Obituaries — June 2, 2026
Sharon Brown Sharon L. Brown, 74, of Hampton passed away Sunday, May 31, 2026, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville. She was born July 24, 1951, in Gainesville. Sharon lived a life filled with dedicatio…
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Union County eyes code enforcement, weighs threat of homestead tax cut
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Union County commissioners agreed Monday to draft a code enforcement ordinance targeting illegal structures and unpermitted dwellings, even as they wrestled with a…
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Lake Butler, Keystone Heights men indicted for dog fighting
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida said Drew Geer, 42, of Lake Butler, Anthony Crosby, 42, of Keystone Heights and Leroy Halbert 53, of…
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New school cut from state budget-Lake Butler Elementary opening delayed for 1 year
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The Union County School Board learned last week that state lawmakers have stripped most of the funding the district was counting on to build a new Lake Butler Elem…
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Union school board weighs athletic travel fees, courtesy bus cuts at transportation workshop
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The Union County School Board spent an hourlong workshop on May 26 wrestling with how to rein in transportation costs, weighing options that ranged from charging a…
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Clay Electric announces rate increase
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Clay Electric Cooperative customers will see higher electric bills starting in June as the co-op raises its power cost adjustment to reflect rising wholesale power…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
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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Union County burn ban lifted
From Union County Emergency Management Director Tim Allen: The burn ban has been lifted. The areas of Union County that were still in burn ban territory have received rainfall over the last few days.…
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Lake Butler honors fallen, marks nation’s 250th at Memorial Day ceremony
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Union County crowd gathered Monday at the Lake Butler Masonic Lodge for the 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony, where American Legion Post 153 Adjutant Brian Reagan deli…
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