BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — County Clerk Denny Thompson delivered a budgetary reality check to county commissioners Monday, saying the county cannot continue spending at the current rate with no new sources of recurring revenue. Commissioners have raised taxes and held departmental spending back, and they continue to consider enacting new … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Bradford County is advertising a special meeting to present its proposal to collect a franchise fee from Clay Electric Cooperative members and receive public feedback. Having raised property taxes to a full 10 mills this year, county commissioners are exploring other ways to raise revenue to fund … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — The conflict between a group of four families who have joined together in an attempt to mine phosphate in Union County and the government and people of the county is approaching its sixth year and most people who find themselves along for the ride to see … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is looking at a couple of options to raise funds to provide for the cost of Emergency Medical Services and the Union County Fire Department. Plans for the two services include, if funds can be found, hiring some full-time … Read more
*Superintendent David Broskie said the app gives teachers and staff the ability to report a threat with the touch of a button.*He added that the district partnered with the sheriff’s office and the police departments in Orange Park and Green Cove Springs to implement the new safety feature.*Clay Schools Police Chief Ken Wagner said only … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The organizer of an upcoming racing event at Keystone Beach Park said coverage of the event will wind up on a sports cable channel. Alan Verlander of Airstream Ventures told the Clay County Tourist Development Council on Wednesday, Jan. 26 that the April motorized surfboard and motorized … Read more
*Ricky Dixon spoke to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 25. *Dixon said the three things that will immediately repair and restore the corrections system is having sufficient staff, eliminating inmate idleness and incentivizing cooperative behavior. *He said part of incentivizing cooperative behavior is separating short-term inmates from career criminals. BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County commissioners discussed upcoming funding levels for their trap-neuter-and-return cat policy during a Jan. 25 meeting, with several commissioners wondering if they should continue the program. Chairman Wayne Bolla said the policy, now funded by $75,000 a year, has not been effective in reducing the county’s … Read more
*The Tuesday afternoon blaze spread from a pile of debris to the surrounding yard.*The siding on a nearby mobile home was warped from the heat of the fire.*Clay County Fire Rescue said no one was injured in the High Ridge Estates-area incident, which occurred in the 7200 block of Rosemont Street.
