Obituaries — April 5, 2022
William Baker STARKE William (Bill) Baker, 90, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 2:31 p.m. at Haven Hospice in Gainesville. He was born April 29, 1931 in Glenville, Georgia. He w…
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Union County
Rawls scores winning run for UCHS baseball team in 8-7 win
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer With the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, Quinten Rawls scored on a wild pitch, giving the Union County High School baseball team an 8-7 win over visit…
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Tigers bounce back from 1st loss, defeat Gainesville 6-4
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Leah Clark hit the go-ahead run as part of a two-run sixth inning for the Union County High School softball team, which recorded a 6-4 road win over Class 6A Ga…
Read MoreRecent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
March 26 through April 1 The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered i…
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Conspired with mother and girlfriend to obstruct justice
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A 38-year-old Lake Butler man is in more trouble after first being arrested in February for choking his live-in girlfriend and threatening deputies with a…
Read MoreUCHS track teams combine to win 12 events at Chiefland
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The Union County track and field teams each placed first in the team standings at a March 18 meet at Chiefland, with the boys team winning seven events and the…
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Stole paychecks from former employer
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— Union deputies arrested a 27-year-old Starke man after they said he stole two paychecks made out to former co-workers and cashed the checks at a Lake Butle…
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UCHS grad Howard is on Player of the Year watchlist
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer University of West Florida senior softball player Teala Howard has been named to the Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II National P…
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Union County man pleads to U.S. Capitol riot charge
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A Raiford man pleaded to a charge that he illegally entered the U,S. Capitol and protested inside the building during a riot that forced congress to suspen…
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