BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Lake Butler officials, the family of Fletcher Myers, and others gathered to mark the rededication of Fletcher Myers Park on Saturday, September 27. Former Florida Gators Chaplain Patrick Maxwell began the ceremony with an invocation, recalling that Myers, whom he called “Uncle Flash,” took him to Gator games on Saturdays and…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A Raiford woman who has been tending to her parents’ graves for 29 years, this year discovered that honoring those who have gone before is her calling and has cleaned 238 gravestones, 113 of which have belonged to veterans, since April. Mendy Whitaker said her mother died 29 years ago and…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] During Union County’s Spring scrimmage against Charlton County, Georgia, an interception by Wyatt Elixson and a 35-yard touchdown catch by Alec McClelon just before halftime marked the high points of the trip for the Tigers. McClelon’s score was initially erased because an official called offensive pass interference on the junior wide…
More coverage of Union County at Charlton County, May 16, 2025 Interception and touchdown pass highlight Tigers’ Georgia trip Photos from Union County’s Spring Scrimmage in Folkston, Georgia- Part 2 Tigers nervous going into Spring scrimmage Photos from Union County’s Spring Scrimmage in Folkston, Georgia- Part 1 Get the May 22, 2025, issue of the…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County High School salutatorian Kaylie Hendricks exhorted her classmates to live in the moment during the school’s commencement ceremony on Friday, May 16. “I remember in first grade thinking ahead to what it would be like to be in fourth grade when I could have the opportunity to be on…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County football coach Andrew Thomas said he could tell his team was nervous as they entered their spring scrimmage game in Folkston, Georgia. The Tigers faced Charlton County in a controlled scrimmage in front of around 50 Union County faithful and approximately 150 spectators in the home stands on Thursday,…
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 with daily tasks. Hanson is the operating director for the Gainesville office of Cornerstone Caregiving, a Waco, Texas-based in-home care company, launched in…
