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
Sarah Cordell KEYSTONE HEIGHTS Sarah “Joyce” Cordell, 63, of Keystone Heights died in Gainesville on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2021. She was born in Palatka to the late Boyd Lingerfelt and Ann (Gayle) Hallowell on Oct. 20, 1958. She was employed with Alachua County School Board. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death … Read more
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
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Christmas should be a time of joy, without stress and without worries. It should also be a time of giving. This year, 56 children in foster care in this area didn’t have to worry whether they would wake up on Christmas morning and actually find presents under a tree. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Jontez Williams’ basket off a baseline drive proved to be the difference as the Bradford High School boys basketball team hung on to defeat Brunswick (Georgia) 55-54 in the Green Championship Division’s third-place game at Fleming Island High School’s Battle on the Island on Dec. 23. Dae’Jon Shanks who … Read more
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
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer They weren’t dashing through the snow, and the sound of sirens was nothing like the sound of jingling bells, but the police escort of children to Walmart is a sure sign to people in Starke that Christmas is upon us. The Starke Police Department’s 17th annual Shop With a … Read more
Rosetta Coggins GAINESVILLE Rosetta Mildred Sisk Coggins, 76, received her wings on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born on April 11, 1945, in Gainesville to Fletcher Alvin Sisk Jr. of Williford and Verna Thelma Green Sisk of Gainesville. She lived in Chiefland and was married … Read more
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
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
