BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School’s baseball team plated nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings, defeating visiting University Christian 11-2 on March 14. University took a 2-1 lead with a run in the top of the fifth, but the Tigers answered with four runs in the bottom of the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Leah Clark and Angela Tucker each drove in three runs as the Union County High School softball team remained undefeated with a 15-0, three-inning win over host Newberry on March 14. The Tigers (7-0) scored all the runs they’d need in a seven-run first inning. Maggie Thomas hit a … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Deggeller Attractions has announced no admission will be charged to enjoy the midway at the Bradford Agricultural Fair tomorrow, March 13. What’s known annually as Family Day (the last day of the fair, which is always the midway only) begins at 1 p.m. and runs until Deggeller decides to … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER Due to almost nonstop rain throughout March 11 and during the early hours of this morning, the Bradford Agricultural Fair was forced to cancel for the second straight day. Though it looks as if there’ll be no rain the rest of the day, standing water on the grounds will … Read more
Lake Butler — Through all the obstacles students have faced over the last two years, Army JROTC cadets have risen to the challenge through their participation in the 2021-2022 JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl. The cadets from Union County High School have proven their ability to overcome and succeed despite those obstacles. After advancing through … Read more
Comcast is expanding its network to Lake Butler, which brings the company’s full line-up of high-speed Xfinity Internet services to local customers for the first time. This project is a part of Comcast’s work to bridge the digital divide by bringing broadband Internet service to new and underserved areas. Comcast Xfinity Internet services will now … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times She started out strictly because she had small children of her own in school. Elise Worthington aligned her daily schedule to provide her with time to work at the school, where she found many students who, she said, did not have strong support at home. Worthington said she … Read more
Denis Blom Denis Ingvar Blom, 76, passed away at North Florida Regional on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. He was born in Marionette, Wisconsin on April 19, 1945 to the late Ingvar (Swede) Olaf Blom and Dorothy Elizabeth Forsberg. He served his country, starting with four years in the Air Force and continuing with the Florida … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Hunter Fender and Delaney Crosby were awarded overall grand champion and overall reserve grand champion at this year’s Bradford-Union Goat Show, which was held March 5 at the Bradford Agricultural Fairgrounds. Fender took the top award for a Boer named Melissa that was the grand champion in the Meat … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Both Union County High School boys and girls teams placed first at a March 1 track and field meet, hosted by Chiefland High School. The boys team scored 160.5 points to top five other schools, while the girls, also competing against five schools, had the top score of 122. … Read more
