KH declares water conservation month
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The city council approved a proclamation designating April as water conservation month. Mayor Karen Lake said April is a typically dry month, when wat…
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Police: man pulled gun in dispute over loud music
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Police arrested a 23-year-old man after they said he pulled a gun on a victim during an argument over loud music. Cody Michael Jones was arrested after midnight…
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Planning board approves beer sales for c-store
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— During its Monday, April 4 meeting, the city’s planning and zoning board approved a use by exception to allow a downtown convenience store to sell bee…
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Starke PD truck crashes in Sanderson
STARKE— The Florida Highway Patrol said a Starke Police Department Ford F-150 crashed into a ditch north of Sanderson after a deer crossed into the path of the vehicle. An FHP spokesperson said the no…
Read MoreRecent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
March 26 through April 1 The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered i…
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Conspired with mother and girlfriend to obstruct justice
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A 38-year-old Lake Butler man is in more trouble after first being arrested in February for choking his live-in girlfriend and threatening deputies with a…
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Towed away truck, stole tools and electronics
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— Union deputies arrested a Lake City man after they said he used his position as a tow truck driver to steal a Ford F-150, and then help himself to tools in…
Read MoreSheriff Gordon Smith to be honored at April 14 American Values Dinner
Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith will be the honoree at this year’s Starke American Values Dinner, which will be held Thursday, April 14, at 6 p.m. at the Gov. Charley E. Johns Conference Center.…
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Stole paychecks from former employer
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— Union deputies arrested a 27-year-old Starke man after they said he stole two paychecks made out to former co-workers and cashed the checks at a Lake Butle…
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