4 years for DUI
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Kathleen Olga Smith, 48, of Keystone Heights was sentenced to four years in prison and 14 years’ probation after pleading to DUI with serious bodily injury and…
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Crash kills Jacksonville woman near Kingsley Lake
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Florida Highway Patrol said a 31-year-old Jacksonville woman died when she crashed into trees Saturday night, July 9. The agency said the crash occurred aro…
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15-year-old bicyclist struck by SUV
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Florida Highway Patrol said a Lake Region teen was taken to a hospital after being hit by an SUV south of Green Cove Springs. The state agency sai…
Read MoreObituaries — July 5, 2022
Zachary Andrews KEYSTONE HEIGHTS Zachary Dale Andrews, 67, of Keystone Heights and Crescent City passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022, under hospice care at North Florida Regional Medical Center. He…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
June 25 through July 1 The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are conside…
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Parade celebrates ‘One Nation’
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The 54th annual Our Country Day Parade proceeded north on South Lawrence Boulevard on Saturday, July 2, celebrating the theme “One Nation.” The proces…
Read MoreFireworks display cut short
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— An Our Country Day committee member said the organization’s July 2 fireworks display at Lake Geneva was cut short by a malfunctioning controller durin…
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Freedom 5K results
1 Noah Wasserman, Bluffton, SC, 15:57.56, age 16 2 Julian Bautista, Gainesville, 16:49.09, age 18 3 Cohen MacDonald, Okatie, SC, 16:49.61, age 16 4 Tyler Griffin, Keystone Heights, 17:4…
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South Carolina man wins Freedom 5K
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Noah Wasserman of Bluffton, South Carolina, won the Freedom 5k in Keystone Heights Saturday with a time of 15:57.56. Last year Wasserman’s teammate,…
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