BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A consultant hired by the City of Keystone Heights delivered the first draft of a plan that city leaders said might guide the municipality through the next several years. The draft results from February workshops city council members and staff held with Jeff Hendry, director of the Florida Institute of Government.…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A man facing 17 counts of drug, battery, burglary and gun charges in Putnam County and 18 in Clay County was arrested with 94 grams of methamphetamine after ramming his car into Clay Couty Sheriff patrol cars and fleeing on foot. Deputies located Cameron Yarbrough near the intersection of Silver Sand…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School track-and-field athletes participated in the Bob Hayes Invitational on March 15 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Olivia Griffin participated in two events on the girls side, running the 400m in 1:03 and the 800m in 2:44. Melody Tyre ran 2:58 in the 800m and…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School’s softball team, after a loss to top-ranked Class 5A Middleburg, played another 5A opponent, losing 9-0 to visiting Ponte Vedra on March 14. Maddi Glinski went 2 for 3, but the rest of the team was a combined 4 for 24. Keystone (4-5) hosts Fort White (the…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Aiden Wossilek homered and drove in three runs in the Keystone Heights High School baseball team’s 10-0, five-inning win over host Orange Park on March 14. Tyler Brinson and Aiden Screen both pitched in the shutout, with Brinson give up one hit in three innings and Screen allowing none in the…
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor The co-owner of the Keystone Heights Golf and Country Club said he is closing the facility’s doors at the end of March. Brad Harvey said he has been trying to sell the course for a year, because the costs of keeping it open is exceeding the course’s revenues.…
BY GINNY GEIGER AND BARBARA ANDERSON Garden Club of the Lakes Age has no limit for a beautiful yard. This statement has been proven true by Richard and Virginia Story. By looking at them and seeing their yard, you would have no idea they were both 87 and proud of it. As they rightly should…
For Matt Dyal, a career in banking wasn’t always part of the plan. Starting out as a youth pastor in Starke, Dyal made a significant career change over a decade ago when he joined Capital City Bank. The financial advisor explained his career path recently to the Keystone Heights Rotary Club, and the organization summarized…
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor The Save Our Lakes meeting, held on Tuesday, March 11, at the First Baptist Church, began with statistics on Lake Brooklyn’s water level. President Vivian Katz-James said rainfall over the last 12 months reached 52.48 inches. Lake Brooklyn is situated at an elevation of 111.5 feet. Black Creek…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School hosted the number-one team in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps Class 5A softball power rankings, losing 7-1 to Middleburg on March 11. The Class 3A Indians (4-4) trailed only 2-0 before scoring their lone run in the fourth. Amber Wagner singled, advanced on an Audry Cisco…
