BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 34-year-old Brooker man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for fighting with a deputy. Andrew Jackson Knight pleaded no contest to the April 22, 2021, offenses of battery on a law enforcement officer, battery on a person aged 65 years or older and resisting an officer with … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 48-year-old Keystone Heights man was sentenced to four years in prison for selling drugs within 1,000 feet of Southside Elementary School, possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl and keeping a young girl in deplorable conditions. John Franklin Burns pleaded no contest to the Sept. 1 offenses of selling a … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A crash involving a Bradford sheriff’s deputy and another vehicle within the City of Starke resulted in minor injuries on Monday, Nov. 22. Col. Brad Smith of the sheriff’s office said Cpl. Jared Mallard was driving a marked F-150 southbound on U.S. 301 with lights and sirens activated around … Read more
Man attempts escape from Starke Police Department BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 31-year-old Keystone Heights man tried to break out of Starke police headquarters after being told he was under arrest. Johnathan Joseph Brooker was arrested for battery, possession of a weapon by a felon, resisting and officer, possession of drugs and escape. … Read more
Nov. 13 through Nov. 19 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— Twenty-five-year Department of Corrections veteran Ricky Dixon is taking the top spot at the Florida Department of Corrections. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed the deputy secretary to the agency’s top job pending the retirement of current Secretary Mark Inch. Inch was appointed in January 2019. In a Nov. 17 news … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Florida Highway Patrol said it is looking for the driver of a pickup that hit a cyclist that was pulling a child. FHP said the black Ford F-150 struck a woman on a bicycle after swerving off County Road 100A around 1:50 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19. The … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor HILLCREST— Clay County officials unveiled two new signs along State Road 100 marking the community of Hillcrest, during a Nov. 16 ceremony. County Commissioner Betsy Condon said the signs were along the highway, just east of Lake Geneva before the state widened and resurfaced the roadway. However, after the project … Read more
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights FFA traveled to Moultrie, Ga. on Wednesday, Oct. 20 to attend the Sunbelt Ag Expo. The Expo is known as North America’s Premier Farm Show and 50 Keystone Heights FFA members had the opportunity to interact with over 1,200 exhibitors showcasing the latest in farming technology. In addition, students could … Read more
