Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $3.5 million has been awarded to the city of Lake Butler in Union County through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. Funding will be used to make critical improvements to the city’s wastewater collection and pumping system to further mitigate damage to the … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER — The plans for the new wastewater treatment system for the city of Lake Butler will follow and environmental engineering design that will allow cleaned water to be reintroduced to the environment to recharge the aquifer. The process of recharging allows water to flow through the … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022 was Law Enforcement Appreciation Day – a day when grateful citizens can take a moment to let their local law enforcement officers and departments know that they appreciate them. Although there was no formal ceremony or gathering for the day in Union County the administrators … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Whether as a player or a coach, Kaylan Taylor has a passion for the game of softball. That passion will now fuel her first-ever head-coaching opportunity as she takes the reins of the Bradford High School varsity softball team. Taylor, the daughter of Vince and Michelle Tucker, is a … Read more
The following is a look at the high school varsity teams and individuals that won championships at the district, regional or state levels, earned medals in state competition or that qualified to participate in regional and state competitions in 2021. Any omissions are unintentional. BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School won … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Santee Blye scored 17 of her game-high 19 points in the first half as the Bradford High School girls basketball team rolled to a 50-14 win over visiting Union County on Jan. 6. The Tornadoes scored the first eight points of the game. Union got baskets from Heaven Scott … Read more
Ronald Bagley RAIFORD Ronald “Ronnie” Alan Bagley, 60, of Raiford passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at his residence with his loving wife by his side. He was born in Jacksonville on June 15, 1961 to his loving parents, Clarence Raymond Bagley and Mary Emma Collins Bagley. He was raised in Jacksonville and attended … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Caleb Crawford and Kale Waters each wrestled his way to a fourth-place finish at the Jan. 8 Joe Bees Memorial Battle of the Border at Yulee High School. Crawford made it to the semifinals in the 160-pound class before he was pinned by eventual runner-up Jesse Johnson of Yulee. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It was a one-point game after the first quarter, but the Union County High School boys basketball team was outscored 38-20 in the second and third quarters, losing 55-38 to host Interlachen on Jan. 7. Cole Andersen-Davis scored a team-high 11 points against the Class 3A Rams, while Thomas … Read more
