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 public records. Bradford Ivan Dale … Read more
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The former athletic director for Clay County Public Schools has filed to run for the Clay County Board of County Commissioners. John Sgromolo spent two years in the Los Angeles Dodger organization as a minor league baseball player, then taught and coached in Clay County until he was promoted to athletic director for … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph-Times-Monitor General Manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Clay Electric Foundation gave $10,000 to the Salvation Army of Clay County to help send 48 campers to Camp Keystone during the summer. The contribution was one of nine totaling $81,100 during the foundation’s July funding cycle. Five of the nine recipients are faith-based groups. Other recipients … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph-Times-Monitor General Manager Area property owners have received their proposed notice of taxes, mailed by each county’s taxing authority. The notices show taxpayers which taxing authorities are levying taxes on their properties, how much they paid last year, and how much they will pay this year at proposed rates. The notices also … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph-Times-Monitor General Manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The parents of a Lake Region 17-year-old said the teen’s spine was severed in a Sunday afternoon four-wheeler accident, and he will likely never walk again. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that the crash occurred on Indian Trail in the McRae area. The youth’s mother: Heather … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A St. Johns River Water Management District official told the district’s governing board that the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project pumping station continues to be delayed. In contrast, other parts of the project continue to advance. Bob Naleway, the district’s bureau chief of district projects and … Read more
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A Clay County commissioner is continuing her efforts to name State Road 230 between Starke and Kingsley Lake in honor of the late Dr. Peter Gianas. Until he died in 2021, Gianas served as the medical director for Alachua County Fire Rescue, Bradford County Fire Rescue, Clay County Fire Rescue, Union County Emergency Medical … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE—A 1988 Bradford High School graduate is now on the staff of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign for president. Stephanie Kopelousos had served as the governor’s director of legislative and intergovernmental affairs since 2018. In June, Kopelousos moved from the governor’s office to DeSantis’s campaign for president as a senior … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The city council took another step in taking direct control of the municipally owned airport by instructing its attorney to draft an ordinance that would give the council hiring and firing authority over the airport manager. Attorney Rich Komando presented the proposed changes to the council during its … Read more
