BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Florida Highway Patrol said two pedestrians were injured when a vehicle hit the pair near First Baptist Church and fled the scene. Troopers said in a news release that a 19-year-old Jacksonville man and a 17-year-old Keystone Heights girl were walking along Walker Avenue (State Road 100) … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay Electric members in District 1 will nominate candidates to replace deceased trustee Carl Hagglund during a Jan. 5 trustee meeting at First Baptist Church in Keystone Heights. Hagglund died on Oct. 22 at the age of 82. District 1 encompasses portions of Clay and Putnam counties. Members … Read more
BY LAURA BERKELMAN Santa Fe Audubon MELROSE—The 33rd annual Christmas Bird Count of the Melrose Circle occurred on Dec. 15, as 61 participants fanned out across our assigned 15-mile diameter circle centered at the intersection of State Road 100 and County Road 219. The area extends from Florahome to Earleton and Melrose Landing to Camp … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A traffic crash near Lake Hill Baptist Church left two Lake Region residents dead on Friday, Dec. 23. The Florida Highway Patrol said the head-on collision occurred around 2:40 p.m. when a sedan carrying an 18-year-old man and 20-year-old female crossed the center line of County Road 214 at … Read more
St. Johns district representative speaks in Keystone Heights BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—An intergovernmental coordinator for the St. Johns River Water Management District spoke to the Lake Region Prosperity Partners at Keystone Beach about his organization’s missions. Doug Conkey is a former Clay County commissioner, Clay Chamber president and Clay County YMCA of … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A representative of Comcast told Clay County Commissioners that residents north of Keystone Heights, currently without broadband access, could sign up for new internet service as early as mid-2023. Bill Ferry told commissioners during their Dec. 13 meeting that the county’s $2 million project to extend the cable … 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 Smashed … Read more
City taking over fireworks display BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The organization that has produced Keystone’s annual fireworks display over the last 37 years at Lake Geneva is dissolving and will transfer its remaining assets to the city’s community redevelopment agency. Our Country Day Inc. also produced a street dance during the weekend … Read more
BY DEIRDRE MURPHY Garden Club of the Lakes KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Garden Club of the Lakes recently awarded its Yard of the Month Award for December 2022 to Keith and Patricia Hatch, Broker/Owner of Hatch Realty Services in Keystone Heights. The property is also the Home of Center Cross Ministries and Sheer Creations hair salon. … Read more
Clay County Fair manager talks money, community, relationship with county BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The executive director of the local fair association busted some common myths about the Clay County Agricultural Fair during a recent presentation to the Fleming Island Rotary Club. Tasha Hyder will oversee her eighth fair in 2023 after … Read more
