Obituaries — Aug. 22, 2023
Mary Breeden Mary Inez Breeden, 87, of Melrose died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at North Florida Hospital in Gainesville. Survivors are her husband, Jim Breeden of Melrose; children, Charles William (Mi…
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Lake Butler’s RMC featured at Jumbo Shrimp game
STARKE— The Department of Corrections said over 400 staff members of its Reception and Medical Center in Lake Butler attended a recent baseball game between the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and the Gwinn…
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Notice of proposed taxes mailed
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph-Times-Monitor General Manager Area property owners have received their proposed notice of taxes, mailed by each county’s taxing authority. The notices show taxpayers which t…
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Tigers come up short in preseason game against Baker
BY ANTONIO HENDERSON Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Union County High School’s varsity football team trailed 14-6 at the half, but the Tigers’ younger players matched host Baker County’s point…
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First day at Lake Butler Elementary goes smoothly
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Staff Writer The first day of school for the 2023-24 school year at Lake Butler Elementary School began with usual expressions of trepidation, uneasiness and flat out excitemen…
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Union County 4-H Auction raises funds to help run the program
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Staff Writer The Union County 4-H Association held its annual fundraising auction this past Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 at the Pine Grove Barn off CR238 in Lake Butler, the use of wh…
Read MoreObituaries — Aug. 15, 2023
Sondra H. Blake Mrs. Sondra Howell Blake, 74, of Keystone Heights passed away Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at North Florida Hospital following her courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 12, 194…
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Zoey Marshall once again stands on AAU Jr. Olympics medal platform
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Lake Butler’s Zoey Marshall followed up her one-medal performance at last year’s AAU Jr. Olympics by earning two at this year’s event, which was held July 26-Au…
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Effort renewed to name highway after medical director
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—A Clay County commissioner is continuing her efforts to name State Road 230 between Starke and Kingsley Lake in honor of the late Dr. Peter Gianas. Until he died in 2021, Gianas serve…
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