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Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 21Moving forward together: A shining success for Jefferson County
Douglas Baber Jefferson County Manager What an incredible evening we had last week! On Tuesday, Sept. 15, we gathered for our annual budget presentation, and I am thrilled to report that it...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 21County sets tentative budget and millage rate for coming fiscal year (Final hearing is Sept. 24)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The average property owner in Jefferson County can expect a slight tax break in their taxes in the coming year, if commissioners stick to the numbers that...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 21Why is the Aucilla River brown? A look at Florida’s famous “sweet tea” rivers
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. North Florida is nearly as southern as it gets in the United States, so it seems only appropriate that the Big Bend's many blackwater or mixed rivers...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 21County receives two grants, seeks a third
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County is racking up the grants, with two awarded in the last month and another in process. First was a $105,806 grant from the Florida Division...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 20Memorial M.B. Church to celebrate 123 years
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Pastor Tony Bowdry and the congregation of Memorial Missionary Baptist Church invite the community to celebrate with them 123 years of faith, fellowship and service. A special...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 20Hourly wage set to increase by a dollar on Sept. 30
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. In keeping with a constitutional amendment that Florida voters approved in 2020, the state’s minimum wage is set to increase to $15 hourly on Sept. 30. This...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 19School board approves budget near $24M
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. At a brief final budget hearing on Monday, Sept. 14, the Jefferson County School Board voted unanimously to set the millage rate at 5.408 mills as well...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 19Commissioner Hall expanding his role nationally
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Commissioner Gene Hall continues to burnish his standing with the National Association of Counties (NACo), whose annual convention he recently attended in New Orleans. As a consequence...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 18First Saturday Vendor’s Village starts Oct. 3
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Don't miss the First Saturday Vendor's Village, a new monthly event downtown kicking off on Oct. 3. Booths will be set up from 9 a.m. to 12...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 18Gov. DeSantis announces restrictions on non-essential TCA purchases
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced in a press release that Florida will implement restrictions regarding what types of purchases can be made using funds from the Temporary...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 18It’s all about the wheels, man
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Join me on a throwback glance at the 1970s, when the turbulent culture shifts in America brought about a buying frenzy of a particular bicycle. This was...
Monticello News / ECB Publishing
Published September 17Harvest season is here
Stefanie L. Prevatt ECB Publishing, Inc. If you have spent much time traveling the back roads and highways of Jefferson County, chances are you have found yourself behind a tractor, sprayer or...