City taking on more events
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— City officials said they are taking over the Lake Region’s annual Halloween celebration, will reestablish its farmers’ market, and may assume control…
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Agencies plan for school shootings response
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County Schools Superintendent David Broskie said his district ran through plans to reunite students and parents in the event of a school shooti…
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Sheriff’s office reaches out to KH youth
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Clay County Sheriff’s Office participated in the National Night Out campaign, setting up tents at Keystone Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 2 and at other l…
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Officials celebrate historic courthouse renovations
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for renovations at the county’s historic courthouse in Green Cove Springs. County Commissioner…
Read MoreObituaries — Aug. 2, 2022
James Christian James K. Christian, 86, of Melrose passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Palatka. He was born Sept. 30, 1935, in Tazewell County, Virginia to James L. and Margaret E.…
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Boettcher, Ford receive Dr. Franklin Scholarships
Brandon “Bo” Boettcher and Raven Ford are the recipients of this year’s Dr. Benjamin Franklin Recognition Day Scholarships. The scholarship, named after a former member of Lawtey’s Philadelphia Missio…
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City honors weightlifting team, restaurant owner
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The city council recognized the community’s state champion weightlifting team and gave a key to the city to the owner of Johnny’s Barbecue during its…
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Sheriff to reopen KH substation
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said she is reopening the office’s substation within the Keystone Heights City Hall. The substation previously opera…
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Deputy gets probation after DUI, crash
Bradford criminal court dispositions for July 26 and 27 BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A defendant who was a Clay County deputy at the time of his arrest was sentenced to probation after plea…
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