Longtime corrections director Wainwright passes away at 98

Editor’s note: The majority of the following information was taken from Florida Department of Corrections and Corrections Foundation press releases.   “Not bad for a country boy from Lawtey.” By all accounts, those oft-uttered words by Louie Lee Wainwright Sr. were as close as he’d come to talking about his accomplishments within the Florida Department … Read more

McBride helps UAB win Independence Bowl

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Starke native DeWayne McBride rushed for 183 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown, in UAB’s 31-28 win over BYU in the Dec. 18 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana. McBride, who graduated from Ocala’s Vanguard High School, carried the ball 28 times, averaging 6.5 yards per carry. His 64-yard … Read more

Lady Indians are runners-up in Clay tournament

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Playing all Class 5A schools, the Class 4A Keystone Heights High School girls basketball team won its first two games before losing 50-21 to Tallahassee Rickards in the Dec. 23 championship game of the Clay Blue Devil Holiday Classic. The Indians (11-2) got two three-pointers from Kiley Channell in … Read more

KHHS wins 5th in a row in girls basketball

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School got a double-double from Dezaray Bright for the third straight game in the Indians’ 52-26 win over host Union County in a Dec. 17 girls basketball game. Bright scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Keystone (9-1) won its fifth straight game. Bright also … Read more

Indians wrestle way to Cardinal Classic title

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School’s wrestling team won four weight classes and topped five teams in winning the Bishop Snyder Cardinal Classic on Dec. 11. The Indians won by the following team scores: 42-36 over Dunnellon, 40-35 over Bishop Snyder, 36-33 over Tocoi Creek and 42-36 over Ed White. Three … Read more