BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Three Lake Region construction projects are on the agenda for tonight’s Clay County School Board meeting. High school baseball press box Orange Park Architect Brian Boatright is asking the board to approve a $166,768 cost estimate for replacing the press box at the Keystone Heights High School baseball field. The estimate … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The Florida Department of Education has named the Clay County School District as one of 16 academically high-performing school districts in Florida. The designation was based on school and district grades, class size compliance and financial performance. Superintendent David Broskie told the school board during an Oct. 26 workshop that … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— David Dagenais was sworn in as the newest board member of the Keystone Heights Airport before the board’s Oct. 5 meeting. He holds the Bradford County seat on the board. When introducing himself to his new colleagues, Dagenais said he has been involved in aviation since high school, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County’s tourism director said the county set a new record in bed tax collections during the second quarter of 2021. Kimberly Morgan told the Tourist Development Council that the county’s five percent tax on hotel stays through the first six months of 2021 equaled the entire … Read more
Conner Guy and Caleb Moncrief connected on two touchdown passes and Dalton Hollingsworth returned a punt for a touchdown in Keystone Heights’ 50-7 win over Pierson-Taylor Thursday night. The Indians have now outscored their opponents 364-69 over the first eight games of the season . They travel to Jacksonville Stanton on Oct. 28 for a … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A 12-year-old boy was stranded on the floating dock at Keystone Beach for over an hour Saturday as a five-foot-alligator swam nearby. Shawn Baker was rescued by Donald Sharp and another man after Sharp waded out to the platform and used a buoy rope to pull the dock … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— David Dagenais was sworn in as the newest board member of the Keystone Heights Airport before the board’s Oct. 5 meeting. He holds the Bradford County seat on the board. When introducing himself to his new colleagues, Dagenais said he has been involved in aviation since high school, and … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— City leaders are emphasizing the importance of not feeding alligators after a six-foot alligator appeared near a group of children playing at Keystone Beach over the weekend. The incident left a 12-year-old boy stranded on the beach’s swimming platform for over an hour until two men used a … Read more
Oct. 9 through Oct. 15 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 … Read more
