BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The MotoSurf Games are returning to Keystone Beach from April 21 through April 23. Promoters of the event said MotoSurf, motorized surfboards designed for racing on water, is the fastest growing, most affordable and safest watersport in the world. The Keystone event is the first stop in … 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 Ryan Edward … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Keystone Heights Junior-Senior High School students toured the airport on April 11 and 13. The seventh, eighth, eleventh and twelfth graders listened to workers in the aviation industry about careers in the field. Former airport manager Maria Searcy, who organized and participated in the event, said that … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The St. Johns River Water Management District said Lake Brooklyn’s water level remained 106 feet above sea level during March, despite emerging drought conditions in the district’s 18-county jurisdiction. “Rainfall in the northern counties was average to above average last month, while dry conditions continued in the … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The St. Johns River Water Management District governing board unanimously approved a $23 million contract to filter water from Black Creek before releasing it into Alligator Creek, north of Lake Brooklyn in Keystone Heights. The filtering system is part of the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Less than a dozen Lake Region residents showed up at the beach pavilion Monday night to tell officials how they want land preserved throughout Clay County. Ramesh Buch and Heather Nagy of the North Florida Land Trust, in addition to county Planner Dodie Selig were in town … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The Keystone Heights Heritage Commission hosted over 100 fourth graders from Keystone Heights Elementary School to teach the students about the town’s history. During the April 6 field trip, students watched a video about what school was like in the early 1900s and learned about the town’s beginnings … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Incoming Mayor Nina Rodenroth spoke to the Keystone Heights Rotary Club on Wednesday, April 5, discussing her background and approach to leading the city. Rodenroth told the civic group that she got into the field of histology: the study of the microscopic structure of tissues, while looking for … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook joined other county officials and the staff of Quigley House to mark Sexual Violence Awareness Month during a news conference at Quigley House: the domestic violence and sexual assault center in Green Cove Springs. “Every day, the men and women of the Clay … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Keystone Heights Mayor Karen Lake chaired her final city council meeting on April 3. At the end of the meeting, Lake summarized some of the city’s accomplishments during her six-and-a-half years leading the town. Other Council members, City Manager Lynn Rutkowski and City Attorney Rich Komando, thanked the … Read more
