BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A Union County crowd gathered Monday at the Lake Butler Masonic Lodge for the 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony, where American Legion Post 153 Adjutant Brian Reagan deli…
Read MoreBY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The director of Union County’s emergency management department said that even though drought conditions are improving quickly due to recent rains, the county’s bu…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] State Rep. Chuck Brannan said last week that $20 million tied to the Water First North Florida project has been removed from the Florida Senate budget, following a…
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The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted…
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Steven Boyd Steven Charles Boyd, 51, died Saturday, May 23, 2026, at his residence with his family by his side. He was a member of Pine Level Baptist Church in Starke. He is survived by his wife, Leis…
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Ja’len Jonas has been named Lake Butler Middle School’s Athlete of the Year for 2025-26. Jones excelled in two sports, being the team leader in multiple categories in basketball and football. Basket…
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Former Union County High School baseball players Devin Diggs and Quinten Rawls earned postseason honors, with Rawls being a first-team All-Southern States Athletic Conference selection. Rawls, a junio…
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Union County High School’s football team capitalized on both of its goal-to-go opportunities in the fourth quarter to defeat visiting Ribault 21-16 on May 21 to conclude the spring. The first three qu…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] North Florida’s drought deepened in April as rainfall came in 74 percent below the long-term average and rivers across the Suwannee River Water Management District…
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