BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — After a year or more without a Women’s Club Valentine’s Day Luncheon, thanks to COVID-19 and its subsequent mutations, club members have finally decided the coast is clear enough to allow the annual event to resume. The date is set for Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 from … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times A native of Union County, who has served Lake Butler Middle School for the past 12 years in positions ranging from substitute teacher to her current job as school secretary, but mostly as coordinator of whatever it takes to get the job done. Minnie Broughton has dedicated her … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Sue Plaster, who is still listing and selling properties at age 91, said the secret to staying active past 90 is simple: stay active. “The older you get, the more important it is that you move,” she said. “You know what I did this morning?” Plaster asked me … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Turning expectations into reality. That’s what the 11 students in the North Florida Technical College part-time practical nursing class that graduated in December accomplished, with every student passing the National Council Licensure Examination on their first attempt. “I intend for it to happen,” instructor Suzy Trimble said, explaining her … Read more
Head of School Terry Denmark announced this week that Hope Christian Academy has earned re-accreditation status from the International League of Christian Schools by meeting national standards for academic excellence. “This is a monumental achievement not only for Hope Christian Academy to be state and nationally accredited, but also for the community of Hope Christian … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times Through an introspective process of nomination and evaluation LBMS staff has chosen the Teacher Of the Year (T.O.Y) from the among faculty. When Emily Newson was told that she was named Teacher of the Year she said that she “felt humbled to be chosen among so many deserving … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Appreciation is wonderful, but what the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is working toward is accreditation. Sheriff Gordon Smith said Florida is leading the way with a goal of accrediting all of its sheriff’s offices as a way of showing the rest of the country it can be done. Accreditation … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — When he was running for reelection, Starke Police Chief Jeff Johnson was open about the need to fight the city’s narcotics problem. During that time and since, officers and investigators have made their fight high profile, regularly announcing the results of an early morning raid or … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Lawtey’s new police chief appreciates the support that got him the job and he’s already giving that support back to the community. Chief Jerry Feltner was sworn in earlier this month by Judge Tatum Davis, surrounded by his family. With a change in administrations, Feltner said there have already … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022 was Law Enforcement Appreciation Day – a day when grateful citizens can take a moment to let their local law enforcement officers and departments know that they appreciate them. Although there was no formal ceremony or gathering for the day in Union County the administrators … Read more
