BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County commissioners unanimously approved a Florida Power & Light application to add a battery energy storage system to the company’s existing solar facility southeast of Lake Butler. The project could potentially double the ad valorem tax revenue FPL currently pays on the 74.5-megawatt solar site that’s been operating since December … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot of an aerobatics plane that crashed on November 8 at the Keystone Heights Airport was attempting a controlled inverted spin when he lost control of his EA-330. The federal agency said in a preliminary report that Warren Chillers flew from his hometown of … Read more
BY JENN SAMSEL AND DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Zaxby’s franchisee BSBC opened its 13th location in Keystone Heights, marking the event with a ribbon-cutting on Monday, December 15. That followed a friends-and-family soft opening the previous Saturday. BSBC is named after the franchisees’s partners: Boris Ochsenius, Shaun Morris, Blake Fletcher and Cotton Fletcher. Morris said the … Read more
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] The 54th Annual Keystone Heights Christmas Parade, hosted by the Lake Region Kiwanis of Keystone Heights and Melrose, took place on Saturday, December 13th. It was a spectacular event. This year’s theme, “Centennial Wonderland,” featured 44 entries and had 12 winners. Each participant showcased their original and creative work. Categories of … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Second-grader Layla Church from Keystone Heights Elementary was one of seven students recognized during the December 11 Clay County school board meeting for her artwork during the district’s Founders’ Week Art Contest. Church’s winning entry featured the U.S. Capitol building in Washington. The annual art competition asked students to explore historic … Read more
Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Kody Norris has played the Grand Ole Opry nine times in the last couple of years, and Sunday, he’s bringing his blend of bluegrass and country music to a Christmas party in Brooker. The Kody Norris Show will perform from 4 to 9 p.m. December 21 at Belle Oaks Barn, for … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Starke residents got a taste of something new this month when Papa John’s Pizza opened its doors right in front of Walmart, and if the town’s reaction to the franchise’s parade entry was any indication, the community was more than ready. “I couldn’t believe the people. The way we were received … Read more
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, which are public records. Bradford Thomas Lyle … Read more
