Union County

Miss UCHS returns with Barbie theme

  • November 15, 2023
  • Mark J. Crawford

The Miss Union County High “Barbie Edition” Pageant will take place Thursday, Nov. 16, at the UCHS auditorium. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the pageant begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available on GoFan and…

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County coordinator explains building permit

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times Union County Coordinator Jimmy Williams, also a building contractor, blamed the presence of an incorrect building permit at one of his job sites on a mistake mad…

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Perez resigns from Union Commission

Perez resigns from Union Commission

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER— The Union County Board of County Commissioners will have an empty seat at its next meeting on Monday, Nov. 20, with the resignation of District 1 co…

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VFW hosts Veterans Day luncheon

VFW hosts Veterans Day luncheon

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER— Lake Butler VFW Post 10082 held its annual Veterans Day luncheon for local veterans, their families, and members of the community immediately after…

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High school honors veterans

High school honors veterans

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times   LAKE BUTLER—Last Friday, Union County High School hosted its annual Veterans Day Celebration to a smaller-than-usual crowd, but conducted as if the auditorium…

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Popup party organizer faces justice

Popup party organizer faces justice

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

A 23-year-old Gainesville woman pleaded to organizing a pop-up party that shut down the City of Lake Butler on June 3. Diamond Wanae Golden was sentenced to three years’ probation. Judge Mitchell Bish…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • November 15, 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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Obituaries — Nov. 14, 2023

  • November 14, 2023
  • Cliff Smelley

  Arnold Brice Arnold “Papa Jiggy” Clarence Brice Jr., 72, of Lawtey died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Syracuse, New York on July 15, 1951, to the late Arnold Clarence…

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