BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor FLEMING ISLAND—During the March 3 Clay County School Board meeting, Superintendent David Broskie shared the results of a student climate and culture survey. He said 61% of the district’s students participated in the survey, which is a 10% improvement over last year. Broskie said a positive outcome of the survey … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights Charter Review Committee held its first meeting on March 3. The committee recommends changes to the city’s governing document. All changes must be approved by voters during an April 11, 2023, election. Panel members include airport board member Bruce Harvin, former city council member Larry … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— An Oregon woman crashed into a salt marsh adjacent to the North Florida Regional Airport near St. Augustine, 15 minutes after she left the Keystone Heights Airport. Marianne Fox, 49, was piloting an Extra NG aerobatic plane when she departed Keystone Heights around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March … Read more
Feb. 26 through March 4 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 … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Florahome woman was sentenced to three years in prison for having sex with a Hampton teenager. Rosalita Maria Greaner, 41, of Florahome pleaded no contest to lewd assault on a child between 12 and 16 years of age. According to an arrest report, the defendant was caught … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— One week after his acquittal on grand theft charges, former Bradford County Commissioner John Cooper settled the last case against him. Cooper pleaded no contest to grand theft, while the state dropped a second charge of fraud. Under a plea agreement, Cooper will serve 10 years’ probation and pay … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 71-year-old Starke man after they said he struck his neighbor in the head, neck and back with an ax. Alton James Boles was arrested on Friday, Feb. 25 for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The victim, a resident of Northwest State Road 16 near … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A judge sentenced a Starke man to 66 days in jail for failing to return a Ford Mustang to Duval Chevrolet after taking a test drive. Doyle John Havard, 36, pleaded no contest to the Dec. 27, 2021, offense of vehicle theft, possession of drugs and driving with a … Read more
MELROSE— The Melrose Volunteer Fire Department said in a social media post that a March 5 fire forced a Lake Region family out of its home. The blaze occurred in the 700 block of North SR 21. Units from Melrose, Interlachen, Hollister and Putnam County Fire Rescue responded. The structure received extensive smoke and water … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The secretary of the junior class won the 2022 title of Miss Keystone Heights High School. The pageant was held at the school on Saturday, March 5. Candace Jackson is the daughter of Billy and Wanda Jackson of Keystone Heights. She is an active member of the student … Read more
