Lake Region

Wiley goal gives KHHS boys soccer team its 2nd straight win

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Aaron Wiley scored off a Tyler Shaw assist to give the Keystone Heights High School boys soccer team a 1-0 win over host Fort White on Dec. 13. Goalie Carson Eatmon made four saves as the Indians (6-4-2) won their second straight match after a stretch in which they…

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Lake Region

KHHS girls improve to 7-1 with 61-14 win over Baker County

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It was a standout defensive effort for the Keystone Heights High School girls basketball team, which defeated host Baker County 61-14 on Dec. 10. The Indians (7-1) came up with 31 steals, with Emma Rogel leading the way with 11. Dezaray Bright and Kiley Channell had seven and six…

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Lake Region

Melrose library expansion continues

MELROSE— A 500-square foot addition to the Putnam County Library in Melrose continues into December.  The addition on the east side of the building, which faces the post office, will house a multi-purpose meeting room. Putnam County commissioners approved the project in 2020, and construction began in July 2021. A completion date for the project…

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Lake Region

Snowberger takes the reins of the KHHS boys hoops team

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Basketball — especially at the high school level — should be fun. Fun for the players. Fun for the fans. That’s what Matt Snowberger believes and what he wants the Keystone Heights High School boys basketball to become. Snowberger, a 2009 KHHS graduate, is in his first year as…

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Bradford County

Nitro Rallycross debuts at Keystone Airport

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The inaugural Nitro Rallycross event at Florida International Rally and Motorsports Park, within the Keystone Heights Airport featured a NASCAR star, controversy and the crowning of the tour’s founder as the Supercar Series Champion. NASCAR Cup Series 2020 champion Chase Elliot was a last-minute announcement into the Supercar…

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Obituaries — Dec. 7, 2021

  Edna Lee Bell RAIFORD Edna Lee Bell, 62, of Raiford passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. She was born Dec. 19, 1958, in Munich, Germany, to Ronald Ray and Linda Knapp Russelburg. After graduating from high school, she joined the US Army where she proudly served our country. She…

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Lake Region

KHHS girls win 4th straight with 8-0 win over Eastside

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer After a 1-3-2 start, the Keystone Heights High School soccer team has won four in a row, including an 8-0 victory over visiting Eastside on Dec. 6. The Indians (5-3-2) have have outscored their opponents 29-5 in their last four matches. Stats posted onto MaxPreps for the Eastside win…

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Lake Region

Indians build 3-1 lead, but settle for 3-3 tie

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Visiting Newberry scored two goals in the second half as the Keystone Heights High School boys soccer team had to settle for a 3-3 tie on Dec. 3. The Indians (4-3-1) scored the first two goals, with the first coming off a penalty kick by Tyler Colaw. Logan Spence…

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