Obituaries — May 17, 2022
Leavy Alvarez III STARKE Leavy Alvarez III, 74 of Starke died on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Riverwood Health & Rehab Center in Starke. He served two tours in Vietnam with the…
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Updated: Howard earns GSC, D2CCC South Region player of the year honors
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer University of West Florida senior softball player Teala Howard, a 2018 Union County High School graduate, recently earned two Player of the Year awards and was…
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Updated: Tigers outscore The Villages 35-6 in the 2nd half, win 42-20
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Jamez Jameson rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns in the second half of the Union County High School football team’s 42-20 win over The Villages in a May 13…
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UCHS softball team advances to Region 3-1A final
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The Union County High School softball team built an eight-run lead and defeated host Madison County 10-6 in a May 12 Region 3-1A semifinal game. Union (18-5), w…
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UCHS’ Malcolm Odum earns 2 state medals
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School senior Malcolm Odum earned medals in the 200m and 400m at the May 12 Class 2A Track and Field Finals at the University of Florida’s Jam…
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Grand jury indicts Lake Butler man for murder
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A grand jury has indicted 56-year-old Anthony Lydell George for first-degree murder resulting from a March 19 shooting in Lake Butler. Prosecutors had alre…
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Lake Butler FFA earns two more state championships
BY MAEGAN BEATTY FFA Chapter Reporter The month of April is a busy time for Lake Butler FFA, but members did not hesitate to get to work. On Saturday, April 2, Lake Butler FFA received two more state…
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Tigers’ season ends with 4-2 loss to Fort White
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Fort White’s Daniel Gonzalez hit a double that broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth as the Union County High School baseball team was eliminated from the Reg…
Read MoreObituaries — May 10, 2022
Carl Garnett KEYSTONE HEIGHTS Carl Edward Garnett, Jr., age 76, of Keystone Heights passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Pittsburg,…
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