Lake Butler receives 2021 audit
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — For another year the City of Lake Butler has received a clean audit, with few comments or findings. Richard Powell CPA, from the firm Powell & Jones i…
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Library Funding Referendum on August ballot for renewal
BY MARY BROWN Union County Public Libfary LAKE BUTLER — The humble beginnings of the Union County Public Library date back to 1988 when the voters of Union County, Florida passed a referendum for a 1/…
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Lawtey PD swears in new officers
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAWTEY—Police Chief Jerry Feltner swore in Robert Serafin and James Foster as new members of the city’s police force during the city council’s July 5 meeting. Foster to…
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Lawtey fires maintenance supervisor
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAWTEY— The City of Lawtey terminated Maintenance Supervisor Dale Herring during its July 5 meeting after the Department of Corrections revoked Herring’s certification…
Read MoreLake Butler man sentenced to 6 months for torturing bears
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER—Dustin Reddish, 29, and Troy Travis Starling, 49, both of Lake Butler pleaded to charges related to their part in a four-year-old case of bear abuse in the…
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Tip leads to find of 50 grams of meth
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office said it received a tip from neighboring Union County that resulted in four arrests and the seizure of 50 grams of methamphe…
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Take precautions to avoid mosquito-borne illnesses
The Florida Department of Health in Bradford County encourages all residents and visitors to take precautions to protect against mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Enc…
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Urgent Care Center on the way
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — A new urgent care center is currently under construction across from the Walmart Supercenter in Starke. A house was demolished at the corner of U.S. 301 a…
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