BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School fell to 7-7 on the season with a 29-16 loss to visiting Baldwin on Jan. 9. Raven Bastin, Rigby Morford and Alexandra Papaioannou each scored four points for the Indians, who also got three from Daisy Hubbard and one from Melissa Williams. Kadence Massey led the team … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Eight players scored goals in the Keystone Heights High School boys soccer team’s 9-1 win at Interlachen on Jan. 12. Ryder Thomas scored two goals as well as recording two assists, while the following scored one goal each: Luke Buchanan, Noah Jaramillo, A.J. Nilsen, Trenton Noble, Kipton Spence, Landon Spence and … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School had lost three in a row in girls soccer, but the Indians put an end to that streak with a 4-1 win over visiting Orange Park on Jan. 9. Tayler Buchanan, Parker Collins, Halea Lam and Kaylee Park each scored a goal. Park also had one assist. … Read more
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] A semi-truck collided with a food truck on State Road 100 in Bradford County, causing the food truck to overturn and the driver to sustain serious injuries. Witnesses reported that the food truck was preparing to make a left turn when the semi-truck struck it from behind, flipping it onto its … Read more
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] A group of kids ignited a brush fire behind residential homes in downtown Keystone Heights. On Wednesday, January 7, the fire started at 5:11 P.M. near the area of 420 SW Magnolia Ave, Keystone Heights, Clay County. According to a Facebook post by the City of Keystone Heights, the fire was … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The bureau chief for the St. Johns River Water Management District said below-average rainfall in December pushed the western and northern sections of the district into severe drought conditions, with other areas of the 18-county district undergoing moderate drought conditions. Tim Miller briefed the district’s governing board during its January 13 … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A director for the St. Johns Water Management District said the treatment facility for the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project has reached a significant milestone with all six treatment cells now filled with media, but drought conditions are preventing the facility from beginning full operations. The project will divert up … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Keystone Heights City Council voted 3-1 on Tuesday, January 5, to approve a controversial rezoning request for property at 200 Northeast Commercial Circle, overriding the recommendation of the city’s Planning and Zoning Board. The council approved both a future land use map amendment and rezoning for the 2.72-acre property, changing … Read more
The following individuals were arrested recently 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 Howard … Read more
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] The Keystone Heights Woman’s Club hosted its community games event in honor of Sue Plaster’s 95th birthday on Friday, December 12th. Maria Walker won the ugly sweater contest. She said she enjoyed the fellowship she had with other seniors and hoped more would join the fun. “Great to be with all … Read more
