BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor The number of COVID-19 cases has been rapidly rising across the country and locally. Omicron causes less severe disease than previous versions of the virus, but it is more contagious — as much as three times more infectious, according to the CDC. The Delta variant continues to account for … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times A Lake Butler native who has dedicated her life to special needs students at Lake Butler schools has been chosen LBES Teacher of the Year 2021. Loree Rodgers teaches self-contained ESE classes at LBES to students with special needs that require a controlled environment for an optimum learning … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times Lake Butler Elementary School has selected the School Related Employee of the year for 2021. From the many who dedicate themselves to the best quality of education, Dawn Riser has demonstrated her abilities to coordinate the business end of the education process. A Lake Butler native, she attended … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER — The City of Lake Butler has applied for state assistance, in the form of grants and loans, to upgrade a century-old wastewater system, as well as many other issues. With Dale Walker’s management of the city operations, plans to bring Lake Butler’s existing infrastructure up … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor Union County 4-H members have been spending time in the kitchen, perfecting their recipes for many types of goodies to show off and enter in the annual Holiday Bakeoff – and to all appearances they all got it right. There were a total of 43 entries in the Dec. … Read more
David Barber David Osborne Barber, 73, of Starke passed away at his home on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. He was born in Jacksonville on June 29, 1948. Following high school, he honorably served eight years in the United States Air Force. While stationed in Thailand, he met the love of his life, Unchalle “Srivibul” Barber. … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor A resurgence in the spread of COVID-19 has marred the holidays for many Americans. CNN reported a study from John Hopkins University that said the country is averaging nearly 200,000 new cases each day, which was an increase of 47% over the previous week and the highest daily average … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor Reports are favorable on the state required long-term-care water quality monitoring for the long-closed Union County Central Landfill, located west of Lake Butler, near Lulu. The landfill was closed in 1997 but the state of Florida mandates a 20-year minimum program of monitoring to ensure there is no leakage … Read more
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times Using robotic cameras to inspect the existing wastewater system serving the City of Lake Butler has enabled Mittauer and Associates Inc. to evaluate the condition of the infrastructure developed over the past century and plan a course of action to bring the system up to today’s standards. Consulting … Read more
Sarah Cordell KEYSTONE HEIGHTS Sarah “Joyce” Cordell, 63, of Keystone Heights died in Gainesville on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2021. She was born in Palatka to the late Boyd Lingerfelt and Ann (Gayle) Hallowell on Oct. 20, 1958. She was employed with Alachua County School Board. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death … Read more
