Editor’s note: Ryleigh Rhoden, a 4-H youth, gave the following speech at the Bradford County UF/IFAS Extension Farm-City luncheon, which was held on Nov. 18. The full name of the Union County High School teacher she references is Erin Johnson. …loading…reconnecting… loading…no internet access…internet connection problem…reconnecting… Phew! Hopefully, we are connected. The lack of … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford County’s UF/IFAS Extension office has been recognizing Farm-City Week since 1998, when former Extension Director David Dinkins organized the first local event. Dinkins was the keynote speaker at the Farm-City luncheon on Nov. 18 at the Bradford Agricultural Fairgrounds. He talked about the future of farming, but before … Read more
BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor The Union County Livestock Association raised $10,700 at its Nov. 4 fundraising dinner and auction, which were held at the Union County Agricultural Educational Building, located near the O.J. Phillips Sports Complex. Approximately 230 guests — a dinner sell-out — enjoyed a fun-filled night of fellowship and bidding … Read more
Edna Lee Bell RAIFORD Edna Lee Bell, 62, of Raiford passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. She was born Dec. 19, 1958, in Munich, Germany, to Ronald Ray and Linda Knapp Russelburg. After graduating from high school, she joined the US Army where she proudly served our country. She … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer After a 1-3-2 start, the Keystone Heights High School soccer team has won four in a row, including an 8-0 victory over visiting Eastside on Dec. 6. The Indians (5-3-2) have have outscored their opponents 29-5 in their last four matches. Stats posted onto MaxPreps for the Eastside win … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Visiting Newberry scored two goals in the second half as the Keystone Heights High School boys soccer team had to settle for a 3-3 tie on Dec. 3. The Indians (4-3-1) scored the first two goals, with the first coming off a penalty kick by Tyler Colaw. Logan Spence … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Quinten Rawls led three players in double-figure scoring for the Union County High School boys basketball team, which opened its season with a 61-57 win over visiting Bell on Dec. 2. Rawls scored 14 points, while also dishing out a team-high four assists. Thomas Williams and Cole Andersen-Davis had … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School’s wrestling team opened the season at the Dec. 4 Buchholz Bobcat Round Robin, with Kale Waters finishing as the runner-up in the 113-pound class. Five Union wrestlers in all advanced to compete in the championship brackets in their respective weight classes. Waters’ only loss came … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School’s football program and Head Coach Brian Tomlinson will be parting ways after Superintendent of Schools Will Hartley decided the program needed to be under different leadership. Tomlinson, who went 33-26 in five seasons and qualified for the playoffs every year, said he was surprised by the … Read more
