Parents demand action from Jefferson Somerset Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The meeting room at the Jefferson County School District was tense with emotion and frustration as parents filled the audience for the local school board’s monthly meeting on Monday,…
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. City officials last week gave the engineer the go-ahead to complete the construction documents for the Cherry Street upgrade and put the project out for bids. The decision occurred at the Monticello City Council meeting…
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Individuals frustrated with the lack of affordable high-speed internet in Monticello and Jefferson County can take a little hope that local officials have taken notice of the problem and are beginning to take steps to…
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Every year, the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce sponsors and hosts an opportunity for the youth of Jefferson County to develop leadership skills, learn about their local career avenues and network with businesses and community…
Comedian Bill Engvall and Rockers Skillet to take the stage Wild Adventures Water & Theme Park Contributor Blue-collar laughs and hard-rockin’ favorites will return to South Georgia next year as Bill Engvall and Skillet are the first acts announced in…
Introducing new medicines vs dialysis Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Dr. Emmanuel Patrick Inwang came to Monticello to partner his expertise with Dr. Barbara Thomas Reddick, CEO/Director of The Holistic Plan of Care, Inc.; a 501c3 organization serving those in…
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson Somerset nurses are in need of undergarments and other personal items for students who come to them with needs. Errin Mays, Angie Bennett and Jenni Wigglesworth are employees of the Jefferson County Health Department…
Monticello welcomes overseas visitor Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. “It was my lifelong dream to do a trip in the Americas by bicycle,” said Sascha Kurhajec. The 45-year-old cyclist from Germany says that while he has been biking ever since…
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. For anyone interested in attending meetings of the advisory board discussing the proposed toll road – more formally called Multi-Use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (M-CORES) – the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has scheduled…