of…
“Watching the Finances”
The finance saga continues pertaining to the $149,648.85 “Councilman Troy Avera,” project. His project, known as, “North Cherry Street Hardscape Improvements,” is a sidewalk plan primarily serving the Rancho Grande Mexican Restaurant….
Patricia Ann Nealy
Patricia “Pat” Ann Nealy, 70, of Monticello’s Waukeenah Community passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Pat was a 1965 graduate of Howard Academy High School and a graduate of Florida…
Herbert Lee Coleman, Sr.
Herbert Lee Coleman, Sr., 74, of St. Petersburg, Fla., passed on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Herbert was a decorated Vietnam Army veteran and a retired carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Shirley McKeever…
Irma Juanita Heard Earnest
Irma Heard Earnest, age 80, died on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 at her home in Tallahassee, Fla., after a lengthy illness. Her funeral service was held Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, at the…
Barbara Turner Baylor
Barbara Turner Baylor, born August 16, 1954, in Columbia, Mo., passed away at home in Monticello, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 from pancreatic cancer. Barbara moved to Tallahassee in 1974. She…
Barbecue, live music and axe-throwing at the Jefferson County BBQ Fest
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Live music poured from the lot on North Cherry Street, in Monticello, as people strolled over to the grassy lot on Saturday, Nov. 9 for an evening…
Tigers continue playoff quest
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson Somerset Tigers’ playoff hopes are still alive after their 21-7 upset defeat of the Sneads High School Pirates on Friday, Nov. 8. With the victory,…
Food, fun and entertainment: Monticello Opera House
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame tells the story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who…
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