BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The chair of the Clay County Historic Preservation Board told his colleagues that Tom Parham has obtained clearance to explore the site of Fort 11 near Lake Geneva and desires to donate artifacts from the site to the Clay County Museum. During an earlier meeting, Parnham indicated he was encountering resistance…
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] It’s a tough job to be the first to handle an emergency—the first voice on the phone, providing guidance, helping keep people calm and safe during a crisis, and relaying messages to EMS, fire, and police officials. The work is both challenging and demanding, yet these professionals manage to handle it…
The following individuals were recently arrested 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 Noah…
Every member of the Keystone Heights High School boys weightlifting team will compete in the Friday, April 24, Region 1-4A meet, which will be hosted by KHHS at 4 p.m. Eight lifters automatically qualified for regionals by winning their weight classes in Olympic and/or traditional at the April 9 District 8 meet: Dylan Currington…
Keystone Heights High School dropped its fourth straight game, losing 11-0 to visiting Clay in the Indians’ regular-season finale on April 8. The Indians (7-16) were held to two hits, one of which was a double by Brock Screen. Keystone entered the game off a 7-5 loss to visiting Oakleaf on April 7. It…
Bradford, Keystone Heights and Union County high schools will participate in district baseball tournaments next week, with Keystone and Union getting to host their first games. Union (16-7) is the top seed in the District 6-Rural tournament and has a first-round bye. The following quarterfinal games will take place on Monday, April 13: seventh seed…
Keystone Heights High School won eight of the 10 weight classes in Olympic and won five classes in traditional in winning the team championships in both at the District 8-1A meet on April 9 at KHHS. Lifting their way to district championships is nothing new for the Indians. They been champs every year (minus the…
Mayor Nina Rodenroth presented Keys to the City, described as the municipality’s most prestigious award, to Scott Fryer and David Kirkland, both longtime volunteers and leaders on the Keystone Heights Airport Authority Board. Fryer, who served on the board for nearly 13 years, began his aviation career as a teenager, learning to fly at the…
Mrs. Cindy Futch Friday, April 10 7 p.m. David Hurse Stadium 515 W. Adkins St., Starke Bradford High School Please wear Bradford Tornado colors!
Lena Adler Mrs. Lena Ward Adler, 96, of Keystone Heights went to her heavenly home on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at HCA in Gainesville. She was born Oct. 27, 1929, in Slocomb, Alabama, to Crevie and Daisy (Quattlebaum) Ward. Prior to retirement, she worked as a service representative in the car insurance industry. She…
