Jefferson County Delinquent Tax List JeFrifday,f Maye 18, r2018 sVol.o 11 nnumber 4J2 oInuside torday’ns papear! l county 75¢ +tax ECBPUBLISHING . COM Two car wreck; driver injured ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo By Ashley Hunter, May 10, 2018 ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo By Ashley Hunter, May 10, 2018 Lillie Mae Horton, of Ochlocknee, GA., was the driver of the Toyota truck Allison Parker, driver of the Hyundai Elantra involved in the Thursday, that was involved in the May 10 crash on N. Jefferson St. Horton's truck was May 10 crash, was traveling north on the outside lane of N. Jefferson St., flipped over to its side after offending driver Allison Parker turned into the when she turned left, directly into the pathway of a truck traveling in the inner truck's route of travel and the two vehicles collided. Horton was transported lane. to a medical facility with incapacitating injuries. ECB Publishing, Inc. Ashley Hunter, she made a sharp left turn into the inner lane, Emergency Medical Services to a medical facility where Lillie Mae Horton, of Ochlocknee, GA., with incapacitating injuries, according to the Two vehicles were involved in a traffic was currently traveling in her Toyota truck. wreck report. collision on Thursday, May 10 while both were Parker's vehicle struck Horton's truck, Neither Parker nor her passenger endured traveling northbound on N. Jefferson St. causing the pickup to flip onto its side and also significant injuries. Allison Parker, of Monticello, driver of a issuing significant damage to the front end of Parker was issued a ticket violation for silver Hyundai car, was traveling in the outside Parker's car. careless driving. lane of North Jefferson with a passenger, when Horton was transported by Jefferson County Should we 5 HOT Monday Night’s rename TOPICS four city School Board Meeting ECB Publishing, Inc. streets? Ashley Hunter, Citizen raises accusations against Jefferson Somerset Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. “What good is having a school board here when they have no say-so in the school?” was the question posed by Mr. Seymour, a guest speaker at the Monday, May 14 School Board meeting. A petition is before the According to Seymour, the current leadership at the Jefferson Somerset charter school was similar to Monticello City Council to rename the dictatorship that Germany was under during Adolf Hitler's power. “They make their rules, they four of the city's streets. decide what they do, and they do exactly what they want to do and no one has any say-so about it,” The petition, submitted by C.P. Miller of Concerned United People he added. (CUP) to the council on Tuesday According to Seymour, a woman who worked at the school had come before the school board evening, May 1, seeks to change the earlier this year to complain against her son being suspended from school. Following her appearance names of 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th streets 1 before the board, the woman had been fired from Somerset and then banned from entering school on the southeast side of town. property, even though she had children currently in attendance at the school. When the woman did Miller told the council that the enter school property, she was given a written warning by law enforcement and has been unable to street name changes were needed to attend her son's graduation ceremony because of that. “That sounds utterly ridiculous to me,” said give the community an incentive. He Board member Shirley Washington. “I don't understand how a parent cannot come onto campus and See STREETS page 3A participate with her child.” See 1 page 3A Emancipation Day Parade May 21 Transportation Summer enrichment program Divided board Debbie Snapp woes continue coming to old elementary school over rental fees ECB Publishing, Inc. The annual Emancipation Day The board has had multiple The School Board approved the This problem arose when it Parade will begin at 11 a.m. on 2 3 4 conversations regarding the flow of final edition of an agreement with came to the attention of the Monday, May 21, with a program responsibility for the transportation Rodell and Kathryn Thomas for the Jefferson County School Board that speaker and related festivities to of Jefferson-Somerset students and usage of the old Jefferson some local organizations and events immediately follow at the MLK the upkeep of the buses used by Elementary School (located at 906 were being charged less for use of Community Center. Somerset. Rocky Branch Road) cafeteria from various properties and buildings This event is sponsored by the While the buses are still, May 22 - June 31 for their Harvest owned by the school board. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. technically, owned by the Jefferson Center Summer Enrichment One of those programs was the st Community Center, 1420 1 Street, County School District, the charter Program. The program will provide annual Watermelon Festival on Monticello's eastside. school assumed responsibility for a place for the Thomas' to serve Pageant, which has been held for a Emancipation was proclaimed transportation of students within the parents and students from the number of years within the old in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865, 11 See 2 page 3A See 3 page 3A See 4 page 3A days after the end of the Civil War Arbulu's request goes ignored and two years after the proclamation was first issued by President Abraham Lincoln. For this reason, In April, the School Board approved a request from Superintendent Arbulu to hire a Certified Emancipation Day in Florida is Public Accountant (CPA) to help with the finance reports, budget trimming and financials of the traditionally celebrated on May 20. remaining year due to the fact that, prior to April, the board had received no financial reports and The community is invited and Arbulu had discovered a $55,000 error in payment to Somerset. After the April 17 Special Board See PARADE 3A meeting where the school board had approved Arbulu's request, the superintendent sent the request to See 5 page 3A INSIDE HISTORY 7A TV THIS WEEK 10A Did you know? Weather VIEWPOINTS 2A SCHOOL 8A FOOD, FUN & ENTERTAINMENT 11A The human eye can detect more for this COMMUNITY NEWS 4-6A FARM 9A CLASSIFIEDS & LEGALS 12A shades of green than weekend 5DELINQUENT TAX SECTION B SECTION any other colour 2A • JEFFERSON COUNTY JOURNAL • FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018 VIEWPOINTS Deb’s Notes Passing Parade Drop a note to: [email protected] by Nelson Pryor, Guest Columnist ****Happy Birthday today to Mike Holocaust Education Resource Council, Ashworth and Happy Anniversary today and many area schools. The FSU MoFA’s Coming for your Home! to John and Joyce Hrynciw! Waging Peace Exhibition will be on Coming soon to a ****The next Honor Flight is display from May 14 to July 8 at 530 cinema near you-will be scheduled for Saturday, May 19. Area West Call Street. The Plant's Waging a movie, Little Pink veterans and their Peace Exhibition will be on display House. It is about escorts will leave through May at 517 West Gaines Street. Susette Kelo, and her around 6 a.m. and The Waging Peace exhibits at the struggle to keep her return around 9 p.m. Anderson Brickler Gallery will be on house in New London, that same day. There display from May 19 to June 9 at 1705 CT, and then her loss is always a large South Adam Street with an opening confirmed at the doors showing of support reception on May 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. of the Supreme Court of for these local heroes. ****The Florida Department of these united States. To learn more about Juvenile Justice, Office of Prevention and Urban Renewal Debbie Snapp this exciting event Victim Services invites the community to Columnist There was a federal contact Frank Kolb at attend its Inaugural Community Outreach spending program called (850) 491-1262 or lonesailor84@ of Resources and Education (C.O.R.E.) “Urban Renewal.” It You want to save private property from outlook.com. Resource Fair on June 19 from 6 to 8 allowed cities to take government? Mrs. Virginia Fuller, Tallahassee, ****Learn the difference between p.m. at the LeRoy Collins Leon County ones private property, joins with Billy Washington, Madison County myth and fact in the Florida Museum of Public Library, located at 200 West Park because it was in a Clerk of Courts, to make their point. Natural History’s newest exhibit “Masters Avenue in Tallahassee, in program rooms “neighborhood of loose awning supports. of the Night: The True Story of Bats,” A and B. Light refreshments will be to give them any wood. ‘blighted’ buildings,” opening May 19. The exhibit offers served. Prevention’s objective is to George F. Will, in his An important milestone and transfer it to others. visitors insight into one of nature’s most initiate strategies which enhance reform April 19, 2018 in preserving our misunderstood animals through lifelike efforts, strengthen families, reinforce The Supreme Court Washington Post 19a government, in models and interactive elements. Some of communities and connect community accepted New London’s article: “Little Pink Washington City, from these displays include a world map where partners and stakeholders with youth and argument that virtually House movie dares to the destruction of visitors can guess how many bats live in families. Its purpose is to provide erased the Constitution’s speak truth to power,” nullification, which an area, a scale showing how much bats educational information on the continuum circumscription of and gives credit to the would have caused a eat and a pair of ears visitors can use to of services and resources in each government’s “eminent Institute for Justice (IJ) war between the States hear like a bat.