BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Keystone Heights City Council voted to move forward with purchasing a corner lot that would improve traffic conditions at the intersection of Lawrence Boulevard (State Road 21) and Walker Avenue (State Road 100). In January, the council heard from a consultant who recommended that the triangular parcel be converted into … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Keystone Heights Junior-Senior High School held its college and career fair in the campus gym on Friday, February 2. Event organizer Carley Feagle said the fair was the fifth or sixth such annual event for the school. Feagle added that the 36 vendors mainly were employers with apprenticeship opportunities with a … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A Bradford High School graduate and Lawtey resident was named Clay County’s Teacher of the Year during a ceremony at Orange Park’s Thrasher-Horne Center on February 8. Robin Campbell leads the science department at Wilkinson Junior High between Clay Hill and Middleburg. Her husband, Ryan Campbell, is a physical education teacher … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Two residents who applied to be appointed to the city council last October will join the city’s governing body later this year. Last fall, the city council selected Dan Lewandowski to fulfill the unexpired term of council member Bobby Brown, who resigned for health reasons. Council members said Lewandowski’s previous … Read more
STORY AND PHOTOS BY PENNY MCGEE Special to the Monitor “Let It Shine” was the 2024 Yesterday’s Festival theme, held on January 27 at the Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park. “The weather was great,” said Park Specialist Annalee Maloney. “We think that around a thousand people, including campers, came through these gates for … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A board member preparing for Keystone Heights’s 100th birthday told the Rotary Club that her organization wants to partner with other Lake Region community groups in celebrating the milestone. Deirdre Murphy said planning for the event began in 2019 but was interrupted for two years due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. … Read more
BY ANDI BLOUNT Garden Club of the Lakes Adults often extoll the virtues of trees. We know trees are beautiful, help clean the air, and have many other environmental values. But, when young children describe these benefits, you realize there’s hope for our world. Children spoke out at a recent Florida Arbor Day event at … Read more
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 in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The upcoming MotoSurf competition at Lake Geneva is the only grant budgeted by the county’s Tourist Development Council for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. In prior years, the county agency has also supported Wings of Dreams fly-ins, the Nitro Rallycross at the airport, Our Country Day, and other events. However, … Read more
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 Brianna Roshae … Read more
