BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Amia Bethea and Melinda Mabrey each won an event for the girls team, while Matthew Rogers had a win for the boys team as Union County High School competed at Col…
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The Florida State Board of Education declared the Union County and Glades County school districts in a state of financial emergency during an emergency meeting on Tuesday, March 31, voting unanimously…
Read MoreBY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Lake Butler Middle School’s baseball team was held to four hits in a 6-0 loss to third seed Baker County in the semifinals of the Suwannee Middle Athletic Confer…
Read MoreBY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Lake Butler Middle School rallied late, but couldn’t overtake second seed Baker County, which defeated the third seed Tigers 10-7 in the semifinals of the Suwann…
Read MoreDoris Barbour Doris Mae Barbour, 81, of Lawtey, died Sunday, March 29, 2026, at UF Health Shands in Gainesville with her family by her side. She was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, wh…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Paula Webb was 19 years old, studying accounting in Gainesville, when a roommate mentioned that a physician who had just purchased a bankrupt hospital an hour nort…
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Garbage fees to rise from $70 to $100; EMS fees from $70 to $120 under plan reached at March 30 workshop BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] After months of town halls and inconclusive meetings, the…
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The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted…
Read MoreBY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Lake Butler Middle School’s softball team ended a two-game losing streak with a 14-4 win over visiting Suwannee to conclude the regular season on March 19. The T…
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