A Union County crowd gathered Monday at the Lake Butler Masonic Lodge for the 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony, where American Legion Post 153 Adjutant Brian Reagan delivered a keynote address that linked t…
Read MoreBY DAN HILDEBRAN Henry Stewart crossed the finish line at Lakeside Park with a time of 28:05. Eight seconds later, the middle schooler’s mother completed the course at 28:13. Paige Stewart said she gr…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The head of Union County’s Economic Development is sounding the alarm over a recent land deal between Weyerhaeuser and the state, which he said could hinder the c…
Read MoreUnion County High School had eight softball players earn all-area recognition with the release of the Gainesville Sun’s All-Area, the Florida Times-Union’s All-First Coast, and the Main Street Daily N…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Tanisha Barnwell, 21, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on June 25 for battery on a law-enforcement officer and making death threats to a law enforce…
Read MoreBY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Union County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrested runaways in Worthington Springs after they stole items from a Mennonite cemetery, including $43 in cash.…
Read MoreBY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A former Bradford School Board member wrote in a social media post that she went to see the mouse and made the news. Fox 35 in Orlando reported on the road rage i…
Read MoreTrent Hamilton Etheridge, 48, of Keystone Heights, was arrested by Clay deputies on June 25 for trespassing. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the defendant had previously received a trespass…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Union County School District thanked a 21-year employee during the June 24 school board meeting. Elizabeth Vandiver spent her first 16 years teaching in Jacks…
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