Union County

UCHS JROTC Raider Team qualifies for state

UCHS JROTC Raider Team qualifies for state

  • November 20, 2023
  • Mark J. Crawford

The Union County High School JROTC Raider Team qualified for the JROTC State Raider Championship again this year.  The UCHS JROTC program hosted the Area One State Qualification Raider Meet on Saturda…

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Obituaries — Nov. 20, 2023

  • November 20, 2023
  • Cliff Smelley

  Beverly Creighton Beverly Cruise Creighton, 81, of Lawtey, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Starke.  She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Paula Ralston; and one brother. Survivors…

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Report: Department of Corrections health ‘dire’

Report: Department of Corrections health ‘dire’

  • November 20, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY JAMES WILLIAMS Special to the Telegraph STARKE—It has been no secret that the Florida Legislature’s go-to budget cut has traditionally been the state’s corrections and prison system for decades. Th…

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Bradley re-files bill to get lawyers for animals

Bradley re-files bill to get lawyers for animals

  • November 20, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Sen. Jennifer Bradley is making a second attempt to get animals legal representation in Florida courts. The Fleming Island Republican filed a similar…

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NFTC has 1 of state’s top LPN programs

NFTC has 1 of state’s top LPN programs

  • November 20, 2023
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer North Florida Technical College nursing instructors Lynn Dickinson and Becky McCord demand excellence from their students, and that’s what they’re getting. The…

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Farm-City event unites producers with consumers

  • November 20, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER— The Union County UF IFAS Extension office, in conjunction with Union County 4-H, the Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Farm…

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Union’s largest employers and taxpayers

  • November 20, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER—Have you ever wondered about who the principal employers and taxpayers in the county are?  The names are familiar to all, but few know who’s who and…

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LB names 3 finalists for manager

  • November 20, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times   LAKE BUTLER—The City of Lake Butler is still searching for candidates to fill the vacant city manager position.  The position has been re-advertised, and a new…

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