BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor The Bakery in Keystone Heights, which had been operating for four years, closed in July 2018 and reopened in 2024 “I closed so I could take care of my brother,” said owner Teri Gibbs. “After his passing, I decided to call the Bakery number two because his name…
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor Clay Electric Cooperative said an equipment failure tripped a circuit breaker, leaving around 8,500 customers in several counties without power for around 20 minutes. The Monday, April 7, 10:20 a.m. outage blacked out the City of Keystone Heights and the surrounding area for nearly half an hour.
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor A three-car crash sent one person to a hospital in critical condition and a second with serious injuries on State Road 21 near the Putnam-Clay-County line Friday afternoon. According to an eyewitness who declined to release his name, at around 5:30 p.m., a southbound silver pickup was stationary…
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said its officers and Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies are continuing to search Lake Santa Fe for a missing boater. FWC said in a statement that on Wednesday, January 1, at approximately 7:15 p.m., the two agencies and the Florida Highway Patrol…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Friends of Keystone Heights, FL. Inc. started the city’s yearlong celebration of its first 100 years with a gala at the Keystone Heights RV Park on Saturday, December 28. The organization’s president, Ginger Lee, said her group sold around 160 tickets for the gala, which featured the Jacksonville-based band Duval…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Keystone Heights Heritage Commission hosted its 2024 Holiday Tour of Historic Homes on Saturday, December 21. Unlike previous tours, which permitted guests to view only the exteriors of the homes, this event included interior tours of the structures. Volunteer Dana Eatmon said the Keystone Heights Women’s Club sold approximately 140…
BY BARBARA ANDERSON AND GINNY GEIGER Garden Club of the Lakes Every yard has its own personality, reflecting the uniqueness of its owners. Greg and Teresa Locke have added much personality to their yard in just the two years they have lived at 4162 Southeast First Avenue. Greg was quick to tell us that Teresa…
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor On Sunday, December 8th, around 10:25 a.m., a residential fire broke out on Pembroke Street in the High Ridge Estates neighborhood of Keystone Heights. No people or animals were injured in the incident. According to a witness, the battalion chief on duty said a pot on the stove…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] On October 27, the children’s ministry at Trinity Baptist Church held a packing party to send Christmas gift boxes overseas. The party was part of Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, which has delivered over 220 million boxes to children in over 170 countries and territories since 1993. Project…
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor Clay County Supervisor of Elections Chris Chambless headlined the Sheriff’s Net meeting on Thursday, October 24, at Keystone’s First Baptist Church. “The very first day of early voting in Clay County, we had a record,” he said. “We had more voters on that day than any other early…
