The Alachua County Household Hazardous Waste Department in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Bradford County Commission will sponsor a free Toxic Round-up collection event to properly dispose of and/or recycle common household waste items that cannot be collected curbside. Residents can bring hazardous waste items to the Bradford County Courthouse … Read more
Free services for dementia patients and families The Alzheimer’s Brain Bus will make a stop in Bradford County on Thursday, Feb 1, and in Union County on Monday, Feb 19, to provide free support services to families facing Alzheimer’s and other dementia. The bus will be at the Bradford County Health Department (1801 N. Temple … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER—More than 250 runners and walkers gathered at Lake Butler Hospital on Sat., Sept. 29, to support loved ones, friends, and neighbors who have been cancer victims. The crowd was colorful, decked out in beads, feather boas, and t-shirts in color, representing the type of cancer … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Monitor LAKE BUTLER—It’s time for residents to come out and walk or run to help find a cure for cancer – the second annual United for a Cure 5K is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 30, 2023, at Lake Butler Hospital. This year, rather than trying to coordinate … Read more
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS —The president of Capital City Bank for Bradford and Clay counties said that with chip technology making debit card transactions more secure, criminals are returning to check fraud as a primary way to steal money from depositors. Patricia Evans told the Keystone Heights Rotary Club that while attempted ACH and wire fraud increased … Read more
LAKE BUTLER—Members of the Crown Region of the Florida School Boards Association held a meeting in Lake Butler on Sept. 6. School board members from Duval, Baker, Bradford, St. Johns, Clay, Marion, and Citrus counties discussed best practices and exchanged ideas on how to run their boards more effectively. Union County’s Becky Raulerson said she … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph-Times-Monitor General Manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— County Commission Chair Betsy Condon reported to the Keystone Heights Rotary Club about the county’s recently completed dirt road study. The Crystal Lake resident said improving dirt roads was a top priority when she first ran for the county commission and remains a top priority now that … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph-Times-Monitor General Manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The parents of a Lake Region 17-year-old said the teen’s spine was severed in a Sunday afternoon four-wheeler accident, and he will likely never walk again. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that the crash occurred on Indian Trail in the McRae area. The youth’s mother: Heather … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— An intergovernmental coordinator with the St. Johns River Water Management District presented what he called Water Management 101 to the Sheriff’s Net at Keystone’s St. William Catholic Church on July 27. Doug Conkey, a retired Navy pilot and former Clay County commissioner and Clay Chamber president talked … Read more
