Recent felony arrests Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Antonio Rollison – February 5 On Tuesday, Feb. 5, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Kalinowski arrested Antonio Rollison, 26, of Tallahassee, on an active Department…
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Love Don’t Lie
Local songwriter’s music featured in movie Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Love Don’t Lie is a world premiere movie coming out on Netflix, this spring. It’s an S.D.T Productions film with actors…
County asked to pay Reams’ $100,000+ legal fees
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Attorney David Collins last week presented the Jefferson County Commission with the final invoice for the professional services that his law firm rendered Clerk of Court Kirk…
12 Tigers sign football scholarships
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It was a momentous occasion during the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 13, as the friends, family, coaches, teachers and fellow students gathered in support of 12 seniors…
Crime Beat
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Edward Sims, Jr. – January 28 On Monday, Jan. 28, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Adamczyk arrested Edward Sims, Jr., 54, of Monticello, on a pre-existing Jefferson County…
Black History Month, the Legacy of the Howard Academy
Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. In recognition of Black History Month, the legacy of the Howard Academy, located still on Chestnut Street, will be honored and celebrated on Feb. 16 at the…
Harming a K9: A high price to pay
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The bond between man and dog has existed for hundreds, thousands of years. From the fields to the woods and then to our homes, dogs have worked…
Bike Trail
Commission pulls back temporarily Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission last week blinked, took a step back, and rescinded its vote on the controversial bike trail, in the process…
Softer lighting coming to city streets
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Softer nighttime lighting should be coming to Monticello in the next couple of months. On Tuesday evening, Feb. 5, the Monticello City Council approved a changeout of…
Monticello PAL chapter now open
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County now has a newly formed and accredited chapter of the Police Athletic League (PAL), a national organization whose aims include coaching young people in sports,…
Jefferson County School Board to meet Feb. 11
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County School Board will meet for a regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. Held at the school district office, located at 1490…
Storyteller to visit the library
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. His storytelling ability have been called powerful, commanding and exciting and on Saturday, Feb. 9, professional storyteller Windell Campbell will be visiting the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar…
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Sippy cups and your child’s teeth As soon as teeth appear in the mouth, decay can occur. One of the risk factors for early childhood caries (sometimes called baby bottle tooth decay…
Jefferson Somerset gifted class attends FSU math lab
Story Courtesy of Brenda Wirick A small group Jefferson Somerset students from third grade through eighth grade spent Saturday, Feb. 2 involved in spectacular hands-on engaging math and science activities at Florida…
The truth about Florida’s deer rut
Submitted By Tony Young There are a lot of theories and differing opinions on what causes the white-tailed deer rut. Hours of daylight decreasing, geographic latitude, genetics, climate, evolution and moon phase…
Barfield gets earful from angry landowners
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Commissioner Betsy Barfield wanted feedback from the property owners whose lands adjoin the recently approved US-90-to-Georgia-line bike trail, and last week, she got an earful. On Thursday…
Cynthia Barrington is Jefferson’s District Teacher of the Year
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Feb. 1, Jefferson Somerset Principal Cory Oliver announced that the 2019 Teacher of the Year for the Jefferson County School District would be Cynthia Barrington….
Day of boating turns deadly: Man drowns
John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. A Tallahassee man is dead after an apparent drowning in a lake located off of Zaire Trail, in Lamont, just inside the Madison County line. On Friday…
High speed chase
Begins in Jefferson County, ends in Taylor county Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A high-speed chase that began on Jefferson County’s stretch of I-10 ended up with an arrest in Perry by…
Icy conditions on Hwy 27
Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A vehicle wreck that took place on Tuesday, January 29, resulted in an icy spill. At 9:23 a.m., first responders from the Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR)…
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