Obituaries — Feb. 8, 2022
Daniel Byrd JACKSONVILLE Daniel “Dewey” Allen Carl Byrd, 36, of Jacksonville, died on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. He was born on Aug. 20, 1985 in Jacksonville to Reginald D. and June Rena (Deese) Byrd and g…
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KHHS girls hoops team earns at-large playoff berth
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School got the chance to continue its girls basketball season, with the Indians earning the last at-large qualifying spot in the Region 1-…
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KHHS girls soccer team just misses out on Region 1-3A playoff berth
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School was the first team out in qualifying for the Region 1-3A girls soccer playoffs, which begin Tuesday, Feb. 8. The champions of the f…
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KHHS girls lose 58-46 in District 4-4A title game
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School trailed for the majority of the game and fell behind by 26 points in the third quarter before ultimately losing 58-46 to top-seed D…
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Clay’s SaferWatch app has panic button for teachers
*Superintendent David Broskie said the app gives teachers and staff the ability to report a threat with the touch of a button.*He added that the district partnered with the sheriff’s office and the po…
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Indians overcome slow start, win 52-35 in District 4-4A semifinals
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer “The curse is over!” So said Keystone Heights High School Head Girls Basketball Coach Jessica Carter, who watched her team rally from an 18-8 first-quarter defi…
Read MoreCBS to televise races at Keystone Beach
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The organizer of an upcoming racing event at Keystone Beach Park said coverage of the event will wind up on a sports cable channel. Alan Verlander o…
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Clay commissioners skeptical over cat population plan
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County commissioners discussed upcoming funding levels for their trap-neuter-and-return cat policy during a Jan. 25 meeting, with several commi…
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Unattended burn leads to Keystone Heights brushfire
*The Tuesday afternoon blaze spread from a pile of debris to the surrounding yard.*The siding on a nearby mobile home was warped from the heat of the fire.*Clay County Fire Rescue said no one was inju…
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