Lake Region

KH considers golf cart regulations

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Keystone Heights City Council members discussed allowing golf carts on city streets after City Manager Lynn Rutkowski provided them with current golf cart ordinances from Starke, Green Cove Springs and Putnam County, in addition to the state statutes regulating the vehicles. She said if the council decided to move forward with allowing golf carts on … Read more

Lake Brooklyn up 0.7 feet in August

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A St. Johns River Water Management District manager said Lake Brooklyn rose by 0.7 feet in August, bringing the lake’s level to 102.45 feet, which is near Brooklyn’s long-term average. Michael Daly, a water resource data manager in the district’s Bureau of Water Resource Information, said rainfall in the central and northern portions of the … Read more

Former sheriff not guilty on all charges

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A jury acquitted former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels of all charges Thursday night after a three-day trial in Green Cove Springs. Prosecutors claimed that while sheriff in 2019, Daniels ordered deputies to arrest his mistress: Cierra Smith, for stalking him. He was charged with lying to law enforcement about the circumstances surrounding Smith’s arrest … Read more

Black Creek pipeline bid approved

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During its Sept. 13 meeting, The St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board approved a $38.8 million bid to construct the Black Creek Water Resource Development Project pipeline. The project will divert up to 10 million gallons per day from the creek during wet-weather, high-flow periods. The water will be pumped through a 17-mile … Read more

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