BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Lake Butler City Commission voted 4-1 to retain its current solid waste contractor, GFL, despite Mayor Melissa Hendrix's complaints about the trash hauler’s c…
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BY AMBER J. CRAFT Special to the Times Union County High School’s Teacher of the Year spent 18 years teaching at Lake Butler Elementary before transferring to the high school. Mark Harrison is now in…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County High School graduate Justin Hanson returned to Lake Butler on Tuesday, April 22, to give the Rotary Club an overview of how his company helps seniors…
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BY AMBER J. CRAFT Special to the Times Kelley Holder never set out to be in the spotlight. In fact, she'd be the first to tell you she’d rather lift someone else up than talk about herself. But after…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10082 auxiliary in Lake Butler held its annual Easter Egg Hunt at the post on Saturday, April 19. Around 25 children took part i…
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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 i…
Read MoreWillie J. Carter Jr. Willie James Carter Jr., 62, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at North Florida Regional Hospital, Gainesville. He was born in Cocoa on April 21, 1962. He was of the Baptis…
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BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Leanne Dicks’ RBI single in the top of the seventh gave the Union County High School softball team a 5-4 win over host Lafayette on April 21. The Tigers…
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BY AMBER J. CRAFT Special to the Times With her trademark smile and a heart rooted in faith and education, Meredith Fitzpatrick has been named Lake Butler Middle School’s 2025 Teacher of the Year—an h…
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