DUI defendant: ‘My career is over’
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 t…
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We are high-transmission communities for COVID
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…
Read MoreCOVID cases rising again
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 avera…
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Mom: son molested on bus, school district unresponsive
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. …
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City puts brakes on school road closure
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 barrier…
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Property appraiser to audit homestead exemptions
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County Property Appraiser Tracy S. Drake said he has hired a firm to look for improper homestead exemption claims among the county’s 55,000 par…
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Child well-being ranked in Florida counties
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Each community has its strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the well-being of its children, and a recent report published by the Florida Policy Institute shin…
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Hillcrest sign unveiled
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor HILLCREST— Clay County officials unveiled two new signs along State Road 100 marking the community of Hillcrest, during a Nov. 16 ceremony. County Commissioner Betsy…
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Students attend Ag Expo
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights FFA traveled to Moultrie, Ga. on Wednesday, Oct. 20 to attend the Sunbelt Ag Expo. The Expo is known as North America’s Premier Farm Show and 50 Keystone Heights…
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