Tigers defeat Tornadoes 11-3 in baseball
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Four pitchers combined to allow five hits, while four players drive in at least two runs each in the Union County High School baseball team’s 11-3 win o…
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Union commissioner cleared of wrongdoing
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times The Florida Ethics Commission has found that two accusations against Union County Commissioner Mac Johns lack legal sufficiency. According to the Ethics Commissi…
Read MoreLake Butler reconsiders alcohol rule for Wawa
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times A firm representing Wawa, Inc. has approached the City of Lake Butler regarding the possibility of being allowed an administrative variance to the section of the…
Read MoreWhispering Woods lots going fast
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A northwest Union County subdivision that started selling 10+acre parcels in mid-March has sold 11 of its 16 lots. The Ranches of Whispering Woods is located east…
Read MoreWorthington Springs may use grant for community center parking
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Worthington Springs Town Council may use a $600,000 Small Town Community Block Development Grant to expand parking at the town’s community center. Town Clerk P…
Read MoreUnion County allows Sunday alcohol sales
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County Commissioners passed an ordinance allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages outside the county’s municipalities on Sunday afternoons. Chair Channing Do…
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O’Reilly buys former Lake Butler Dollar General
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] In March, O’Reilly Automotive Stores Inc. purchased a 0.929-acre lot with an 8,736-square-foot building at 817 East Main Street in Lake Butler. The Missouri-based…
Read MoreRecent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted i…
Read MoreLake Butler man gets 10 years after pleading to sexual battery
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A 26-year-old Lake Butler man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading to sexual battery on a victim 18 or older with special circumstances. Randall Fitz…
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