Sounding off on coach’s firing
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Citizens lined up at the June 10 Union County School Board meeting to express their opinions on the firing of Union County High School football coach Andrew Thoma…
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Recreation board shares vision for Lawtey project
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph Lawtey Recreation Board Chairman Isaac Williams reported a very successful meeting of the recreation board during which board members and the public shared ide…
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Union School district to balance budget by cutting 40 jobs
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com At press time, the Union County School Board was set to vote on a package of budget cuts totaling $1.5 million that would balance its budget for the 2025-2026 fis…
Read MoreLeaders anxious over future of property taxes in Florida
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud The state’s new fiscal year begins July 1, and while Florida legislators have yet to pass a budget, it’s what they could do to local government budget…
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Making an impact in Union County
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Around 100 community and business leaders gathered at Pine Grove Barn on Shadd Farms on Wednesday, May 4, for the inaugural meeting of the Union County Impact Ini…
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Shipping container granted four-month extension – Lake Butler code enforcement officer gives May update
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Lake Butler officials granted the owners of a property with an illegal storage container unit behind Sunrise Food Mart a four-month extension to August 1 to remov…
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Lake Brooklyn dropped 1 foot in May
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A St. Johns River Water Management District official said Lake Brooklyn in Keystone Heights dropped by a foot in May; however, the lake’s water level still remain…
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Water project is ready, but Black Creek is not
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Division director for the St. Johns River Water Management District said that although the district is ready to begin pumping water from the Black Creek Water R…
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KH City council tables museum idea
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor The Monday, June 9 Keystone Heights City Council meeting featured a discussion about a proposed Heritage Commission Museum. The council members engaged in debate…
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