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Change in law puts airport grant in jeopardy
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A change in funding requirements for Keystone Heights Airport projects could put large projects out of reach for the municipally owned airport. Typically, state g…
Read MoreCard of Thanks — Reginald Butler family
A special “Thank You” for the men who built the wheelchair ramp for Reginald Butler. He was able to use it for exactly two years. What a blessing it was! God bless you for your labor of love! Th…
Read MoreObituaries — Aug. 12, 2025
Reginald Butler Gone home to be with Jesus. Reginald Butler, 95, died Friday, June 13, 2025, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville. He was born in Hartford, Alabama on July 27, 1929, to Festis and Mary Butl…
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Black Creek still too low for discharges to lakes
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] An official with the St. Johns River Water Management District stated that fluctuating water levels in Black Creek are still too low for the district to initiate…
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Lake Brooklyn down another 5 inches – Lake is down over four feet since November
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A St. Johns River Water Management District official told the organization’s governing board that Lake Brooklyn lost another 4.8 inches in water level during July…
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Keystone appoints board members
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Keystone Heights City Council appointed a Navy veteran to its Heritage Commission and a PhD to the city’s planning and zoning board during its August 4 meetin…
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Indians to put young team on the field in 2025
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School is coming off a rough 2024 varsity football season that saw the Indians win just two games, so some of the players who’ll b…
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Father and daughter walk 1,100 miles together
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The City of Keystone Heights’s interim city manager recently completed walking the Florida National Scenic Trail with his now 13-year-old daughter. Jamie Booth sa…
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