BY GINNY GEIGER AND BARBARA ANDERSON Garden Club of the Lakes KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Zero-scaping or xeriscaping is a style of landscape design requiring little or no irrigation or other maintenance. It is mostly used in arid regions. In Florida, irrigation is all that is needed, along with a little bit of weed pulling. The Garden Club … Read more
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 Nicole Lynn … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County School board members denied a request by Superintendent David Broskie to renew a contract for interactive reading software during the board’s Aug. 2 meeting. Board member Michele Hanson, who represents the Lake Region, led the criticism of Acheive3000 Literacy, published by McGraw Hill. … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A Lake Region man who says he wants to eradicate methamphetamine and fentanyl from Clay County has filed to challenge Sheriff Michelle Cook in the Republican primary for sheriff. In a candidate’s statement filed with the Supervisor of Elections office, Matthew Tomas O’Berry wrote that he realizes … Read more
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 Robert James … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A consultant with the University of North Florida’s Small Business Development Center spoke to a Lake Region business group about the benefits and pitfalls of networking. Christian Evangelista appeared at the municipality’s beach pavilion before the Clay Chamber’s Lake Region Prosperity Council on Thursday, July 27. Evangelista … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County Commissioners discussed upgrading their code enforcement department, which handles complaints like overgrown vegetation, junk vehicles, trash, and non-permitted structures and signs on property within the county. Commissioner Jim Renninger brought up the topic during a July 11 budget workshop in which he criticized the county’s … Read more
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 Calbren Leon … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— City Manager Lynn Rutkowski said attendance at the city’s Fourth of July Celebration doubled in 2023 over the previous year. The city manager made the announcement during a Monday, July 24 budget workshop. She added that the numbers came from data brokers who are soliciting the city’s … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The Clay Electric Foundation said it awarded $106,500 in grants during June, with $15,000 going to the Melrose Volunteer Fire Department, the Santa Fe College Foundation, the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida and Wheelchairs 4 Kids. The foundation said the fire department will use the money for … Read more
