High school hosts career fair
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times Union County High School students had the opportunity to learn about further education and jobs at the 2024 UCHS Career Day event on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The event…
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Lead prosecutor recounts Bundy trial
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times Members of the Union County Historical Society had a real treat in their program for their last meeting, on Feb. 27, hearing a presentation from Bob Dekle concer…
Read MoreObituaries — March 5, 2024
Lana Ervin Lana Annette Walker Ervin of Keystone Heights passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in MIddleburg following a brief illness. She was born Dec. 28, 1960, in Sikeston, Missouri. She was prece…
Read MoreTigers’ Barnett wrestles at 1A state finals
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Rodney Barnett, Union County High School’s lone qualifier, went 0-2 in the 144-pound class at the Class 1A state finals on Feb. 29 in Kissimmee. The day…
Read MoreBethea, Diston lead Tigers at Feb. 27 track and field meet
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Amia Bethea earned a runner-up finish for the girls team, while Dayquan Diston had two fourth-place finishes for the boys as the Union County High Schoo…
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Ryder Detweiler receives top award in Very Berry Bakeoff
Ryder Detweiler received the best-overall award in this year’s Bradford 4-H Very Berry Bakeoff, which was held March 1. Detweiler was one of four participants in the Intermediate division, earning fir…
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Thames, Eison, Smith earn table-setting rosettes
Natalie Thames earned a best-overall rosette in the Senior division, while Caden Eison and Ansley Smith earned best-overall rosettes in Intermediate and Junior, respectively, in the Bradford 4-H Table…
Read MoreUCHS softball team wins 2 games in Santa Fe Invitational
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Union County High School’s softball team competed in the March 1-2 Santa Fe Raiders Invitational in Alachua, going 2-1 before weather put a halt to the…
Read MoreLBMS opens track season with 7 1st-, 2nd-place finishes
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Lake Butler Middle School’s Rachel Harris won two events, while the Tigers earned five second-place finishes in opening the track and field season with…
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