Sheriff appears in immigration video
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith joined Congresswoman Kat Cammack and Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, in a video about border…
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Worthington Springs park closed for repairs
Vandalism, abuse and flooding destroy boardwalks BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A contractor will remove the boardwalks and fishing pier from Chastain-Seay Park over the next four weeks,…
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Chamber hosts active shooter training
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Over 60 people attended the Aug. 25 meeting of the Clay Chamber’s Lake Region Prosperity Council at the Keystone Beach Pavilion. Sheriff Michelle Co…
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Clay buses free in October
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— County Manager Howard Wanamaker said JTA will not charge riders on Clay County routes during October. The Jacksonville-based transportation agency t…
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Recreational sports park scaled back
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County Manager Howard Wanamaker told commissioners that rising costs are forcing the county to scale back plans for a recreational sports park…
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Thrills and disappointment for incumbents
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Incumbents won the night in Bradford’s county commission races, but not so in the District 5 race for school board. Voters gave Kenny Thompson and Danny Riddick an…
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Clay school board members ousted
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County electors voted out two school board members known for their advocacy for teachers. Tina Bullock is a former teacher and Lake Region princi…
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Chief, para thanked for life-saving actions
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Velesa Thomas, a paraprofessional at Southside Elementary School, is breathing with even more gratitude these days. Thomas was saved from choking thanks to the i…
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