Program combines buprenorphine with counseling BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County Fire Rescue has a new program to help people addicted to opioids. Stephen Teal of the department’s paramedicine team told the Keystone SafetyNet Alliance during its September meeting that the program includes up to seven days of treatment with the drug…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights Airport cut the ribbon on its fixed base operations building during a Wednesday, Sept. 6 ceremony. Airport Board Chair David Kirkland said it had been 890 days since the airport broke ground for the facility, adding that the new structure was a dream when making it onto…
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A Lake Region support group is asking residents to locate musical instruments they no longer play for a second life with the Keystone Heights High School Band. Friends of KHHS was founded in 2020 to help support various programs at the school. Spokesperson Tina Bullock said that currently, the nonprofit is assisting the fine arts department. “We’re putting out an all call for…
Oct. 2 through Oct. 8 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 KATE ELLISON Special to the Monitor MELROSE— The Democratic Women’s Club of the Lakes Area hosted a Walk Against Hate on Sunday, Oct. 10 at Heritage Park in Melrose. The event was one of many across the country organized by the Anti-defamation League. Democratic Women’s Club President Cheryl Owen introduced the speakers to a…
BY CHUCK DOWLING Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor The Keystone Heights Indians kept their perfect record intact on Oct. 8 with a five-touchdown victory over the Crescent City Raiders, resulting in a 56-21 win on homecoming. Keystone entered its bye week with a 7-0 record and will return to action on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Pierson…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School competed in the Buchholz Bobcat Cross Country Classic at Santa Fe College in Gainesville on Oct. 9, with Tyler Griffin placing 65th out of 195 in the varsity boys race. Griffin ran a time of 18:56, while Olivia Griffin, placed 88th in the 154-member varsity…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Alex Addington finished atop the field, but his Keystone Heights High School boys golf team placed second behind visiting Trinity Christian on Oct. 11. Keystone had a team score of 199, which was seven strokes behind Trinity. Addington earned medalist honors by shooting a 41, which placed him three…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School’s volleyball team avenged getting swept by Keystone Heights in a Sept. 27 match, with Jaycee Davis contributing 20 kills and 20 digs in a 3-1 (25-17, 25-13, 24-26, 25-22) win over the visiting Indians on Oct. 4. The Tigers (10-8) also got two blocks from…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School is ranked second in its region, while Keystone Heights and Union County are ranked third in their respective regions in the latest RPI football rankings released by the Florida High School Athletic Association on Oct. 6. The teams with the top six RPI rankings in each…
