BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Save Our Lakes members joined Clay County Commissioners in proclaiming April as water conservation month during the board of county commissioners’ March 28 meeting. SOLO President Vivian Katz-James, Vice President Chandler Rozear, Board member Webb Farber and members Edwin Bennett, Iris Bennett and Diane Bennett joined other officials … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—McRae Elementary’s team: “The Nerds Return,” won the Sunshine State Battle of the Books regional competition held at McRae Elementary on Tuesday, March 29. The team of Lynnie Kubisiak, Emma Bauer, Jaylynn Gayle, Kendall Cambron, Paisyn Finch and Scarlet Fernandez took first place in the four-school competition, which … 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 Hector Manuel … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County Commissioners broke ground Tuesday morning on the county’s $6 million Phase 1 of a regional sports park. The facility is one mile north of Camp Blanding on State Road 21. County Commission Chair and Crystal Lake resident Betsy Condon said the facility will be the … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The Ocala chapter of the International Aerobatics Club held its Snowbird Classic Aerobatics competition at the Keystone Heights Airport over the weekend. Five categories of difficulty, from Primary through Unlimited, were flown. The contest culminated on Saturday with unknown sequences and the unlimited four-minute freestyle flight. No Lake … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Clay Electric Cooperative held its 85th annual meeting at the Keystone Heights High School football stadium Saturday morning. Trustee President Carl Malphers paid tribute to former trustee Carl Hagglund who died last October. “He served the cooperative as an employee for 49 years from 1958 to 2007 and … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— The Supervisors of Elections from Northeast Florida met in Green Cove Springs on March 13 to discuss IT issues, voter registration, grants and other topics. Bradford elections chief Amanda Seyfang said the supervisors and staff from District 5 of the Florida Association of Supervisors of Elections have been … Read more
Bradley, Payne support measure, Brannan does not vote BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— Sen. Jennifer Bradley and Rep. Bobby Payne both voted for a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that makes the state’s school voucher program available to all Florida students. Payne represents all of Putnam County and parts of Marion, … 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 Deena Louise … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The March meeting of the Save Our Lakes Organization became heated as members argued over a three-foot wide ditch that is draining water from one of the lake’s lobes into another node. Because of dropping water levels, the lake’s original single water body has devolved into six separate … Read more
