Mother wins $650,000 in mold claim
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Bradford County jury awarded Deangela Hill, acting on behalf of her 7-year-old son, $650,000 in damages for the boy’s medical conditions resulting from mold i…
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KH back-to-school event helps 300 students
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Community Church operated its 14th annual back-to-school giveaway from Thursday through Saturday at the church’s Palmetto Avenue campus. Event organiz…
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Accused drug dealer avoids prosecution
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man who police say ran a stop sign on his way to sell drugs to a detective signed a pretrial intervention agreement that could result in charges against him b…
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Probation for discharging a firearm
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man arrested for discharging a firearm in public was sentenced to six months’ probation while the State Attorney’s Office dropped several other charges…
Read MoreWoman awarded $145,067 for crash injuries
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— On Thursday, July 7, a Bradford County jury awarded a Jacksonville woman $145,066.88 for a 2019 car crash. Brandi Danyelle Alexander sued Santa Fe Overhead Door…
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4 years for DUI
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Kathleen Olga Smith, 48, of Keystone Heights was sentenced to four years in prison and 14 years’ probation after pleading to DUI with serious bodily injury and…
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Crash kills Jacksonville woman near Kingsley Lake
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Florida Highway Patrol said a 31-year-old Jacksonville woman died when she crashed into trees Saturday night, July 9. The agency said the crash occurred aro…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
July 2 through July 8 The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered inno…
Read MoreCorrections news: Officer discovers drone drop of contraband
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Department of Corrections said a correctional officer near Tallahassee uncovered packages that had been delivered by an airborne drone into the facility. T…
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