FPL grant funds technology upgrade
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER—The Union County Building Department will be getting an upgrade in technology that will allow citizens to deal with the department from home and acce…
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Six arrested in drug investigation
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager LAKE BUTLER—The Union County Sheriff’s Office said investigators and deputies, along with members from the Union and Bradford Drug Task Forces, arrested six people bef…
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…
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Rural Counties Day: meeting lawmakers face to face
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Seeing is believing. It’s not that lawmakers from Florida’s large counties don’t believe in the existence of smaller, rural counties, but what do they really kn…
Read MoreAdditional BHS, KHHS, UCHS lifters to compete at Region 2-1A meet
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The unofficial list of at-large qualifiers for the Region 2-1A girls weightlifting meet were released, with the result being that Bradford and Union County high…
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Cyr wins title, Tigers tie for 3rd in district
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Alexia Cyr won her weight class, while Holly Halfacre and Riley Gibson were runners-up for Union County High School at the District 6-1A girls weightlifting mee…
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LBMS boys are SMAC runners-up after 6-point loss
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Tyrese Chandler scored 14 of his team-high 22 points in the second half and helped Lake Butler Middle School make things interesting late before the Tigers even…
Read MorePositive growth in graduation rate for local counties
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Florida’s record-setting year for high school graduation rates included remarkable improvement in Bradford and Union counties. The state’s graduation rate reached…
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LBMS boys defeat BMS to advance to SMAC final
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Tyrese Chandler and Garrison Smith combined to score 16 points in the second half as the Lake Butler Middle School boys basketball team never relinquished its l…
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