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Union teachers receive raise and new salary structure to assist retention
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — Like many small school districts, Union County has seen its share of problems in attracting talented new teachers and in retaining the ones they have. I…
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New school construction, redistricting on track
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Bradford School Board members heard the first of the monthly updates that will be taking place as school construction continues. Todd Duffy of Ausley Cons…
Read MoreLandfill budget approved with 5% raise
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor RAIFORD — New River Solid Waste Association board members approved the proposed budget for 2022-23 at their May 9 meeting. On the revenue side, there will be anoth…
Read MoreDeSantis approves over $125M for nursing ed
Money would provide scholarships, expand infrastructure Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced his approval of over $125 million for nursing education for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year, bringing the total amount…
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KH woman injured; Middleburg man killed in crash
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Florida Highway Patrol said a 74-year-old Middleburg man was killed and a 54-year-old Keystone Heights woman was injured in a Wednesday, May 11 cr…
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Grand jury indicts Lake Butler man for murder
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A grand jury has indicted 56-year-old Anthony Lydell George for first-degree murder resulting from a March 19 shooting in Lake Butler. Prosecutors had alre…
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Peeping Tom arrested near Silver Lake
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Bradford deputies arrested a 38-year-old man after his neighbors accused him of banging on their doors and windows late at night, peering into their h…
Read More12-year-old critically injured in ATV crash
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Florida Highway Patrol said a 12-year-old boy suffered a severe head injury after falling off an ATV on Monday, May 10. In a news release, the agency said t…
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