BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is expanding a successful opioid treatment program to nine counties, including Clay. He said state agencies ran a successful pilot of the project in Palm Beach County. It is now being expanded to Clay, Brevard, Duval, Escambia, Gulf, Manatee, Marion, Pasco and Volusia … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Former Keystone Heights High School Assistant Principal Don Cowper has been appointed principal at Madison Consolidated High School in Madison, Indiana. The community is near the Kentucky state line, between Cincinnati and Louisville. Cowper served as the assistant and Title IX coordinator at KHHS during the 2021-2022 school … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The Clay County Library System said it has expanded its digital content collection to now include thousands of national, regional, and local newspapers. “Our public libraries now offer instant and unlimited web-based access to tens of millions of articles and video clips from local, state, regional, national, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The director of tourism for Clay County said the county spent over $100,000 on two Lake Region events in the last eight months. Kimberly Morgan said the county spent $75,000 on last year’s Nitro Rallycross at the Keystone Airport and an additional $40,000 for an April MotoSurf … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The Clay Education Foundation opened its second Tools 4 Clay Schools store within the Keystone Heights Elementary School gym. The foundation opened its first Tools 4 Clay Schools store at Garber Auto Mall in Green Cove Springs last year to provide teachers with free school supplies. Teachers may visit … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Keystone Heights is one of six local governments that will receive a $46,000 grant for economic development. The grants totaling $276,000 were awarded through the Competitive Florida Partnership Program to fund the creation of strategic plans for fostering economic development in Archer, Gretna, Keystone Heights, North Miami, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The city held an open house at the beach pavilion on Aug. 2 displaying planned improvements to Keystone Heights Elementary School. The event follows a presentation to city council members by architect Paul Stressing outlining the planned construction of a new cafetorium, the conversion of the current cafetorium … 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 Raymond Leroy … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor FLEMING ISLAND— Clay County Public Schools Superintendent David Broskie said the district will start the 2022-2023 school year with 10 bus driver vacancies. “You probably all know (about) a bus driver shortage in the State of Florida,” he said during the Aug. 4 school board meeting. “There’s a little over … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor FLEMING ISLAND— Superintendent David Broskie said during an Aug. 4 school board meeting that Clay County Public Schools ranked ninth in the state overall and ninth in English language Arts and Math according to student test scores. “I want to emphasize the quality of work that happens within Clay County … Read more
