Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It was an energetic crowd in the Jefferson Somerset gym on Friday, Jan. 17. The school hosted an athletic pep rally in the afternoon, with students, coaches,…
Day: January 21, 2020
USPS prices increase for 2020
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. With a new year comes new prices; at least, that’s the name of the game of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The Governors of the Postal…
Locally produced Youtube video getting lots of views
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A video of the Wacissa River Slave Canal funded by the Jefferson County Tourist Development Council and produced by the Aucilla Research Institute is garnering no few…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Happy Birthday, Brooke Tuesday, Jan. 21, marked the 25th birthday of my daughter, Brooke…my “baby.” I was 25 years old when Brooke was born. My second child. We are not as “scared”…
Emmett Mitchell Sheffield
Emmett Mitchell Sheffield, 79, passed away on January 17, 2020 in Lamont, FL. Emmett was born July 7, 1940 in Thomasville, Georgia to Luther Sheffield and Hoyt Kinsey Sheffield. Emmett honorably served…
Chamber members discuss toll road and transmission line issues
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce members and guests came together on Tuesday, Jan. 7 for lunch, networking and a business meeting. Chamber President Danny Collins welcomed…
Mainstreet Monticello begins second phase of historic property survey
Ann Holt Contributor Mainstreet of Monticello is teaming with Laura Lee Corbett, a Secretary of the Interior Qualified Architectural Historian, to complete Phase II of a historic structures survey of Monticello. Mainstreet…
CRIME BEAT – Recent arrests
Compiled by Laz Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Carlos Rivero Hernandez, 36; arrested Friday, Nov. 29. Charged with no valid driver’s license. Bond set at $100. Released same day. James Kenneth Johnson, 49;…
School Employee of the Year: Tess Knight
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. For 19 years, Tess Knight has been involved in the Jefferson County School System. Throughout all her years of commitment to education, Knight has been assisting teachers…
Middle-High Teacher of the Year: Shavonne Giddins
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Shavonne Giddins may be one of the newer faces in the halls and classrooms of Jefferson Somerset, but her dedication, commitment and care towards education have already…
Elementary Teacher of the Year: Raven Wilcoxson
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “Raven Wilcoxson is committed to educating her students inside and outside the classroom,” says Jefferson Somerset, in regards to the teacher who has been selected as this…
Wednesday night dinners at First United Methodist Church are back
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Every Wednesday evening, church-members of the First United Methodist Church volunteer to prepare and serve meals, in-house, to guests after Bible Study classes, and before choir practice….
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