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 ‘Healer’ caught … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County commissioners discussed some possible solutions to their ongoing dilemma of large trucks damaging county roads. Commissioners Donna Jackson and Willie Croft had previously complained about log trucks making wide turns on County roads, damaging shoulders, and eventually compromising the pavement. Complaints from Providence In a prior meeting, Commissioner Mac … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County’s 10U Minor All-Star baseball team scored five runs in the first inning en route to defeating Madison 10-6 to win the District 6 championship — the program’s first in 27 years. It was the second straight win over Madison as part of a 4-0 outing in the June 5-8 … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s Alicia Maxwell and Doris Thomas leads a group of seniors who are determined to stay active. “It’s an organization that’s for people who are 60 and older,: Maxwell said during a recent community meeting in Lake Butler. “We call it meet, breathe, and eat. We meet every third Wednesday … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Sherrie Steadman of the Isaiah 117 House said children removed from homes awaiting placement by the state may sometimes languish in a police station, a conference room floor, or in a patrol car for hours. That’s where her Baker County-based nonprofit, the Isaiah 117 House, comes in. “A lot of people … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Citizens lined up at the June 10 Union County School Board meeting to express their opinions on the firing of Union County High School football coach Andrew Thomas. Mike Jackson started off the lineup by emphasizing that the most important consideration was the student-athlete. He then complained about the lack of … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] At press time, the Union County School Board was set to vote on a package of budget cuts totaling $1.5 million that would balance its budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year based on current revenue estimates. The cuts include eliminating 40 jobs, many of which are now unfilled. The job cuts … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Around 100 community and business leaders gathered at Pine Grove Barn on Shadd Farms on Wednesday, May 4, for the inaugural meeting of the Union County Impact Initiative. Organizer Tina Lloyd said she thought of bringing together the group after attending a meeting in Alachua about how that community addressed mental … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Lake Butler officials granted the owners of a property with an illegal storage container unit behind Sunrise Food Mart a four-month extension to August 1 to remove the container. In his written report to Lake Butler City commissioners before the commission’s May 20 meeting, Code Enforcement Officer Lyn Williams reported that … 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 Missed appointment … Read more
