Union County

Groups working together to bless those in need

Groups working together to bless those in need

  • November 7, 2023
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor United for the cause of feeding those in need, group members took turns making introductions and expressing their support for the joint effort this past Monday mor…

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Public invited to celebrate Farm City

  • November 7, 2023
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY JIM DEVALERIO UF/IFAS Union County Extension Director The Union County Extension Office, in partnership with the Union County Board of County Commissioners, Florida Farm Bureau, Union County Livest…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • November 7, 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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27 days for stealing cell phone

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

A 26-year-old Lake Butler man was sentenced to 27 days in jail after pleading to stealing a cell phone, candy, and socks from the town’s CVS.  Stacey Deon Smith pleaded to petit theft of less than $10…

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Claimed Republicans plotted to kill him

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

An Orange Park man sentenced to a year in jail claimed he was the target of a Republican plot to take his life and criticized Sheriff Brad Whitehead for not calling the FBI to report local corruption.…

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Shared ex’s private photos

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

A 39-year-old Lake Butler man was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading to sharing his ex-girlfriend’s private photos on social media and threatening to print the images and “place them all over…

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10 years after breaking into truck

10 years after breaking into truck

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager LAKE BUTLER—After serving two years in prison, a man on five years’ probation was sentenced to an additional 10 years behind bars after a judge found him guilty of vio…

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Girlfriend sneaks fentanyl to inmate

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

The girlfriend of a Union Correctional Work Camp inmate was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence and three years’ probation, while her boyfriend earned an additional four years in state custody…

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Community State Bank changing name

Community State Bank changing name

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

Bank holding company DLP Bancshares announced that its commercial bank based in Starke: Community State Bank, will be renamed DLP Bank on November 13. In a news release, the company said the bank has…

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