Clay buses free in October
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— County Manager Howard Wanamaker said JTA will not charge riders on Clay County routes during October. The Jacksonville-based transportation agency t…
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Recreational sports park scaled back
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County Manager Howard Wanamaker told commissioners that rising costs are forcing the county to scale back plans for a recreational sports park…
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Thrills and disappointment for incumbents
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Incumbents won the night in Bradford’s county commission races, but not so in the District 5 race for school board. Voters gave Kenny Thompson and Danny Riddick an…
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Clay school board members ousted
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County electors voted out two school board members known for their advocacy for teachers. Tina Bullock is a former teacher and Lake Region princi…
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Keystone varsity comeback falls short
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor ORANGE PARK— Ridgeview jumped out to a 13-0 lead before running an offensive play and extended its lead to 20-0 before Keystone fought back to a 20-16 loss in the varsi…
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Lake Area Ministries rejects USDA food donations
Federal agency: No praying allowed BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The executive director of Lake Area Ministries said her organization is no longer accepting food donations from the…
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Camp Crystal Lake director sues Alachua school board
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Camp Crystal Lake Director Scott Burton and his wife Holly have filed a lawsuit against the Alachua County School Board, former superintendent Carley…
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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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Lawtey man sentenced for producing child porn
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The U.S. Justice Department said District Judge Marcia Morales Howard sentenced Dawson Ladale Crews, 24, to 17 years and six months in federal prison for entici…
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