BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School’s track and field program received a $1,000 donation from Team Florida Track Club, which was presented to student-athletes, coaches and administrators on Jan. 13 by Team FTC board member Stirling Myles. The Gainesville-based Team FTC was founded by 2004 KHHS graduate Enoch Nadler and his…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Aaron Wiley scored five goals to lead the Keystone Heights High School boys soccer team to an 8-0 win over visiting Interlachen on Jan. 16. It was the second straight win for the Indians (9-4-3) and their fourth victory in their last six matches. Bryce Huntley added two goals,…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team won its eighth straight match and made it a memorable Senior Night for Kendall Gagnon, Carly Rogers, Lizzie Waughon and Miranda Yow in defeating visiting Newberry 4-0 on Jan. 13. The Indians (16-4) got one goal each from Waughon, Dallas DeCrosta,…
Governments struggle with homeless, panhandlers BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Clay County commissioners passed an ordinance banning pedestrians from asking for money on roadways during their Jan. 10 meeting. Sheriff Michelle Cook said the county’s prior ordinance on panhandling was unenforceable because it allowed some organizations to ask motorists for money while prohibiting…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Kiley Channell scored seven of her game-high 14 points in the second quarter to give the Keystone Heights High School girls basketball team a lead it wouldn’t relinquish in a 32-28 win over host Bradford on Jan. 12. It was a ragged, low-scoring affair in which the teams combined…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School’s girls weightlifting team competed at the Clay County Championships on Jan. 11, with Ariel King and Kaylee Wright combining to win three medals. Wright was the runner-up in the 169-pound class in both the traditional (bench press, clean and jerk) and snatch events, while King…
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 Hid bullet…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School defeated visiting Middleburg 46-11 on Jan. 6 to improve to 12-5 in girls basketball. Yasmin Bryant led the Indians with 14 points, while Kiley Channell and Dezaray Bright had 13 and 11, respectively. Channell also had four assists and four steals, while Bright had three…
Harold Colston Jr. Harold (Hal) I. Colston Jr., 57, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. He was born June 13, 1964, in Rome, Georgia (Floyd County) to Harold Sr. and Alberta (Bert) Colston. His father was in the military. He resided in several states, with the longest residency in Rome, Georgia…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School has announced the hiring of Steve Reynolds as its new head varsity football coach. Reynolds, who’s served as an assistant football and assistant boys weightlifting coach the past three seasons at KHHS and is currently the school’s dean of students, steps in for Chuck Dickinson,…
