BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Clint Wilson of Providence took Best in Show and was the overall winner in the Lake Butler Rotary Club’s car show at Lakeside Park on July 5. Wilson said one of his entries, a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, was a rolling chassis when he bought it from a friend. “Total rebuild,” … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The team of Jesse Williams and L.J. Forsgren caught a 3.87-pound bass, and Brandon Griffis reeled in a 3.98-pound catfish to take honors in the Tommy Spires Memorial Bass Fishing Tournament on Butler Lake, July 5. Nineteen boats launched from Lakeside Park at dawn. Participants were allowed to weigh one fish … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] An incoming eighth grader at Pennsylvania’s Waynesboro Middle School won the Lake Butler Rotary Club’s Independence Day 5K race, Saturday Morning, July 5. Henry Stewart crossed the finish line at Lakeside Park with a time of 28:05. Eight seconds later, the middle schooler’s mother completed the course at 28:13. Paige Stewart … Read more
Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, … Read more
Chase Anthony It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Chase Anthony, 17, who went home to be with his Lord on Friday, June 27, 2025. . He was the son of Deborah Anne Rozier; biological parents, Kerri Hilton and Terry Lee Anthony Jr. Survivors are siblings, Tyeler, Riley, Abbigail, Taylor, Ivan … Read more
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, which are public records. Bradford Jerry Atteberry, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Head Varsity Coach Alvin Merriex and the Union County High School boys basketball program hosted a June 26-28 youth camp, helping to teach basketball fundamentals to boys and girls, ages 8-14. The camp has the obvious goal of benefitting the Union schools’ basketball programs, but for Merriex, offering such a camp … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Tanisha Barnwell, 21, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on June 25 for battery on a law-enforcement officer and making death threats to a law enforcement officer. According to an arrest report, the defendant’s mother called 911, telling a dispatcher Barnwell was “having a mental episode, punching holes in … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County’s Zoey Marshall, competing with Gainesville’s Supreme Performance Athletics, won two events at the AAU Region 9 Qualifier at Winter Garden’s West Orange High School, qualifying for the AAU Junior Olympics in the process. Marshall, competing in the 12-year-old division, sprinted her way to a win in the 200m with … Read more
