Obituaries — July 29, 2025
Paritia Bennett Paritia Mae Joe Bennett, 76, of Lake City, died Saturday, July 19, 2025, at her residence. Survivors are children, Ronald (Pamela) Leffel and Jessica Mickelson; sister, Beatrice Creame…
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Mac Johns rails against ‘swamp-division’
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The developer of Liberty Farms gained approval from Union County commissioners for a preliminary plat and construction plans during the commission’s July 21 meetin…
Read MoreUnion ambulances stuck at hospitals – County to charge facilities for wait times
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Union County Commissioners approved a new fee schedule that the county will start charging healthcare facilities whenever emergency medical crews stay more than 2…
Read MoreLake Butler to clamp down on people living in backyard sheds
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Lake Butler City Commissioners gave City Manager Kim Hayes the green light to start code enforcement proceedings against residents living in campers, sheds, and t…
Read MoreBoat ramp improvements to focus on east side
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The Lake Butler City Commission went along with a recommendation by engineers to abandon plans for a sidewalk on the west side of the Lakeside Park boat ramp and i…
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Union’s 2024 football season by the numbers
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Union County High School came close to a perfect regular season in 2024 (with a one-point loss to Chiefland the only blemish) and then won two playoff g…
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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…
Read MoreObituaries — July 22, 2025
Shawn Dunne Mrs. Shawn Marie Dunne, 65 of Keystone Heights, died Saturday, July 20, 2025, in Orange Park. She was born Oct. 2, 1959, in Burlington, New York to the late Ray and Grace (Beckman) Prier.…
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Union County welcomes home Florida’s Teacher of the Year
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Union County residents lined Southwest Sixth Street in front of Lake Butler Middle School to welcome home Florida’s Teacher of the Year, Mark Harrison, on Saturda…
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