Tigers are 2nd seed in Region 3-Rural playoffs
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School’s baseball team came up short of playing for the District 6-Rural championship when it was defeated 4-2 by Branford in the tour…
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Lake Butler approves special exception for Wawa
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Lake Butler City Commission, acting as its own board of adjustment, approved a special exception that removes one barrier for the construction of a Wawa conve…
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Lake Butler hires lawyer to recover water main break costs
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The City of Lake Butler has hired a Gainesville attorney to help it recover nearly $72,000 in costs related to a water main break on Friday, January 17. The misha…
Read MoreTigers lose 4-2 to Branford in district tourney
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Second seed Union County held a 2-1 lead after three innings, but fell 4-2 to third seed Branford in the April 15 semifinals of the District 6-Rural tou…
Read MoreCard of Thanks — the Langston Sykes family
The Sirmones and Sykes family would like to extend our sincere appreciation for your calls, visits, texts, private messages, monetary gifts and your thoughts and prayers during the loss of our family…
Read MoreObituaries — April 15, 2025
Daniel Badenhorst Daniel Badenhorst, 60, of Hawthorne died at home on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Survivors are his wife, Elena (Meyer) Badenhorst; sons, Frans Badenhorst and Gert Badenhorst and their…
Read MoreUnion Commissioners grill tiny house builders
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A couple who manufacture and rent tiny homes on wheels as short-term rentals in the Providence area came to the April 7 Union County Commission meeting with cooki…
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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 i…
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Lake Butler Elementary honors K-2 students for third nine weeks
BY AMBER J. CRAFT Special to the Times On April 8, Lake Butler Elementary School students, parents, and staff gathered in the school’s cafeteria for the third nine-week honor roll ceremony. Assistant…
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