Lake Region news summary
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor Keystone Beach closed for two months The beach will be closed beginning Monday, Feb. 14 and will remain closed until April. Renovations on the restroom area and the per…
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Woman killed in head-on crash in Melrose
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor MELROSE— The Florida Highway Patrol said a 46-year-old woman was killed Saturday morning on State Road 26, near County Road 219A west of Melrose. According to an FHP re…
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Clay leaders lobby legislature
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor TALLAHASSEE— Clay County government and business leaders spoke to lawmakers in Tallahassee during the 6th Annual Clay Day at the State Capitol. Prior to the main event…
Read More14 to vie for crowns in 4 divisions at Feb. 26 Miss Bradford Fest
The Miss Bradford Fest-Santa Fe College Scholarship Pageant will take place Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Bradford High School auditorium at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Winners will be crowned in four age di…
Read More3 KHHS wrestlers earn regional bids
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School wrestlers Jason Bowden, Matthew Delano and Alyx Nichols earned the right to compete at the regional level after their performances…
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Mattox honored at KHHS preseason classic
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Former players and current and past coaches and administrators paid tribute to the man Walt Darty said represents Keystone baseball on Feb. 15 at Keystone Heigh…
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Clay Electric Foundation distributes $92K
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Clay Electric Foundation Board of Directors approved 11 applications for a total of $91,849 in grants in January. In a social media post, the co-o…
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Man, woman shoot guns in back yard, hit neighbor’s house
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Bradford deputies arrested a couple near the Bradford-Clay County line after rounds from their backyard shooting spree hit a neighbor’s home. Robert C…
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Fire chief: volunteer system wasn’t working
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford County’s fire chief told the Keystone Heights Rotary Club that his department switched over to paid firefighters because the volunteer system no longer…
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