BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — Lake Butler VFW Post 10082 held its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Post members, kids and parents all had a good time preparing or participating in the event, with the weather cooperating as well. Post and Auxiliary members had fun “hiding” 800 … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer D’on Jeffers no longer greets visitors at the front desk at Bradford Middle School, but her smile remains on campus in her new role as teacher. Though her job changed when school resumed after the Christmas/New Year’s break, it was hard for Jeffers to get used to the idea … Read more
Bradford High School JROTC cadets competed in the April 15-16 National High School Drill Team Championships in Daytona Beach, with Madison Miller taking second place in Armed Female Solo. Cadets Carson Halsey and Hayden Powell were awarded fourth place in Armed Dual. Bradford also earned a pair of fifth-place trophies in Armed Inspection and Armed … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The pastor of the Keystone Heights United Methodist Church spoke to a Lake Region civic group about his recent trip to Egypt and how Egyptologists have linked sites and artifacts in the ancient country to stories in the Bible. Jeff Tate told the Keystone Heights Rotary Club that … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A St. Johns County home schooled eighth-grader who represented Union County in the First Coast Spelling Bee won the event and will now compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington this summer. Soon after Sam Evans and his family moved from the South Florida community of … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — A powerful message was delivered with approval of a county proclamation recognizing April as National Health Care Decisions Month. Every year, April 16 is set aside “to inspire educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advanced care planning, to raise public awareness of … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — Working in agriculture is not what it used to be. In days past a prospective farmer, either working in field crops or livestock, derived much of their knowledge from other farmers, most notable their family members. In today’s agricultural world there is so much more to … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER —åCourtney Edwards chose her job because she wanted more time to spend with her family and she loves the choice she has made. She takes great satisfaction in her multifaceted position as school secretary, answering phones and dealing with the students, as well as updating the … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — Old tires are one of the most difficult household waste products to get rid of. You can pay a fee when you buy new tires, take a few a year to your solid waste disposal site or pay to dispose of them at the land fill. … Read more
