Christine Brooker Christine Roberts Brooker passed away peacefully at The Plaza Health and Rehab on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. She was born in Lake Butler to the late Oscar and Myrtle Dukes Roberts on Jan. 8, 1939. She was a God-fearing woman who put her family above all else. In 1958, she married James “Jimmy”…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Officials opened the Clay County Agricultural Fair on Thursday, March 30. The festivities included the entry of the fair board of directors on a parade float and appearances by the Clay High drum line and sheriff’s office color guard. Fair Manager Tasha Hyder said this year’s edition of…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Tyler Griffin won an event for Keystone Heights High School at St. Augustine High School’s Running of the Jackets track event, which was held March 30. Griffin won the 800m with a time of 2:08, while teammate Shepherd Rozier was third with a time of 2:12. Boys team member…
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 Stephen Jay…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School lost 6-2 to Lake Wales on April 1, wrapping up a 1-3 outing in the Kissimmee Klassic softball tournament. A solo home run by Kiley Channell and a sacrifice-fly RBI by Kadence Massey gave the Indians (4-10) a 2-0 lead over the eighth-ranked, Class 4A…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A class of JROTC cadets told a visiting speaker at Keystone Heights High School that they rarely see cigarettes on campus but that vaping at the school is common. Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Rob George presented an anti-drug demonstration to the students, warning them against the dangers…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE—Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a permitless carry bill sponsored by local legislators Bobby Payne and Chuck Brannan. Brannan represents Bradford and Union counties in Florida’s House of Representatives. Payne represents southern Clay County, including Keystone Heights. The new law allows most citizens to carry a concealed weapon…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Clay County commissioners amended their contract with a national promoter of kayak bass fishing, deleting the promoter’s role in producing a fishing tournament in Clay County and requiring him only to promote the sport within the county. When announcing the tournament last November at Whitey’s Fish Camp in…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School hosted Union County in girls tennis on April 3, with the Indians winning 6-1 and improving their record to 6-2. The Indians swept doubles play, with the number-one team of Tara Tarvit and Whitnee Buchanan defeating Jordan Hendricks and Bailey Handley 8-4, while the number-two…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Tucker Hardee hit two of his team’s four home runs, while starting pitcher Tre’Von Lee gave up two hits in the Union County High School baseball team’s 12-0, five-inning win over visiting Keystone Heights on April 3. Hardee finished with five RBI for the Tigers, who improved to 10-4…
