BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Will Begue and Baylor Ford earned fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respectively, for the Keystone Heights High School boys golf team in a loss to host Oak Hall on Aug. 28 at Gainesville’s Hawkstone Country Club. The Indians had a team score of 184 to place 23 strokes behind the Eagles. Begue … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Gavin Kuhn and Ayden Tomlinson tied for third with scores of 50 for the Union County High School boys golf team, which lost to host Chiefland on Aug. 28. The Tigers had a team score of 220, while Chiefland finished at 197. Brysen Tomlinson made par on one hole and finished … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] A new Circle K is coming to Hampton, but it will have to abide by the same sign rules as other businesses. Applicant Karin Thomas requested a variance from a maximum sign height of 35 feet to 65 feet for a future Circle K at the northeast corner of U.S. … Read more
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph The summer was anything but boring at the Bradford County Public Library, thanks to the hard work of Melanie Jackson and Tanya Mitchell. The duo planned a variety of summer events ranging from animals to zombies and everything in between. Jackson said some of her personal favorite activities … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] One of the Bradford County School District’s newest Tornadoes must’ve felt like he was caught up in a tornado at times, but Clayton McPeak is ready to go into the school year as the new director of the Bradford Middle School and Bradford High School band programs. It has been a … Read more
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor Smokey the Bear celebrated his 81st birthday, discussing the importance of prescribed burns and teaching guests about their vital role in maintaining forest health at the Mike Roess Gold Head State Park near Keystone Heights. The event took place on Saturday, August 9, and featured food trucks, various … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School got off to a good start, winning the first set against District 6-Rural opponent Lafayette, but the visiting Hornets then won three straight to hand the Tigers a 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 25-10) loss to open volleyball’s regular season. The Tigers were coming off a 2-0 (25-22, … Read more
BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Union County High School got four interceptions from its defense, which held host Port St. Joe scoreless in the first half of an Aug. 15 preseason kickoff classic that ended in a 7-7 tie. The four-hour drive led to a new start for the Tigers, who have a … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Each team got into the end zone once, with kicker Keelan Gonzalez proving to be the difference as he made three field goals in host Cocoa’s 16-7 win over the Bradford High School football team in an Aug. 15 preseason kickoff classic. The three-time defending Class 2A/2S state-champion Tigers have scored … Read more
