Lake Region remembers 911
AMVETS Post 86 in Keystone Heights hosted a ceremony for Lake Region residents to remember the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Event organizer Cindy Lee enlisted the help of area leaders to s…
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Guilty of murder, sues sheriff’s office
A man who pleaded guilty to the beating death of a Lake Region man in 2019 is suing the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, claiming that deputies used excessive force when arresting him. In a federal lawsu…
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Firefighters thanked during 911 ceremony
Lake Region residents lined up to shake the hands of a Clay County Fire Rescue Station 11 crew at the conclusion of a 911 observance ceremony at AMVETS Post 86 in Keystone Heights Sunday morning. The…
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Union and Bradford reject 1 ballot each, Clay: 350
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Union County Supervisor of Elections Deborah K. Osborne said the county’s canvassing board rejected one ballot for the Aug. 23 primaries. The Bradford County…
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Clay rejects dead voter’s ballot
Clay County Supervisor of Elections Chris Chambless said his office rejected a mail-in ballot submitted for a dead voter. He added that all voters who submit mail-in ballots must sign the envelope on…
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Four non-profits awarded $33,200
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Clay Electric Foundation awarded two Clay County and two Putnam County non-profits a total of $33,200 during its August round of grants. Fleming I…
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Clay Electric increases power cost adjustment
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay Electric Cooperative said rising natural gas prices are forcing it to increase the power cost portion of the charges it bills members. The co-op…
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School employees complain about pay compression
Two Clay County School District employees told the school board that newly approved labor agreements unfairly penalize veteran employees. The workers said the new contracts, one for teachers and a sec…
Read MoreNTSB: Rotor blade came off gyrocopter prior to crash
A preliminary investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board said a rotor came off a gyrocopter prior to the aircraft’s July 30 crash into a goat field near Melrose. Both the flight instruc…
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