BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] A 23-year-old from Florahome, a firefighter with Jacksonville Fire Rescue, was killed in a traffic crash on State Road 26 in Melrose. The incident occurred on Wednesday, March 25, at 2:30 a.m. As a result, the road was closed for several hours, diverting traffic to other areas of Melrose. According to…
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] A brush fire prompted evacuations for residents in the north end of Keystone Heights. The fire started in the Bondarenko Court area on Saturday, March 21, at 1:50 p.m. Multiple units from Clay County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forestry Service were deployed to fight the blaze. Due to the dry…
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook was recognized by the President and invited to speak at the White House Women’s History Month event. The event on Thursday, March 12. On that same day, President Trump issued a proclamation celebrating Women’s History Month. “Women’s History Month, we celebrate the extraordinary American women of…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Colonel Samuel Elbert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its March 2, 10:30 a.m., regular monthly meeting at Keystone Heights City Hall. Special guests and speakers included: Robin Stephens, Gainesville Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Representative to the Veterans Administration Volunteer Services Advisory Committee;…
12:31 p.m. Keystone Heights Airport Manager Craig Coon: Airport staff has completed its checklist for crash incidents, and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified. The airport remains open for flight operations. 12:10 p.m. Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith: The victim is a frequent flyer and well-known at the Keystone Airport, but does not…
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor An early Monday fire north of Keystone Heights destroyed one home and resulted in a missing dog. Clay County Fire Rescue received the call on the fire at 4:26 a.m., June 16. One man occupied the home, who told first responders he couldn’t find his dog. The Red…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Mossman Hall displayed the works of two area artists during the June 6 Melrose Art Walk. St. Simons Island resident Alyson Tucker was raised in Atlanta and moved to Georgia’s Golden Isles in the 1970s to escape the city. “That was when the drug culture was so strong,” she said, “and…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting at least one fatality at a traffic crash near the intersection of State Road 100 and King Street in Keystone Heights. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office first reported the collision around midnight Thursday morning, adding that both lanes of the State Road were blocked. Tiffany…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said staff at Melrose Elementary School received a threatening phone call around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29. In response to the threat, the school initiated a lockdown, and the school district locked down other West Putnam schools, including those in Interlocken. “At the same time,”…
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor A semi-truck overturned in Keystone Heights on South Lawrence Boulevard Saturday morning, causing significant damage to a city fence and spilling cases of bottled water. The incident resulted in several hours of road closures. The April 19 traffic crash occurred at 5:45 a.m. According to the Clay County…
