Nov. 13 through Nov. 19 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…
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Each community has its strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the well-being of its children, and a recent report published by the Florida Policy Institute shines a light on the strengths and weaknesses of Florida counties. Information in the 2021 County Rankings for Child Well-Being is sourced from…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor HILLCREST— Clay County officials unveiled two new signs along State Road 100 marking the community of Hillcrest, during a Nov. 16 ceremony. County Commissioner Betsy Condon said the signs were along the highway, just east of Lake Geneva before the state widened and resurfaced the roadway. However, after the project…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor FLEMING ISLAND— The leadership of McRae Elementary School received the Exceeding Excellence Award during the Clay County School District’s Nov. 4 meeting. Marjorie Murray of the East Coast Technical Assistance Center told school board members that of the 1,895 Florida Title 1 schools eligible for the recognition, only 26 qualified.…
BY CHUCK DOWLING Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor The most successful season in Keystone Heights’ football history came to a disappointing end on Nov. 19 when the Indians fells 34-6 to the host Villages Charter Buffalo in the Region 2-4A semifinals. The loss came just one week after a resounding 50-0 home victory over the Umatilla…
Kenneth Brown HAMPTON Kenneth Jerry Brown, age 70, of Hampton passed away at his home on Friday, November 19, 2021. Kenneth was born in Belmont, Mississippi on August 25, 1951 to the late William Kenneth and Lois “Bates” Brown. Mr. Brown was an amateur radio operator, a veteran of the United States Marine…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Kiersten Shaw scored both goals in the Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team’s 2-2 tie against host Suwanee on Nov. 19. The Indians (1-2-2) got 12 saves from goalie Miranda Yow. Keystone will be back in action with a home match against Baker County on Tuesday, Nov. 30,…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Dezaray Bright and Yasmin Bryant combined to score 14 first-quarter points as the Keystone Heights High School girls basketball team built a 14-point lead and went on to defeat Williston 41-33 to cap the Indians’ fifth-annual Winter Shootout on Nov. 20. Branford and HEART HomeSchool were also part of…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School took only five shots on goal in a 3-0 loss to host Fernandina Beach in a Nov. 19 boys soccer match. Goalie Carson Eatmon made five saves for the Indians, who saw a three-match winning streak come to an end. Keystone (3-2) entered the match…
