Sheriff gives outlook for 2023
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said she expects crime rates to possibly rebound from their current lows and that her agency will continue developin…
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Clay voters reject charter amendments, elect Republicans, renew school tax
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County voters rejected three proposed charter amendments by wide margins, renewed a one-mill assessment for school security and elected Republica…
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Keystone coach: We couldn’t keep up.
Keystone Heights’ (2-8) Coach Chuck Dickinson said his offense could not keep pace with P.K. Yonge’s (3-7) high-powered offense after the Indians lost their season finale 35-22. Dickinson noted that t…
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Locals see DeSantis during two North Florida appearances
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE — Bradford, Union and Clay County residents saw Gov. Ron DeSantis in person as he made two campaign stops in the area during the closing stretch of his reelectio…
Read MorePutnam librarian enticed Clay teen to send sex abuse material
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A federal judge sentenced a former Putnam County librarian to nearly 22 years in prison for distributing child pornography. Kurt Batucan Sheldon, 31, of Interlachen, was also ordered…
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School board members say goodbye
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—School board members Tina Bullock and Janice Kerekes attended their final meeting last week. Bullock, who served on the board for six years, told her c…
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Co-op mourns loss of trustee
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay Electric Cooperative said that Carl Hagglund, a member of the co-op’s board of trustees since 2013, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the age of 82. The co-op said in a news…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
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 i…
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Clay comm. delays impact fee vote
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—During their Oct. 25 meeting, Clay County Commissioners delayed for 30 days a vote on the implementation of new impact fees that would add to the cost…
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