Obituaries — April 11, 2023
Martha Carter Martha Phillips Carroll Riherd Carter, 90, died Thursday, April 6, 2023, after a long illness. She was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. She left Charleston to attend the Un…
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Teenager spreads cheer at Union County Sheriff’s Office
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE—Emma, a 12-year-old from Charlotte County, visited the Union County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Brad Whitehead to present the agency with handmade woode…
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Union County runaways back home – 12-year-old stole father’s car and drove to Alabama
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— Two teenagers who drove to Alabama are back with their families, a Union County Sheriff’s Office official said. At press time, Chief Deputy Lyn Williams…
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Tigers score 7 in 5th, defeat Suwannee 9-5 in baseball
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School’s baseball team took advantage of shaky pitching, scoring seven runs in the fifth inning and defeating visiting Class 4A Suwannee 9-5 o…
Read MoreUCHS relay teams earn 5th-place finishes at Don Hall meet
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The Union County High School boys track and field team recorded a pair of top-five finishes in relays at the Don Hall Invitational, which was held April 6 at Or…
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UCHS softball team falls in 10-0 hole in 13-3 loss to Trenton
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Visiting Trenton hit a grand slam as part of a seven-run third inning in handing the Union County High School softball team a 13-3, five-inning loss on April 7.…
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Simmons wins 2 titles and is 1 of 3 UCHS lifters to make state
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Christian Simmons won two individual titles for Union County High School, which qualified a total of three for state at the Region 2-1A boys weightliftin…
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Man used drones to drop cell phones into prisons
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE—The Florida Department of Corrections said Jacksonville deputies arrested a former Department of Corrections inmate, accusing him of using drones to deli…
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UCHS softball team wins wild, 9-inning game against Raiders
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer An error finally put an end to it, allowing two runs to score in the bottom of the ninth as the Union County High School softball team walked off the field with…
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