A free tree-planting workshop and tree drawing in recognition of Arbor Day will be held at the New River Forestry Station (11367 S.R. 100 West, Lake Butler) on Monday, Jan. 16, at noon. The 30-minute…
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The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted i…
Read MoreBY TRACY LEE TATE Times Staff Writer LAKE BUTLER — In a special meeting on Jan. 9, the Lake Butler City Commission discussed several issues concerning budget overruns and spending, much of which had…
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BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Staff Writer LAKE BUTLER — Lake Butler’s own Spires IGA has been named one of eight stores in the U.S. (from about 1,600 stores) as a Retailer of the Year for the very first t…
Read MoreHarold Colston Jr. Harold (Hal) I. Colston Jr., 57, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. He was born June 13, 1964, in Rome, Georgia (Floyd County) to Harold Sr. and Alberta (B…
Read MoreBY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Ian Halfacre was the runner-up in his weight class, while three of his Union County High School wrestling teammates also placed at the Jan. 6-7 Joe Bees Memoria…
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BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Thomas Williams scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Union County High School boys basketball team was able to hold off visiting Baker Cou…
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BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School had six wrestlers go 3-0 (including wins by forfeiture) in defeating Bishop Snyder, Beachside and finally Baker County to capture the D…
Read MoreWilliam Blackwelder William “W.O.” Blackwelder, 89, of Middleburg died at his home Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Christine (Taylor) Bl…
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