he Clay Electric Foundation approved 10 grant applications totaling $80,700 in July, sending money to food pantries, youth sports fields, an affordable housing project and a hearing aid program across…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The Clay County School Board voted unanimously Thursday to adopt a tentative $665 million budget for the 2026-27 school year and a property tax rate slightly lower…
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Roy DeCelle Sr. Please join us in celebrating the life of this amazing man and patriot at 11 am on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home, 620 E. Nona St., Starke. The family will be av…
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Herbert Dula Sr. Mr. Herbert Edward Dula Sr., 78, of Keystone Heights was surrounded by his family when he went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. He was born April 23, 1948, in Fernda…
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The Midway Learning Center became a place of hope and community support Saturday, as friends, family, coworkers and residents gathered for a fundraiser benefiting Laurel Bartley, 32, a Melrose Element…
Read MoreBY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com No one signed up for public comment when Chairman Kristen Burke opened Clay County’s budget workshop on July 23. “No one brave enough this morning,” she said, and…
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BY JENN SAMSEL Jenn@BcTelegraph.com CARDS and Coffee is a community event organized by the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD). This event aims to connect parents and caregivers with fre…
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Putnam County Fire Rescue has officially opened its newest fire station, Station 25, on Baden-Powell Road, expanding emergency coverage for the Melrose-Hawthorne area and surrounding western Putnam Co…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Clay County Engineer Richard Smith announced during the board of county commissioners’ July 14 meeting that county workers recently paved three dirt roads in the M…
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