BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] Each Year in Clay County, teachers and school-related employees are nominated by their peers for their exceptional commitment to their schools and communities, as well as their dedication to going above and beyond in their everyday lives. At the Thrasher-Horne Center in Clay County, teachers, family members, friends, and dedicated staff … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Keystone Heights City Council voted Monday to remove one street parking space on South Lawrence Boulevard to improve traffic flow and safety at a congested intersection, while also approving more than $41,000 to support the Lake Geneva restoration project. The parking space removal, the northernmost spot in front of Keystone … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Keystone Heights Heritage Commission met on January 20 to review recent projects and plan upcoming community events, including preparations for the annual fourth-grade field trip and the second annual Chautauqua event. Inventory Project Advances Museum Planning Chair Deirdre Murphy reported significant progress on the commission’s inventory project, which aims … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet on Saturday, February 7, celebrating excellence in education and business while recognizing the individuals who shape the community’s future. As part of the event, Bradford School Superintendent Will Hartley recognized the district’s teachers of the year and school-related employees of … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] Public speakers again protested Bradford County’s willingness to host an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on the outskirts of Starke, with many appealing to commissioners’ sense of decency. If an agreement is reached with the federal government, ICE would take over the Douglas Building and surrounding acreage just south … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] The Bradford County Democratic Party issued a press release on a proposed an ICE-run 3,000-bed immigrant detention facility was proposed for Bradford County, in a developed area just outside the city of Starke. The issue was a topic of discussion during members’ most recent meeting. They distilled the discussion into … Read more
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph The city of Lawtey will be holding a special election to fill the seat for City Council, Group 2. Amy Blom held the seat until her resignation, effective Dec. 31, 2025, which she read during the January council meeting, Blom served the city for three years and was … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A project that could pump up to 40 million gallons of wastewater a day from Jacksonville to North Central Florida has Union County residents worried that their area could be the destination for Duval County sewage. Union County Commissioner Donna Jackson told her colleagues during the February 2 county commission meeting … Read more
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] Two students from Keystone Heights Elementary School excelled in the local Spelling Bee championships. Memorizing 450 words in a short amount of time was no easy feat, but these Spelling Bee participants rose to the challenge. Fifth grader Bristol Wasdin secured first place, while sixth grader Ashlynn Frysinger took second, impressively … Read more
