Monticello News

With two-dozen prison employees and Jefferson County residents applauding in the gallery, the House voted unanimously today to give the struggling rural county's biggest employer -- a prison employing 177 Monticello-area residents -- a reprieve from its scheduled April 1 closing.

Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Bill Brumfield showed up to support the community as a local legislative delegation met in the Jefferson County Courthouse in Monticello on Monday night.

The Smithsonian is opening an exhibit this week that tells the story of Thomas Jefferson's slaves at Monticello.

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The state's belt-tightening decision to close 11 prison facilities has sparked an outcry among state employees and local government leaders statewide, but two little towns bracketing Tallahassee were hit especially hard.

In case you missed it, we had a bit of confusion a couple of weeks ago over what kind of snake had... Several new projects about the nation's third president and his ownership of slaves are gaining attention.

The people around Monticello - and those in communities surrounding the six other prisons and four work camps slated for closing before June 30 - are caught in a numbers game with the thumb of politics on the scales.

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