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Increasing number of youth using mental health services
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Despite increases in the services offered, county commissioners found no room in their next budget for increases to agencies like Meridian Behavioral Heal…
Read MoreBrooker town halls kick off strategic planning
BY CAROL MOSLEY Telegraph Staff Writer BROOKER – The Town Council had a special visitor to the monthly meeting. Commissioner Carolyn Spooner was there to encourage Brooker to take part in the strategi…
Read MoreStudent funding not what it seems
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — School Finance Director Brian Esposito said the increase in student funding is not what it appears, and the district is facing additional funding challeng…
Read MoreLawtey City Council discusses voting, water project, cameras
BY MELISSA PYLE Telegraph Staff Writer LAWTEY – The Lawtey City Council meeting on Aug. 7 covered multiple topics, but the meeting began with County Commissioner Carolyn Spooner requesting a time and…
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Charter school opens to excitement
BY CAROL MOSLEY Telegraph Staff Writer BROOKER – Brooker Community School opened its doors to the student body of kindergarten through fifth graders. A giant welcome display on the front lawn provided…
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FDOT seeks to reduce fatalities
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A Florida Department of Transportation representative briefed the Keystone Heights Rotary Club about FDOT’s goal to reduce traffic fatalities t…
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Pipe in the ground, pumping station delayed – Black Creek project update
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A St. Johns River Water Management District official told the district’s governing board that the Black Creek Water Resource Development Proje…
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Effort renewed to name highway after medical director
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A Clay County commissioner is continuing her efforts to name State Road 230 between Starke and Kingsley Lake in honor of the late Dr. Peter Gianas. Until he died in 2021, Gianas serve…
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