Four non-profits awarded $33,200
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Clay Electric Foundation awarded two Clay County and two Putnam County non-profits a total of $33,200 during its August round of grants. Fleming I…
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Clay Electric increases power cost adjustment
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay Electric Cooperative said rising natural gas prices are forcing it to increase the power cost portion of the charges it bills members. The co-op…
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Leon a national Christian Teacher of the Year
Hope Christian Academy science teacher Adina Leon has been named a national Christian Teacher of the Year by the Herzog Foundation. To begin the school year, the Herzog Foundation is recognizing 12 t…
Read MoreNew fees, assessments could come next year
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE— Although discussion of new fees and assessments was briefly shelved, the reality of balancing another budget with savings had county commissioners more res…
Read MoreBradford budgeting pay raises
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE— During the final discussion prior to its upcoming budget hearing, Bradford County commissioners consented to a 5% increase for its employees. Commissioner…
Read MoreObituaries — Sept. 6, 2022
Stephen Adkins Stephen Barrick Adkins, 48, of Lake Butler, passed away on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville. He was born on Dec. 21, 1973, in Jacks…
Read MoreRecent 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 i…
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Prison sentence didn’t stop the killing
Aspiring serial killer awaits sentence for fourth murder BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man who said he aspired to be a serial killer is awaiting sentencing after a Bradford County jury con…
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Updated story: Reeves, Comer shine on the world stage
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Courtney Comer and Mahailya Reeves have excelled on big stages in the past, but their most recent competition topped them all, with Reeves winning the overall g…
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