The Union County Board of County Commissioners approved several measures at its April 6 regular meeting, including adopting a countywide hazard mitigation strategy, awarding a school emergency genera…
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The director of Union County’s solid waste and animal control operations has pushed back against a formal complaint filed with state officials alleging animal cruelty, statutory violations and leaders…
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The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted…
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BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@bctelegraph.com Union County High School’s baseball team scored the game’s first 12 runs in defeating host Baker County 13-7 on April 2. The Tigers (16-6) had eight runs in the…
Read MoreBY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@bctelegraph.com Amia Bethea and Melinda Mabrey each won an event for the girls team, while Matthew Rogers had a win for the boys team as Union County High School competed at Col…
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The Florida State Board of Education declared the Union County and Glades County school districts in a state of financial emergency during an emergency meeting on Tuesday, March 31, voting unanimously…
Read MoreBY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@bctelegraph.com Lake Butler Middle School’s baseball team was held to four hits in a 6-0 loss to third seed Baker County in the semifinals of the Suwannee Middle Athletic Confer…
Read MoreBY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@bctelegraph.com Lake Butler Middle School rallied late, but couldn’t overtake second seed Baker County, which defeated the third seed Tigers 10-7 in the semifinals of the Suwann…
Read MoreDoris Barbour Doris Mae Barbour, 81, of Lawtey, died Sunday, March 29, 2026, at UF Health Shands in Gainesville with her family by her side. She was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, wh…
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