BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The planning and zoning board approved some features of two proposed projects within the City of Keystone Heights, while turning down other requests from the two developers of the properties. Popeye’s Chicken The developers of a proposed Popeye’s Chicken on Green Way between Walgreens and Dollar General…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Lake Region Kiwanis donated a used trumpet and a $650 check to the KHHS band during the November meeting of the Friends of Keystone Heights High School. Friends of KHHS was founded in 2020 to help support various programs at the school. Now, the group is assisting the…
Nov. 6 through Nov. 12 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…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel told a Lake Region gathering that he loved his time in the Army, and wishes he was still serving. Mark Alexander said during a Veterans Day service at the Keystone Heights Cemetery that he knew he was destined for military service while…
Phillip Arnold KEYSTONE HEIGHTS Phillip Woodrow Arnold passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in Troy, Ohio and was a long time resident of Keystone Heights. Phil was preceded in death by his parents, Norman and Cathrine Arnold.…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School’s football team accomplished a first by winning a playoff game this past Friday (see related story), so, of course, this week brings another first — an appearance in the second round of the postseason, which will have the Indians taking on The Villages in a…
BY CHUCK DOWLING Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Through nearly 60 years of Keystone Heights High School Football, the one thing that had always eluded the school was a victory in the FHSAA playoffs. They had tried 11 times and failed 11 times to achieve that goal. That is no longer the case as Keystone beat…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The Keystone Heights High School girls basketball program will host its annual Winter Shootout on Saturday, Nov. 20. Keystone will play Branford to start the event at 9 a.m. Williston then plays Home Heart at 10:30 a.m. A three-point shootout will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Branford…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School was attempting to win two in a row in girls soccer, but the Indians lost 3-1 at Ridgeview on Nov. 15. Kiersten Shaw, off a Raegan Hogg assist, scored the lone goal for the Indians, who fell to 1-3. Goalie Miranda Yow made 14 saves.…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School dropped its first match of the boys soccer season, but the Indians have now won two in a row after defeating visiting Baker County 3-0 on Nov. 15. The Indians (2-1) got two goals and one assist from Logan Spence, while Skylar Kedgley had one…
