BY LINDA HAMPTON RJE Alumni Association The R.J.E. Alumni Association can’t say thanks enough to each of you for your attendance at the Alumni Banquet on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Camp Blanding. Everything and all of you were beautiful. Mr. Henry Wade served as emcee. The Rev. Alvin Green gave the opening prayer and provided … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — Almost everyone knows someone with cancer and most of these have also lost a friend, neighbor or loved one to this dread group of diseases. The only way to find a cure lies in research, which costs a great deal of money. In Lake Butler, Lake … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — Local motorcycle enthusiast Willie Smith passed away three years ago from cancer, but he is remembered by his friends with the annual Big Willie Dice Run Motorcycle Event to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Last year his mother passed from cancer, a lady with … Read more
Many Union County students from fourth to ninth grade were rewarded for their high achievements on the 2021-22 FSA. Lake Butler Middle School had more than 100 students achieve a Level 5, which is the highest level possible on one or more of their many Florida Standards Assessments during the spring of 2022. These students … Read more
The Jr. Woman’s Club of Keystone Heights held its first Almost Fall Craft and Vendor Festival last Saturday. The event hosted over 30 vendors, four food trucks, face painting and free books from the Book Bus. Club member Brooklyn Yelin was instrumental in pulling this event together. With her knowledge and experience as a festival … Read more
Nina Steinmeyer’s first-grade students at Starke Elementary School learned about Patriot Day and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, during a weeklong discussion about heroes and the lives lost during those tragic events. “ My students were very engaged in our lesson, and even went home to ask their parents where they were on … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor The Union County Agricultural Education Complex has shown itself to be an asset to the entire community, offering meeting space to a fundraiser for St. Jude’s, Project Grad, a Florida Crown Workshop on helping seniors deal with COVID, a REDI meeting, Union County Livestock Association meetings and events, 4-H … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Songwriter Nicolette Hayford has helped others share their life stories. Now, she’s ready to share hers. Hayford, a 2003 Bradford High School graduate, is set to release her debut album, “Florida,” under her stage name of Pillbox Patti. “I really just felt like I hadn’t had the opportunity to … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor The days of summer are counting down and in less than a month fall will arrive (Sept. 22), hopefully bringing cooler temperatures with it. The young people have returned to school and stores are already displaying merchandise for Halloween and Thanksgiving, and in a few cases, Christmas. Fewer people … Read more
BY CHERYL CANOVA Altrusa of Starke Altrusa International of Starke received a grant from the Altrusa District Three Foundation in May for $500 and another grant from the Altrusa International Foundation in June for $4,000.Both grants were designated to provide books for the classrooms in our three public elementary schools. In addition, to this … Read more
