BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager The St. Johns River Water Management District said Lake Brooklyn’s water level increased by six-tenths of a foot during September, bringing it to around 107 feet above sea level and above the lake’s average level of about 102 feet. Christine Mundy, the district’s bureau chief of Water Resource Information, said…
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor The results of Florida’s first year of progress monitoring in English language arts and mathematics have been released, and they show how far students were able to move from the beginning to the end of the year. They also show the percentage of students who were performing at or…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Over 230 runners and walkers lined up for the Freedom 5K in front of the Keystone Heights City Hall on the morning of July 4. Race organizer Kerry Cooper Collins told the crowd that the event is the sole fundraiser for the Jordan Cooper Memorial Scholarship Fund,…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Chelsea LeMire, Bradford High School’s new volleyball coach, played in a successful program at Keystone Heights High School, which included being a part of almost 50 wins during her junior and senior seasons. After winning a district championship in 2008, the Indians failed to reach the title game in…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer A sport that meant so much to Chelsea LeMire is now once again a part of her life as she is the new head coach of the Bradford High School varsity volleyball team. “I’m super, super excited,” LeMire said. “I’ve always wanted to be a coach or a head…
Gentry Cooksey Gentry O’Neill Cooksey, 18, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, June 24, 2023. He was born on June 30, 2004, to Scott and Jaime (Hinman) Cooksey in Gainesville. After he graduated from Liberty Christian Academy last year, he began his study at Liberty University in pursuit of…
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, which are public records. Bradford Bertram Eugene…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The school district’s chief academic officer told school board members that the district has removed 76 books from school libraries because of challenges by parents and community members, and in reaction to legislation passed in Tallahassee. Roger Daily told school board members during a June 20 workshop…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Softball has been a part of Savannah Channell’s life for as long as she can remember, but the University of North Florida shortstop learned this past season is that the sport doesn’t define who she is as a person. Channell, a 2019 Keystone Heights High School graduate, said she…
