Melanie Southerland Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Agent UF/IFAS Jefferson County It’s the 2022 Peanut Butter Challenge! It is fall, and the peanut harvest is here. Now is the time to…
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Meet local author Cindy Roe Littlejohn at “Who We Were” book signing event
Jana Grubbs Aucilla Research Institute Contributor Local author Cindy Roe Littlejohn will sign copies of her novel, Palmetto Pioneers, The Emigrants, at the Jefferson County Courthouse in the Courtroom, on Monday, Oct….
Do You Remember? A Look at September
Rebekah Sheats Contributor The days of September are quickly passing, and autumn is upon us. It’s a perfect time to stop, smell the freshness in the air, and reminisce about some of…
Clifford Ray Hewett
Clifford Ray Hewett, 81, passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Cliff was born in Edison, Ga., and moved to Tallahassee after serving in the U.S. Air Force. He later moved to…
Lacola LaReda Vonshay Lewis
Lacola LaReda Vonshay Lewis was born to Brenda Thompson and Travis Brooks, Sr., on Oct. 27, 1987. “Cola,” as she was affectionately called, was always a very smart girl. She attended the…
Deacon Alfred Vangates April 2, 1930 – September 9, 2022
– The viewing will be held on Friday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at New Birth Baptist Church Cathedral of Faith International (2300 N.W. 135 St., Miami, Fla. 33167). -…
Missing child recovered unharmed; mother arrested
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Kyson Washington, a two-year-old child reported missing on Saturday, Sept. 17, was recovered unharmed by Jefferson County Sheriff Department (JCSO) deputies on Monday, Sept. 19. According to…
Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) Spaulding Hill
Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) Spaulding Hill passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 19, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Lloyd, with burial following…
Sheriff’s Office to build new evidence room with $55,000 grant
Laura Young ECB Publishing,a Inc. The Florida Sheriff’s Association (FSA) has granted the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JSCO) a $55,000 grant to build a new, larger, stand-alone evidence room. Sheriff Mac McNeill…
City may raise commercial garbage pick-up rates
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Appearing to follow in the county’s footsteps, but in actuality facing the financial facts, city officials are readying to raise the rates for the pick-up of commercial…
Pebble Hill Plantation offering free “Take a Child Outside” nature program
Submitted by Pebble Hill Plantation National Take a Child Outside Week is Sept. 24-30, and Pebble Hill Plantation is participating by offering fun, nature-based activities for children from 10 a.m. to 1…
Tigers defeated by Gators
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. A fourth quarter flurry of scoring by the Baker High School Gators sealed the fate of the Jefferson County High School Tigers on Friday, Sept. 16, when…
Warriors fall in overtime
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors lost an overtime heartbreaker in Valdosta, Ga., on Friday, Sept. 16, when they faced the Generals of Georgia Christian School. The…
Elizabeth Baptist Church 191st Homecoming is Sunday, Sept. 25
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Elizabeth Baptist Church was founded in 1831 and has a long history of sharing the Christian faith in Jefferson County to this day. Pastor Glenn Canup…
You could be on AMERICAN PICKERS
American Pickers Contributor The American Pickers are excited to return to Florida. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit series throughout the area in December 2022. American Pickers is…
“We will pay to pave our roads”
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The county’s relatively recent implementation of a program that provides a way for citizens of subdivisions to pay for the upgrades of their roads, as well as…
Enemies Within
I wrote a letter recently that landed in the August 12th paper. I realized it may’ve been a little hostile (Thank you Mr. Leland!) In addition, not all Democrats are Marxists, most are…
Primary and Secondary Sources
I recently had the opportunity to review the “Priorities for Civics and Government in Florida’s K-12 Schools” just published by the state of Florida. I was pleased to see that the first…
The video series Constitution Alive! to start again
Submitted by Bill Snyder Constitution Alive! “Citizen’s Guide to the Constitution” is being offered again, weekly on Saturdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Old Rexall Drug Store, 166 East Dogwood…
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