Retired CIA station chief dies in KH
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A former Moscow station chief for the Central Intelligence Agency died in Keystone Heights in January after retiring to the Lake Region in 2018. Murat…
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2 girls killed in Saturday crash
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor CLAY HILL— The Florida Highway Patrol said two people were killed and four more were injured when a truck rear-ended a van Saturday morning. According to an FHP report,…
Read MoreObituaries — March 15, 2022
Denise Arnold MELROSE Denise V. Arnold, 62, of Melrose, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. She was born in Rockville Centre, New York on May 4, 1959. There are no services being held at this tim…
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Man arrested after threats to Clay sheriff
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Robert Abel, 55, was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office after phoning threats to the sheriff and driving to the…
Read MoreLack of drivers delaying restart of curbside recycling
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Representatives of Waste Management told Clay County Commissioners during their March 8 meeting that the company is losing ground on recruiting and…
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April is water conservation month
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor PALATKA—The St. Johns River Water Management District said in a news release that for the past 22 years, April has been designated as water conservation month due to tr…
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County recognized for 2021 animal rescue
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— During its conference on March 5 in Orlando, the Florida Animal Control Association awarded Clay County government departments and organizations wit…
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Clay Electric trustees approve $12 million capital credits refund
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees has declared a $12 million capital credits refund for members who received service from 1992 through 2020. The co-op said in a news rele…
Read MoreAugust start date for Black Creek project
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor PALATKA— An official with the St. Johns River Water Management District said the district hopes to break ground on the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project in…
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