BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County Commissioners held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for six new pickleball courts at Twin Lakes Park east of Keystone Heights. The Thursday, April 27 event also featured a match between County Commissioner Betsy Condon and County Manager Howard Wanamaker. The county said in an email that with…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Kadence Massey allowed just three hits as the Keystone Heights High School softball team, which got three RBI each from Alaina Kinsall and Ashley Nugent, defeated Beachside 11-0 in the District 3-3A tournament quarterfinals on May 1 at KHHS. The third seed Indians (7-17) will play second seed Palatka…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Keystone Heights Elementary School held a job fair for its sixth graders on Wednesday, April 26, in the school’s gym. Teacher Jessica Carter said the fair was a part of the school’s global perspective curriculum under its new affiliation with Cambridge International Schools. The “Why work?” project…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Baseball and softball district tournaments begin on Monday, May 1, and run through Thursday, May 4. In baseball, Bradford is the fifth seed in the District 2-3A tournament and will play fourth seed Bishop Snyder at 6 p.m. at Bishop Snyder. If the Tornadoes win, they would travel to…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Host Clay hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth as the Keystone Heights High School baseball team lost 4-2 in its regular-season finale on April 27. Clay is ranked fourth in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 5A power poll, but the Indians (23rd…
The family of Edna M. Cohens would like to sincerely thank everyone for their acts of kindness, prayers, and food during our loss. Your kind words have given us encouragement. Thank you so much! The Cohens Family
Alison Millar Alison E. Millar, 76, of Keystone Heights, passed away peacefully with family by her side at the Community Hospice Warner Center in Fernandina Beach on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. She was born April 20, 1946, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the daughter of the late James and Helen Haston. She grew up with her sister,…
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 Jorge Giovanni…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A circuit judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church brought by Lawtey’s Grace United Methodist Church and other congregations. Judge George Wright wrote in a 15-page order that the present law in the State of Florida requires a secular court to…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It was a struggle for the Keystone Heights High School baseball team against the sixth-ranked team in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 3A power poll as the Indians lost 10-0 to host Fernandina Beach on April 21. Connor Guy went 2 for 3, but the rest of…
