Obituaries — Aug. 18, 2026
Sue Beasley Sue Marie Beasley, 80, of Keystone Heights died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Starke. Born on Jan. 22, 1946, in Santa Barbara, California, to Ruth Lorna Kidd Hammond and Hal Hall Hammond, bot…
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KHHS boys drop golf opener to Lafayette
Keystone Heights High School’s Nathaniel Bardier placed third in the boys golf team’s season-opening loss to Lafayette on Aug. 17 at Live Oak’s Suwannee Country Club. The Indians had a team score of…
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Obituaries — Aug. 11, 2026
Betty Blackburn Betty Bryant Blackburn, 92, of Starke passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. She was born in Winterville, Georgia, on Jan. 23, 1934, to the late Roy and Leah Hall Bryant. As…
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Indians looking to compete, change perception in 2026
New Keystone Heights High School Head Football Coach Cameron Porch will work to reverse the Indians’ fortunes from the last two seasons, when the team combined to win two games, but the job doesn’t fa…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendan…
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Black Creek pipeline bursts near State Road 21, undermining Clay County roadway
Water district says no injuries; repairs and cause still being assessed as project is taken offline BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A pipeline that carries water from Black Creek toward the deple…
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Outcry sinks proposed seaplane base on Crystal Lake – Proposal would have evicted the sportsmen’s club from airport property
BY JENN SAMSEL Jenn@bctelegraph.com The promoter of a seaplane operation on Crystal Lake withdrew his proposal after dozens of lake residents crowded into the Keystone Heights Airport boardroom during…
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Obituaries — Aug. 4, 2026
Roy Decelle Sr. Mr. Roy Joseph DeCelle, Sr., 73, of Starke passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville. He was born July 3, 1952, in Quincy, Massachusetts, to the late Leroy an…
Read MoreKeystone CRA adds Geneva Jungle playground restoration to project list Board shifts two projects back a year to make room for a $66,000 placeholder; volunteers line up to help
BY DAN HILDEBRAN dan@BcTelegraph.com The Keystone Heights Community Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously Monday night to add the Geneva Jungle Playground restoration to its approved projects list, c…
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