BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — The Starke City Commission has adjusted water and sewer rates over several years to ensure the utilities were covering their costs, but additional adjustments are needed to fund system improvements and upkeep. With more than $20 million in grant and loan funding from the USDA, the sewer … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor The numbers are in and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are evident in the results of the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA), the Statewide Science Assessment (SSA) and the end of class (EOC) tests. These tests are given in every district and are mandated by the state. (Note: This … Read more
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 7, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends marking the time change by replacing the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. With people spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing furnaces, fireplaces, and other fuel-burning appliances to put in extra work, working smoke … Read more
Southeastern Grocers (SEG), the parent company of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarkets and Winn-Dixie stores, is recalling its Fisherman’s Wharf brand Jumbo Cooked Shrimp, Frozen 16-20 count. The recall is due to the detection of possible listeria on the product, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Three Lake Region construction projects are on the agenda for tonight’s Clay County School Board meeting. High school baseball press box Orange Park Architect Brian Boatright is asking the board to approve a $166,768 cost estimate for replacing the press box at the Keystone Heights High School baseball field. The estimate … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Over 50 people lined up outside Nicky’s Beauty Bar for the business’s grand re-opening on Saturday Oct. 23. The event included door prizes, drawings, food and other give-a-ways. Co-owner Lorie Riley said the business started out six years ago exclusively as a nail salon. “We now have all beauty … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— The Florida Department of Education has named the Clay County School District as one of 16 academically high-performing school districts in Florida. The designation was based on school and district grades, class size compliance and financial performance. Superintendent David Broskie told the school board during an Oct. 26 workshop that … Read more
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Keystone Heights Senior FFA Forestry Team competed in the Florida FFA District 4 Forestry Contest on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at the Austin Cary Forest in Gainesville. Team members competed in a general knowledge test, tree identification, tool identification, insect and diseases identification and timber estimation. Members competing were Allie Ivey, Lindsay Hovsepian, … Read more
The following is a paid political advertisement, paid for by Virginia R. Warner, candidate for Lawtey City Council. To all the good people of Lawtey: It has been my privilege to serve our community as a city councilwoman for the last 12 years, and I’m asking you for your support, again, to serve for another … Read more
