BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor ORANGE PARK— A Keystone Heights High School senior won a countywide public speaking contest held at the Orange Park Rotary Club. Bryce Couey won the Clay County competition and now advances to the next level. Students from 45 First Coast high schools were invited to participate in the competition. Couey … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— City Council Member Tony Brown filed for reelection with the Clay County Supervisor of Elections office last week. Brown’s Seat 1 is slated to be on the April 12 ballot. So far, no one else has filed to run against him. Candidates have until Feb. 4 to qualify. … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 22-year-old Keystone Heights man after he allegedly punched a Sampson Lake-area homeowner for refusing to give him a ride home. Tristan Kahn Belanger was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 17 for battery. According to an arrest report, the victim, who lives on County Road 227 near … Read more
Jan. 8 through Jan. 14 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 STARKE— A 60-year-old Lincoln City man was arrested after a Ring camera system led police to his identity. Lewis Alexander was arrested on Jan. 13 by Bradford deputies for the April 7, 2020, offenses of burglary and larceny. According to court papers, a Raiford Road resident called Starke police after … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 23-year-old Starke woman after a boy said she tried to run over him Hanna Elizabeth Anderson, 22, was arrested on Jan. 12 for the May 24, 2021, offenses of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving. According to a warrant affidavit filed by … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE—A circuit judge ruled a Bradenton man not guilty by reason of insanity after the State Attorney’s Office and the defendant’s lawyer filed a joint, stipulated motion. Michael Anthony Mays III, 22 was arrested on Sept. 26, 2021, for grand theft auto and a second time on Oct. 21 for … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 36-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading to a variety of charges, including possession of cocaine. Circuit Judge James M. Colaw adjudicated Travis Edward Aldridge guilty after the defendant pleaded no contest to the Sept. 30, 2021, offenses of fleeing and eluding, possession … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man whom police arrested for whipping a child on Aug. 25, 2021, signed a pretrial intervention agreement with the State Attorney’s Office, allowing him to avoid prosecution if he meets the terms of the agreement. According to an arrest report, Jorge Geovanni Aguilar, 36 was arrested after a … Read more
Health officer hopes pandemic nears end BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Edior GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The leader of the Florida Department of Health’s Clay County office said the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads faster than earlier versions of the virus but causes less severe symptoms. Heather Huffman told county commissioners during their Jan. 11 meeting that new … Read more
