Clay firefighters deploy to Bay County
Clay County Fire Rescue sent a crew to the panhandle wildfires as part of a regional task force Saturday. At press time, the Adkins Avenue Fire, Bertha Swamp Road Fire and Star Avenue Fire had burned…
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Clay students give high grades to teachers, low marks to classmates
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor FLEMING ISLAND—During the March 3 Clay County School Board meeting, Superintendent David Broskie shared the results of a student climate and culture survey. He said 61%…
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Keystone band plays for Icemen
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights High School Band Boosters reported in a social media post that the band played during the Jacksonville Icemen hockey game on Satu…
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Charter review committee holds initial meeting
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights Charter Review Committee held its first meeting on March 3. The committee recommends changes to the city’s governing document. Al…
Read MorePilot crashes after departing KH airport
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— An Oregon woman crashed into a salt marsh adjacent to the North Florida Regional Airport near St. Augustine, 15 minutes after she left the Keystone He…
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Melrose structure fire displaces family
MELROSE— The Melrose Volunteer Fire Department said in a social media post that a March 5 fire forced a Lake Region family out of its home. The blaze occurred in the 700 block of North SR 21. Units fr…
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Jackson crowned Miss Keystone Heights High School
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The secretary of the junior class won the 2022 title of Miss Keystone Heights High School. The pageant was held at the school on Saturday, March 5. Ca…
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Bradford Agricultural Fair: Thames, McElhenny, Tew earn table-setting rosettes
Natalie Thames earned a best-overall rosette in the Intermediate division for the second straight year, while Allyson McElhenny and Sadie Tew also earned rosettes in their respective age divisions in…
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Keystone baseball team defeats BHS 15-2 for 1st win
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Ty Glenn and Ryan Jones each drove in four runs for the Keystone Heights High School baseball team, which defeated visiting Bradford 15-2 in 4.5 innings on Marc…
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