BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAWTEY— Bradford deputies arrested a 35-year-old Lawtey man after he trespassed on private property, then fired a handgun from his truck after being asked to leave. According to an arrest report, Wesley Nathan Bailey was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 24 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm in public or on residential … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Lawtey man was sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading to three cases of dealing in stolen property. Lester Wannis Walker, 47, pleaded no contest to the three offenses that occurred on Jan. 13, Feb. 9 and Feb. 22. In the Jan. 13 offense, Bradford deputies assisted the Clay County … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Over 50 people lined up outside Nicky’s Beauty Bar for the business’s grand re-opening on Saturday Oct. 23. The event included door prizes, drawings, food and other give-a-ways. Co-owner Lorie Riley said the business started out six years ago exclusively as a nail salon. “We now have all beauty … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The Florida Department of Education has named the Clay County School District as one of 16 academically high-performing school districts in Florida. The designation was based on school and district grades, class size compliance and financial performance. Superintendent David Broskie told the school board during an Oct. 26 workshop that … Read more
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights Senior FFA Forestry Team competed in the Florida FFA District 4 Forestry Contest on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at the Austin Cary Forest in Gainesville. Team members competed in a general knowledge test, tree identification, tool identification, insect and diseases identification and timber estimation. Members competing were Allie Ivey, Lindsay Hovsepian, … Read more
The following is a paid political advertisement, paid for by Virginia R. Warner, candidate for Lawtey City Council. To all the good people of Lawtey: It has been my privilege to serve our community as a city councilwoman for the last 12 years, and I’m asking you for your support, again, to serve for another … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Local elections officials are supporting a statement issued by their statewide association, asking candidates and elected officials to tone down rhetoric that could erode confidence in elections. The Florida Supervisors of Elections issued a statement on Oct. 20, saying that because of misinformation and disinformation after the 2020 elections, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— David Dagenais was sworn in as the newest board member of the Keystone Heights Airport before the board’s Oct. 5 meeting. He holds the Bradford County seat on the board. When introducing himself to his new colleagues, Dagenais said he has been involved in aviation since high school, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County’s tourism director said the county set a new record in bed tax collections during the second quarter of 2021. Kimberly Morgan told the Tourist Development Council that the county’s five percent tax on hotel stays through the first six months of 2021 equaled the entire … Read more
