BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] The Keystone Heights High School girls soccer team lost 6-1 to visiting Episcopal on Jan. 16, giving the Indians three straight losses to end the regular season. Stats weren’t available by deadline. On Jan. 12, the Indians lost 4-2 to visiting Middleburg, getting one goal each from Tayler Buchanan and Kaylee … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School picked up a boys basketball win after the Christmas break against Stanton Prep, but the Indians have since lost four straight to fall to 3-13 on the season. The Indians hosted Stanton on Jan. 5, getting a double-double from Cooper Barry in a 56-32. Barry had 15 … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School defeated visiting Palatka 35-32 on Jan. 16. The Telegraph-Times-Monitor didn’t have access to stats. It was the second straight win for the Indians after a Jan. 9 loss to Baldwin. Keystone bounced back in a 40-16 win over host Duval Charter on Jan. 13, getting a double-double … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Keystone Heights Mayor Nina Rodenroth outlined her vision for a Whooping Crane Festival to a Lake Region Civic group. The mayor told the Keystone Heights Rotary Club during its January 14 meeting that her inspiration for the idea came from a historical figure from Keystone’s past: Andy, the Whooping Crane. “So, … Read more
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] A residential house fire shut down portions of County Road 352, resulting in the loss of a resident’s home. The fire occurred at 5395 County Road 352 in Keystone Heights on Sunday, January 18th, at 1:30 p.m. Due to the trees surrounding the home, there was a significant concern about the … Read more
The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, which are public records. Bradford Liz … Read more
The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, which are public records. Bradford … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School hosted the eighth-ranked team in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps Class 2A power rankings, finishing in a 1-1 tie against Episcopal in a boys soccer match on Jan. 16. The Class 3A Indians trailed 1-0 before A.J. Nilsen scored off a Noah Jaramillo assist in the … Read more
Jean Ball Mrs. Jean Louise Ball, 78, of Keystone Heights died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at HCA Hospital in Gainesville. She was born Oct. 8, 1947, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to the late John and Ruth (McCabe) Greer. Survivors are her husband of 41 years, Thomas “Tom” Ball; children, Brenda David and John David; stepson, David … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School outscored host Hope Christian 26-6 in the third quarter en route to a 45-30 girls basketball win on Jan. 8. Iamorieah Williams poured in 21 points as the Tigers (1-10) earned their first win. Union also got nine points from Latoya Hampton, seven from Tessa Warren, four … Read more
