Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The trend toward zero-emission vehicles is making its way into the school bus market. Five years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began its Clean School…
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JCSO responds to potential bomb threat
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Early Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, an email containing a bomb threat was received by seven school districts across the Big Bend area. These schools included Madison, Suwannee,…
Locals climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. People experience Christmas morning in many different and usually exciting ways. Rarely, however, does the day break the way it did in 2023 for Monticello resident Joy…
Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage
Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc. Over the last 20 years, blood donations through the Red Cross have fallen almost 40 percent. The Red Cross needs blood and platelet donations to help with…
Waukeenah Road set for resurfacing and widening
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Some four years after the Waukeenah Highway was supposed to be repaved, it appears that the roadwork will finally proceed, if in two phases. Jack Husband, of…
New City Councilmembers sworn in
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2, wasn’t typical. The session marked not only the start of a new year, but also the departure of…
Meth trafficker accepts guilty plea deal
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Skyla Michelle Evans of Perry, Fla., born June 12, 2000, was charged in Jefferson County with four felonies, including Trafficking in Over 200 Grams Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to…
Volunteer fire departments to get upgraded radios
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The several volunteer fire departments should henceforth be able to better communicate and coordinate their firefighting efforts with the county’s fire and ambulance departments, thanks to a…
Florida introduces new laws in 2024
Danny Federico ECB Publishing, Inc. As the clock struck midnight on Monday, Jan. 1, Florida ushered in several new laws aimed at enhancing public safety, improving the judicial system and promoting equal…
MLK Day parade is Monday, Jan. 15
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center of Monticello (MLK Center) has special events planned for Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s…
New year, new prices, says U.S Postal Service
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced an update to their current prices, which is scheduled to take affect later this month. In October of 2023,…
City to tackle stormwater infiltration problem
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that city officials have been able to identify the cause of the stormwater intrusion problem affecting the sewer system near the Crooked Creek Subdivision, the next…
Florida has a new tax holiday
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. A new Florida sales tax holiday started on New Year’s Day and will continue until Jan 14. Previously, Florida had only one sales tax holiday for back-to-school…
Bill would modify “stand your ground” law
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. A proposed bill working its way through the committee process for this legislative session aims to change the wording as it applies to the use of lethal…
County won’t have to pay attorney’s fees for wedding venue
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In the continuing legal battle between the county and the wedding and entertainment venue known as the Homestead Barn, the latest court action favored the former. In…
The NEW Front Porch is on its way
Emerald Greene ECB Publishing, Inc. It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of the January/February 2024 issue of The Front Porch! The new issue has been mailed out and…
Sharpe appeals 45-year sentence
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Henry A. Sharpe of Monticello, Fla., born April 25, 1972, was found guilty at a jury trial on Oct. 31, 2023, of all three charges against him:…
County readies to pave three more roads with bond money
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. County officials recently gave authorization for the resurfacing of three more roads, part of a continuing roadway improvement project that is being funded by the bond money….
Commissioners dedicate part of Wacissa River Park to late colleague
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission recently paid tribute to one of its own, adopting a resolution in recognition of the late Commissioner Stephen Wayne Walker and his abiding…
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