BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor FLEMING ISLAND— The leadership of McRae Elementary School received the Exceeding Excellence Award during the Clay County School District’s Nov. 4 meeting. Marjorie Murray of the East Coast Technical Assistance Center told school board members that of the 1,895 Florida Title 1 schools eligible for the recognition, only 26 qualified. … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Starke police said they encountered a man at Madison Street Baptist Church on Saturday who took his own life. Lt. Michael Rooney said five police officers and three deputies responded to a call of an armed individual at the church. “We made contact with the individual, who was armed … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The planning and zoning board approved some features of two proposed projects within the City of Keystone Heights, while turning down other requests from the two developers of the properties. Popeye’s Chicken The developers of a proposed Popeye’s Chicken on Green Way between Walgreens and Dollar General … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Lake Region Kiwanis donated a used trumpet and a $650 check to the KHHS band during the November meeting of the Friends of Keystone Heights High School. Friends of KHHS was founded in 2020 to help support various programs at the school. Now, the group is assisting the … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — The Bradford County Cowboys got more than they asked for from county commissioners last week, citing a need for public funding to support the program Rodney Mosley told the commission the growing youth football organization’s annual budget is $12,000 to $16,000, which pays to keep the program … Read more
Southeastern Grocers (SEG), the parent company of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarkets and Winn-Dixie stores, is expanding the recall on its Fisherman’s Wharf brand Jumbo Cooked Shrimp, Frozen 16-20 count to include product with the best by date of 4/6/2023, in addition to the previously recalled product with the best by date of 4/5/2023. The … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — A 20-year-old man has been arrested for a fatal shooting in Starke on Nov. 5. As of press time, Ted’Qwon Lee McGowan was being held without bond in Columbia County for the Bradford County warrant, under which he was sought for first-degree premeditated murder and grand theft … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— City and county officials dedicated a marker memorializing the Keystone Inn during a Nov. 5 ceremony. Vice mayor Steve Hart said the city’s Heritage Commission was formed because of the inn’s demolition. “I remember driving through town in 1995, and there it sat, and I remember thinking: what … Read more
