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Published September 14Warriors edge Tigers in middle school football
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. It was a tale of two halves as the Jefferson County middle school Tigers football team hosted the Warriors from Aucilla Christian Academy on Thursday, Sept. 10....
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Published September 14Local homeschoolers attend cultures of Florida presentation at ARI
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. On the afternoon of Sept. 3, the Aucilla Research Institute (ARI) office was even livelier than usual, as a large group of homeschooled students settled in for...
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Published September 14Tri-County Electric Cooperative to resume broadband expansion
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Tri-County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) and Conexon are readying to begin installing more fiber-optic cable here come the spring with $3.5 million in county funding that is specifically...
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Published September 13Big Bend Hospice receives 2026 Hospice CAHPS Honors Award
Story Submitted Big Bend Hospice has been named a 2026 Hospice CAHPS Honors Award recipient by MatrixCare, recognizing the organization’s commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients and families. The Hospice...
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Published September 13Recycle responsibly for Recycle Awareness Week
Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. Coming to our calendars soon is Recycle Awareness Week, a national week-long celebration that highlights and celebrates the importance, environmental and economic benefits of reducing waste and...
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Published September 12Could Monticello have a watermelon museum?
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. I traveled a lot over the summer to be with family and pretty much left my garden to the elements. The marigolds got gigantic, a banana pepper...
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Published September 12Christ Episcopal Church welcomes Mother Eva Bolton as priest and spiritual leader
Story Submitted Christ Episcopal Church is pleased to welcome and celebrate the ministry of Mother Eva Bolton, whose life journey, dedication to education and commitment to serving others have shaped her calling...
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Published September 12Scam alert – spot the signs and stop the swindle
Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. As scamming becomes more and more prevalent in our everyday lives, the method of trickery becomes more sophisticated every day. There has been a new scam warning...
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Published September 11Is there hope for our divided nation?
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist Immediately following 9/11, I cringed every time I heard a plane fly overhead. Like so many others, I prayed for our nation’s survival. That frightful event’s only...
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Published September 11Remembering September 11
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist There are some events in our lifetime that have a lasting impact on us. Jan. 28 is my birthday, but on Jan. 28, 1986, the Challenger exploded....
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Published September 10Sheriff’s office does away with plate-reading cameras (backlash against cameras reportedly growing countrywide)
Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has joined the growing list of local governments and law-enforcement agencies across the state that have done away with, or plan...
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Published September 10Preventative protocols: What happened post-9/11?
Autumn Raulerson ECB Publishing, Inc. It has been 25 years since the tragedy that occurred at the World Trade Center, known as 9/11, rocked our nation to its core. The generation that...