Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. As if the coronavirus pandemic weren’t enough, weather experts are forecasting an unusually active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins June 1 and runs through November…
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OneBlood seeking plasma donors
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. At any time of the year, there is a need for blood donors. During this time of year, when we are fighting the coronavirus pandemic, there is…
Second death; 28th case
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The local COVID-19 situation has changed almost on a daily basis lately. On Monday, April 27, the Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County (FDOH-Jefferson) confirmed a…
Task force to reopen Florida assembled
Halsey Beshears appointed to group Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, April 21, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the creation of the Reopen Task Force Industry Working Group. The purpose of…
County aims to buy another 40 acres on Wacissa River
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Before the coronavirus epidemic, there was Deepwater Horizon, the massive marine oil spill in 2010 that wreaked economic and environmental havoc on Florida and four other states…
In need of aid: the Monticello Opera House
MOH needs your support now more than ever! Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Right now is an unprecedented time for our community, and the local theatre community has been hit especially hard….
Coronavirus cases in Jefferson County at 26
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County remained at 26 COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday evening, April 22, when the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) last updated its website. The last two…
Schofill to represent USA in Ireland
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A former student and athlete with Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA), Megan Schofill, is continuing to make her name known around the nation with her career in women’s…
Fewer crimes in 2019
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. For nearly five straight decades, Florida’s crime rate has been steadily decreasing, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). On Friday, April 10, the FDLE…
Helpful resources for Jefferson County residents
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. According to Brent Couch, community engagement coordinator for the Lighthouse Health Plan, his organization has put together a Community Resource Guide for Jefferson County locals to reference…
Cross Landings Health and Rehabilitation Center Administrators’ licenses suspended after poor COVID-19 response
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, April 17, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) issued an emergency order suspending the licenses of two administrators at the Cross Landings Health and Rehabilitation…
Closing the schools
Students won’t return to classrooms until next academic year Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Parents around the state who were hoping their child would return to school before the end of the…
Food Distribution Tuesday, April 21 at Central Baptist
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Central Baptist Church and its pastor, Daryl Adams, announce a Community Farm Share food distribution from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at the church…
COVID-19: How many have recovered?
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. During the time that the nation and word has been fighting the COVID-19 virus, there have been no shortage of numbers. There have been the number of…
COVID – 19
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Health in Jefferson County (FDOH-Jefferson) confirmed nine more positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 15, bringing to 22 the total number of…
Watermelon Festival is postponed
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Watermelon Festival became the newest causality of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak at the beginning of this week, when the local chamber of commerce’s board members met…
COVID patients moved
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. For the second time in one week, elderly patients from Cross Landings Health and Rehabilitation Center have been removed from the facility under orders of the State…
Will gas prices increase?
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Don’t expect the plunge in gasoline prices at the pump to continue. That is basically the word from the American Automobile Association (AAA), a 60-plus million member…
Two local businesses doing well
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. “Slammed!” That’s the word that Hal Bennett, owner and operator of Johnston’s Meat Market on West Washington Street, uses to describe the level of activity that his…
Forestry issues fire advisory
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the onset of spring and little rainfall over the past month, the Florida Forest Service (FFS) is advising county residents to use caution when doing outdoor…
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