BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Trenton Noble scored both goals for the Keystone Heights High School boy soccer team in its 3-2 loss to Eastside in the Jan. 23 District 4-3A tournament semifinals in Alachua. The third seed Rams (6-8-3) play top seed Santa Fe (10-4-3) for the championship on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Second seed Keystone … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School senior Evan Christmas has put in a lot of work and time to get to this moment — signing a letter of intent to play baseball at the next level. Christmas, an outfielder/pitcher, took part in a signing ceremony on Jan. 16. He’ll be attending Southeastern Community … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Halea Lam and Ryleigh Thomas each scored two goals for the second seed Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team, which defeated third seed North Marion 7-0 in a Jan. 22 semifinal match in the District 4-3A tournament at Interlachen High School. Keystone (7-11-3) will play top seed Interlachen for the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School girls weightlifter Destiny Randolph automatically qualified for region-level competition by winning her weight class in the traditional event at the District 6-1A meet, which was held Jan. 21 at Keystone Heights High School. Randolph won the 183-pound class with a 275-pound total (140 clean and jerk, 135 bench … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School girls weightlifters Riley Gibson and Briena Haight won their weight classes in the traditional event at the District 6-1A meet, which was held Jan. 21 at Keystone Heights High School. The Tigers placed third as a team in the traditional event with a score of 31, finishing … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School won five weight classes each in Olympic and traditional to win the championship trophies in both events for the fourth straight year at the District 6-1A girls weightlifting meet on Jan. 21 at KHHS. The Indians had a team score of 83 in the Olympic event, putting … Read more
Dave Alvarez Loren David “Dave” Alvarez, born on Sept. 28, 1955, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. Barbara Barksdale The world lost a bright light on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, with the passing of our devoted mother, Barbara Barksdale. Barbara was born to James Wagner and Pearl (McAlhany) Horne on Sept. 29, 1927, in … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford Sports United is a reality. It has a board of directors and an athletic director. It’s currently registering children for baseball and softball. Board member Danny Riddick, who’s also a Bradford County commissioner, admitted he sometimes can’t believe it, though, but then he has to ask himself, “Why are you … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Deana DeSiena’s life has revolved around sports, so it would make sense that the perfect job would center around athletics. DeSiena, a Pennsylvania native, is the recreation director for the newly established Bradford Sports United — a position that suits her and her wardrobe preference. “I was always dressed up,” DeSiena … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Chuck Kramer is still on the air in the morning at Eagle Country 106.3-FM, but he took another step toward the eventual change of ownership of WEAG and his retirement with the last official Chuck Kramer Show on Jan. 20. Kramer told listeners this week it was “the beginning of the … Read more
