BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor Union County High School Homecoming festivities and football game are happening this week! This Thursday night, Oct. 6, Tiger Growl will be held at the UCHS football field. The event will feature the naming of the Homecoming King and Queen, as well as the introduction of their court. Also … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor There was praise all around for the local response to last week’s Hurricane Watch and tropical storm conditions, including for the leadership of Braford County Emergency Management Director Brad Witt and his coordination with other emergency agencies. These included public works, fire rescue and law enforcement, all of whom … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay Electric Cooperative said Hurricane Ian caused widespread power outages in the co-op’s 14-county service territory on Sept. 28 and 29. “At the height of the storm,” the co-op said in a news release, “about 30,000 accounts were without power. More than 70 percent of members had … Read more
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Jacksonville Transportation Authority Clay Community Transportation Program is offering free rides during the month of October. Passengers can board a shuttle from the designated pick-up stops and travel routes through Fleming Island, Gainesville, Green Cove Springs, Keystone Heights, Middleburg, Orange Park, and Penney Farms. The Magenta Line makes two round trips (Keystone … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Clay County District Schools, along with the University of North Florida’s College of Education and Human Services and UNF’s College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded an over $7 Million partnership grant to address the critical teacher shortage and create equitable teaching outcomes for every student. According … Read more
Out of an abundance of caution, the Suwannee River Water Management District is advising all residents in Northeast Florida to prepare now for potential weather impacts from Hurricane Ian. According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Ian’s current trek has it affecting the counties within the District later this week, with possible impacts beginning as … Read more
Prepare now: www.floridadisaster.org/hazards/hurricanes. Bradford County will begin distributing pre-made sandbags today at 1 p.m. and will continue until further notice this evening. Distribution will resume tomorrow at 10 a.m. Sandbags will be distributed from the Bradford County Public Works Yard located on West Market Road. There is a 10-bag limit at this site. (Scan code below … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital’s Vice president of Operations Tina Pugh gave the Lake Region Prosperity Partners an overview of the hospital’s activities and its plans for growth, during the Clay Chamber group’s Thursday, Sept. 22 meeting at the Keystone Beach pavilion. Pugh highlighted the hospital’s two current … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A Lake Region man prohibited by court order from stepping foot on a Keystone Heights-area property did so anyway and was tased by three deputies after daring the lawmen to shoot him. Travis Allen Wright, 37, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, cyberstalking, burglary, petit … Read more
