Obituaries — July 14, 2026
Billie Mathis Billie Gene Mathis, 70, of Starke peacefully passed away at her home Wednesday, July 8, 2026, just two days after celebrating her 70th birthday with those she loved. Billie Gene was bo…
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Retired deputy displays paintings at Melrose Art Walk
Mossman Hall hosted featured artist Shawn Mullins — whose oil paintings capture the beauty and history of old Florida — on July 3 at the Melrose Art Walk. Mullins, who has been painting for approxim…
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Keystone hosts various July 4 activities prior to fireworks
Keystone Heights’ July 4 celebration continued throughout the afternoon and into the evening following that morning’s Freedom 5K and Lake Region Kiwanis Club parade with athletic competitions, famil…
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New Mission of the Dirt Road director shares her story — and a new project — with Keystone Heights Rotary
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Maggie Crozier knows what it means to choose between a loaf of bread and a bottle of shampoo. Years ago, she and her three children spent two years homeless, livin…
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Vandalism, aging playground strain Keystone Heights as city celebrates clean audit
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A string of vandalism at city parks, a swarm of speeding e-bikes and a 29-year-old playground in need of costly repairs dominated Monday night’s Keystone Heights C…
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Keystone Heights caps tax rate at 3.7902 mills as council braces for leaner times
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Keystone Heights City Council set the ceiling for next year's property tax rate at 3.7902 mills Monday night, while warning residents that a proposed state constit…
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Permitted burn in Lake Geneva area escalates into brush fire
A permitted debris burn associated with the city of Keystone Heights’ Lake Geneva restoration project spread to surrounding vegetation last week, prompting a multi-agency response and concerns from…
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Head-on collision shuts down S.R. 21
A traffic accident in Keystone Heights, which witnesses said was a head-on collision, closed the S.R. 21 bridge for more than 1.5 hours on July 8, forcing commuters to take detours. According to Cla…
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Bradford loses district B by a single point as state raises grading bar
Bradford High grade withheld The Bradford County School District earned a higher share of points on its state report card this year than it did a year ago — and still lost the B it worked more than a…
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