Obituaries — Feb. 25, 2025
Benjy Bass Mr. Benjy Bass, 55, of Sampson City, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at HCA Starke Medical Center. He was born Jan. 4, 1970, at the Naval Station Hospital in Jacksonville…
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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…
Read MoreUCHS baseball keeps rolling with 6-3 win over Williston
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Erick Lasseter hit a two-run single as part of a three-run fifth inning that helped the Union County High School baseball team defeat visiting Williston…
Read MoreUCHS softball team loses to 1A runner-up
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Union County High School’s softball team traveled to play Branford (last year’s Class 1A state runner-up) on Feb. 21, losing 12-2 in five innings. Court…
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6 Union Co. wrestlers to compete at region level
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Wyatt Elixson and Gavin Sparkman won their weight classes and were two of six Union County High School wrestlers to qualify for region-level competition…
Read MoreObituaries — Feb. 18, 2025
Paul Altstatt Paul Gene Altstatt, 78, passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at UF Health Shands in Gainesville, returning home to be with Jesus. Born in Weleetka, Oklahoma on Feb. 22, 1946, to the late E…
Read MoreUnion brush fire risks increasing
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times It is very dry in Union County at present, creating a situation where brush fires are occurring more frequently than usual. As of press time, a burn ban has not…
Read MoreUnion commissioners take on growth topics
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times The February 17, 2025, meeting of the Union County Board of County Commissioners was shorter than usual, thanks to both a shorter than normal agenda and the lack…
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