Lake Brooklyn up 0.7 feet in August
A St. Johns River Water Management District manager said Lake Brooklyn rose by 0.7 feet in August, bringing the lake’s level to 102.45 feet, which is near Brooklyn’s long-term average. Michael Daly, a…
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Community State Bank sold
DLP Bancshares of St. Augustine announced that it has acquired Community State Bank in Starke. DLP Bancshares is a holding company owned by a consortium of private investors, including Don Wenner, CEO…
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Black Creek pipeline bid $20 million under cost estimate
A $41.3 million bid to construct the 17-mile pipeline for the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project was nearly $20 million under engineers’ cost estimates. The St. Johns River Water Managemen…
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Superintendent: Newberry coach created volatile situation
Union County Superintendent of Schools Mike Ripplinger said a Newberry High School football coach created “a volatile situation that was about to explode at any moment” during a football game on Oct.…
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Lawtey officer awarded for detaining carjacking suspect
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Lawtey Police Department honored a Lawtey police officer for apprehending a defendant in a carjacking incident. Cesar Rodriguez, an off-duty Lawtey officer, w…
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Former sheriff not guilty on all charges
A jury acquitted former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels of all charges Thursday night after a three-day trial in Green Cove Springs. Prosecutors claimed that while sheriff in 2019, Daniels ordered…
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County approves bid to convert tennis courts to pickleball
During its Sept. 13 meeting, Clay County commissioners approved a $333,444 bid to convert the tennis courts at Twin Lakes Park east of Keystone Heights and the W.E. Varnes Park on College Drive in Ora…
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Newberry coach gets suspended sentence
A Newberry football coach convicted of three misdemeanors last week by a Union County jury was sentenced to a 30-day suspended jail term yesterday by County Judge Mitchell D. Bishop. Geronnie Rollins…
Read MoreBlack Creek pipeline bid approved
During its Sept. 13 meeting, The St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board approved a $38.8 million bid to construct the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project pipeline. The pr…
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