BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Clay County Library in Keystone Heights has closed out its summer programs and is now transitioning to the fall. Branch Manager Mikaeli Coleman said that the library’s summer programs last for several months. However, with the onset of August, activities are updated monthly. Each of the county’s five locations, Fleming…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A month before a new contractor is scheduled to take over trash pickups in Clay County, St. John’s County commissioners fired the same company. On Tuesday, August 20, commissioners in St. Augustine voted unanimously to terminate its $28.2 million contract with FCC Environmental Services. The Houston, Texas-based multinational, which claims to…
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 Miguel Alvarado,…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The City of Keystone Heights’s external auditor told the city council that it found problems while examining the municipality’s financial statements for the year ending September 30, 2023. Annie Nock of Reddish and White said the city overspent its budget, which is an automatic finding. Secondly, the municipality’s Community Redevelopment Agency…
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 Bruce Bernard…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The director of community and social services for Clay County told the board of county commissioners that the local government had reached some of the goals outlined in its strategic plan and is making progress toward other aspirations. Gabrielle Gunn reviewed a report from County Manager Howard Wanamaker, which stated that…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Clay County Commissioners passed a resolution placing a referendum on the November 5 ballot that will ask voters whether or not to earmark 0.2 mills in the county’s tax revenue for land acquisition. According to the resolution, the 0.2 mills would be used to repay $45 million in bonds over 20…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Clay County Commissioners unanimously set an initial millage rate of 8.601 during their July 23 meeting. Under Florida law, the five-member panel may lower the rate easily but cannot increase it without sending out new truth-in-millage notices. In addition, not all county taxpayers will pay the same rate. Clay County millage…
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 Keleb Evan-Franklin…
Crime, heart attacks, and trash discussed at KH meeting BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook spoke at a Sheriff’s Net meeting in Keystone Heights in which she reviewed the county’s crime statistics. The event, hosted by chair Debbie Beals, also featured a health expert who trained audience members on…
