Union County

Union wrestlers defeat FSDB and Keystone

  • December 11, 2023
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School defeated both Keystone Heights and host Florida Deaf and Blind in a Dec. 6 wrestling match. The Tigers (3-3) defeated the host team 51-…

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Obituaries — Dec. 5, 2023

  • December 5, 2023
  • Cliff Smelley

Edwin Johns Mr. Edwin Franklin Johns, 85, of Starke passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville. He was born July 8, 1938, in Theressa to the late Thornton…

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Library issues cards to students

Library issues cards to students

  • December 5, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY MARY BROWN Union County Public Library LAKE BUTLER—The library staff visited Lake Butler Elementary School to issue library cards to all second graders. Each child received a library card and check…

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Income up, unemployment down, population flat

  • December 5, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER—Union County changes slowly when it changes, a matter of some pride to many citizens.  The demographics section in the recent 2022 Annual Comprehensi…

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Hayes is Lake Butler’s new city manager

Hayes is Lake Butler’s new city manager

  • December 5, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER— The City of Lake Butler has appointed a new city manager and is now waiting for the contract details to be worked out to get her on the job.   At a…

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96 entries in 4-H bake-off

96 entries in 4-H bake-off

  • December 5, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER—Union County 4-H held its annual Holiday Bake Off last Monday, Dec. 4, with 96 entries in six categories, filling several long tables with sweet trea…

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Union sheriff reports another scam

Union sheriff reports another scam

  • December 5, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

LAKE BUTLER— The sheriff’s office said that on December 3, many Union County residents had received realistic-sounding phone calls from scammers claiming to represent the agency. “These scam calls eve…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • December 5, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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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