South Carolina man wins Freedom 5K
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Noah Wasserman of Bluffton, South Carolina, won the Freedom 5k in Keystone Heights Saturday with a time of 15:57.56. Last year Wasserman’s teammate,…
Read MoreSearch the Site
Clerk awarded best practices certificate
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Tara Green received the Best Practices Excellence Program Award during the Florida Court Clerks and Compt…
Read MoreClay raising trash collection fee, but residents will pay less
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Commissioners voted to raise the fee it charges residents to pick up trash; however, because of an offsetting credit for the absence of curbside rec…
Read MoreFlu bug runs through Keystone camps
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Flu symptoms forced one Lake Region summer camp to end one of its sessions early and forced a second to quarantine campers during the last week of Jun…
Read More
Commissioners discuss event ordinance
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS—Clay County Commissioners discussed a proposed ordinance during their June 28 meeting that would regulate large gatherings. The law would require org…
Read More
Law enforcement gives notice on new noise law
Statute was not enforced for 10 years BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Sheriff’s in Bradford, Union and Clay counties said they will start enforcing the state’s new noise statute on July 1. A p…
Read More
Construction begins on gun range
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS—Clay County officials broke ground on a sheriff's office shooting range between Camp Blanding and Middleburg on June 23. In a news release, the count…
Read More
Heritage commission plaques two houses
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The city’s Heritage Commission recently awarded historical plaques to owners of two Keystone Heights houses. Commission member Kerry Collins and Chair…
Read More
Rescue opens pet pantry
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The founder of a Lake Region animal rescue said her organization entered a new phase recently with the opening of a pet pantry. Jesse Shekels launched…
Read More