BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor Keystone Beach closed for two months The beach will be closed beginning Monday, Feb. 14 and will remain closed until April. Renovations on the restroom area and the performance stage will take place during the two-month closure. The estimated cost of the project is over $600,000. Charter review committee considers … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor MELROSE— The Florida Highway Patrol said a 46-year-old woman was killed Saturday morning on State Road 26, near County Road 219A west of Melrose. According to an FHP report, a 51-year-old man headed east on SR 26 in an SUV crossed the centerline, striking the woman’s car head on. Both … Read more
Feb. 12 through Feb. 18 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 … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor TALLAHASSEE— Clay County government and business leaders spoke to lawmakers in Tallahassee during the 6th Annual Clay Day at the State Capitol. Prior to the main event in the Capitol courtyard, the Lake Region Development Corporation sponsored a reception the previous night. The corporation’s executive director: Scott Kornegay said during … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— Union deputies arrested a man on Friday, Feb. 11 after they said they caught him burglarizing a truck northeast of Lake Butler and later tied the man to two additional break-ins the same night. Jeremy Luke Powell, 37, was arrested for four counts of burglary and one count … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Clay Electric Cooperative said it was awarded J.D. Power’s “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Residential Electric Service among Cooperatives,” according to the J.D. Power 2021 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. The co-op has won other awards from the market research company in the past, but this is the … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Bradford County Supervisor of Elections Office has released its 2022 Candidate Handbook. Supervisor of Elections Amanda Seyfang said the handbook covers most of the questions candidates ask like what forms must be filed to become a candidate and how to qualify by the petition method. “Election laws are … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Clay Electric Foundation Board of Directors approved 11 applications for a total of $91,849 in grants in January. In a social media post, the co-op said that each month the foundation board meets to review applications and to award funds. Organizations receiving grants for January included the … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Bradford deputies arrested a couple near the Bradford-Clay County line after rounds from their backyard shooting spree hit a neighbor’s home. Robert C. Godwin, 56, and Cassandra Flowers Johnson, 31, were arrested for weapons offenses on Thursday, Feb. 10. According to an arrest report, a neighbor living near … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford County’s fire chief told the Keystone Heights Rotary Club that his department switched over to paid firefighters because the volunteer system no longer worked. Ben Carter made the comments during a Feb. 9 meeting. He has been the Bradford County fire chief since 2020, working in the county’s … Read more
