Obituaries — April 8, 2025
Arthur Cross It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Arthur "Bill" W. Cross, who was called home Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at the age of 89. Born Dec. 28, 1935, in Schenectady, New York…
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UCHS places 2nd in 5 events at KHHS Relays
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Union County High School got three runner-up finishes from its boys track and field team and two from its girls team at the April 4 Keystone Heights Hig…
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Clay Electric holds 87th annual meeting – CEO warns of possible rate increase
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Clay Electric Cooperative held its 87th annual meeting on Saturday, March 29, at Keystone Heights High School. CEO and General Manager Ricky Davis said Florida’s l…
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Bethea breaks UCHS 100m record at Pepsi Florida Relays
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Amia Bethea continues to break her own Union County High School record, with her latest record-setting performance occurring at the April 4 Pepsi Florid…
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UCHS softball team wins its 5th in a row
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Three players drove in two runs each, with Jaydin Alvarez doing so on a home run in the Union County High School softball team’s 10-0, five-inning win o…
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Couple pitches Union school board on preschool
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The only people to respond to a request for proposals to lease the building now home to Union County’s Tiger’s Den Daycare presented their proposal to the Union C…
Read MoreLake Butler resident, ‘Dennis the Menace’ actor dies at 71
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Jay North, a child actor who rose to fame during the 1960s as the star of “Dennis the Menace,” died at his Lake Butler home on Sunday, April 6, from colon cancer.…
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Lake Butler man charged with DUI manslaughter
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 23-year-old Lake Butler man was arrested on April 1 after a Florida Highway Patrol investigation said he was intoxicated and driving with a suspended license wh…
Read MoreLake Butler wins boat ramp grant
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times The City of Lake Butler has won a grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that will allow the city to accomplish much needed work on th…
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