BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS—Clay County Sheriff’s Office CFO Vicki Adams told Clay County Commissioners that because the office did not properly track administrative costs for a grant, the county must forfeit $15,662.75 of grant funds. The $313,255 grant was from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and paid for the installation of … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Friday, March 25, 2022— The new leader of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce stopped by the chamber’s Lake Region Prosperity Council meeting Thursday night at Keystone’s Cedar River Sea Food. The chamber’s board of directors appointed Dana Heisler as director of operations after the departure of President … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County’s preservation board heard updates on three historical markers proposed for the county, during the board’s March 17 meeting. Mary Justino from the clerk’s office proposed a historical marker for the Branon Naval Outer Landing Field. The WWII-era landing field southwest of Cecil Field consisted of … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor CLAY HILL— The Florida Highway Patrol said two people were killed and four more were injured when a truck rear-ended a van Saturday morning. According to an FHP report, the northbound truck pushed the van into an SUV as the van and SUV were accelerating from the traffic signal at … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Florida high school graduation rates were released this month and nearly 93% of students graduated on time in Clay County. While the percentage was slightly down from 2020, Clay County schools still had one of the highest average graduation rates in the area. At 95.6%, Columbia County had the … Read more
Clay deputy ran stop sign, collided with truck BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Clay County deputy arrested for DUI told an FHP trooper that his career was over due to the arrest. According to an arrest report, Christopher Allen Coldiron, 47, of Lawtey was arrested by Trooper Jeffery Naeyaert after a crash that … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor The number of COVID-19 cases has been rapidly rising across the country and locally. Omicron causes less severe disease than previous versions of the virus, but it is more contagious — as much as three times more infectious, according to the CDC. The Delta variant continues to account for … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor A resurgence in the spread of COVID-19 has marred the holidays for many Americans. CNN reported a study from John Hopkins University that said the country is averaging nearly 200,000 new cases each day, which was an increase of 47% over the previous week and the highest daily average … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor FLEMMING ISLAND— Clay County School District officials responded to complaints from parents about the treatment of students during the school board’s Dec. 9 meeting. Parent Holly Haddock of Green Cove Springs told board members that her son was attacked and molested on a school bus on Oct. 11, and that … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights City Council tabled an interlocal agreement with the Clay County School Board that would have allowed the school to erect barriers across Southwest Pecan Street during school drop off and pick up hours. The barriers would have blocked traffic from entering Pecan between Southwest Highland … Read more
