BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Gavin Kuhn and Ayden Tomlinson tied for third with scores of 50 for the Union County High School boys golf team, which lost to host Chiefland on Aug. 28. The Tigers had a team score of 220, while Chiefland finished at 197. Brysen Tomlinson made par on one hole and finished … Read more
Aug. 28 —UCHS boys and girls golf vs. Bronson and Chiefland at Chiefland Golf and Country Club, 3:30 p.m. —UCHS JV/varsity volleyball at Keystone Heights, 6 p.m./7 p.m. —UCHS JV football at Keystone Heights, 6 p.m. Aug. 29 —UCHS varsity football, home vs. Keystone Heights, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2 —UCHS girls golf vs. Branford at … Read more
Joyce Altman Joyce Nell Altman, 90, of Starke, died peacefully at her residence Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. She was born in Fox, Oklahoma, on April 30, 1935, to the late Z.B. and Flora Love. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Outland Altman; and daughter, Sheila Altman. She leaves behind her children, F. … Read more
Parents have until Friday, Aug. 29, to sign children (fourth-eighth grades) up for the 12 Guys in Bow-Ties and 12 Girls in Pearls (aka 12G Mentoring) program, which is entering its 10th year of positively influencing and changing lives of youth. The program is open to public-school students in Bradford and surrounding counties, private-school students … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] State Rep. Chuck Brannan briefed county commissioners on the amount of state money he and other lawmakers brought to Union County. The former Deputy U.S. Marshall and Chief Investigator for the Baker County Sheriff’s Office also brought a ceremonial check symbolizing money flowing from Tallahassee to Lake Butler. The two bookends … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A Florida Auditor General report stated that the state overpaid the Union County School District by $16,332 because the district incorrectly reported student full-time equivalents to the Department of Education. Auditors stated that the district underreported FTE in basic education but overreported in ESE and adult education students. The state paid … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Katelyn Seay earned medalist honors for the second straight match as the Union County High School girls golf team defeated Trenton on Aug. 25 at Lake City’s Quail Heights Country Club. The Tigers had a team score of 237 to Trenton’s 265. Seay finished with a score of 52, while Kerissa … Read more
BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor A fumble and a safety helped visiting Yulee score 14 points and hand the Union County High School football team a season-opening 21-6 loss on Aug. 22. Union Interim Head Coach Lamar Waters praised his team for playing hard and not giving up against the Class 3A Hornets. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford and Union County high schools played each other in golf at the Starke Golf and Country Club on Aug. 19, with the Tornadoes topping the Tigers on the boys side and the Tigers’ Katelyn Seay earning medalist honors for the girls. The Bradford boys team had a score of 169 … Read more
LBMS and UCHS sports schedules Aug. 21 —LBMS volleyball, home vs. Suwannee 6 p.m. —UCHS JV/varsity volleyball, at Suwannee, 5:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. —UCHS JV football, home vs. Trinity Catholic, 6 p.m. Aug. 22 —UCHS varsity football, home vs. Yulee, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25 —UCHS girls golf vs. Trenton at Quail Heights in Lake City, 4 … Read more
