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Published September 11‘Most falls are preventable,’ rehab director tells ‘Let’s Thrive’ seniors
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Lake Butler Hospital’s “Let’s Thrive” senior event observed fall prevention month during its Sept. 10 meeting, with the hospital’s rehabilitation director urging older adults not to accept falls as a normal part of aging. Ashley Bielling, the…
Union County Times
Published September 11Indians win 3 straight sets to defeat Tigers
Keystone Heights High School’s volleyball team ended a two-match losing streak with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-18) win over host Union County on Sept. 10. Four straight points by the Tigers (2-7) with Lydia Waugh serving put the host team up 7-3. Union got a kill each from…
Union County Times
Published September 08Tigers get 2nd win in volleyball
Union County High School’s volleyball team picked up its second win of the season, defeating host Dixie County 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-23) on Sept. 3. Morgan Smith and Lydia Waugh each recorded 11 kills, with Smith also getting 11 digs. Bayley Staier led the team in digs with 21,…
Union County Times
Published September 08UCHS boys golf team falls to Trinity Christian
Union County High School was led by Gavin Kuhn in a loss to Trinity Christian in a Sept. 3 boys golf match at The Country Club at Lake City. The Tigers finished with a team score of 196 to Trinity’s 173. Kuhn, who had a birdie, shot a 45 to finish in a tie…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Prep football preview: Panthers seek better vs. Clay after penalty-infested win
Football practice at Palatka Junior-Senior High School could have resembled Shangri-La this week, especially after last Friday’s 28-15 victory on the road at Union County High School. But it wasn’t. Panthers coach Lantz Lowery was not too thrilled about the 15 penalties for 158…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 01TRIM notices present proposed taxes
Property owners will soon find a government envelope in their mailboxes marked "NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAXES," and in bold type, a reassurance: "DO NOT PAY — THIS IS NOT A BILL." The document, known statewide as the TRIM notice, is the centerpiece of Florida's Truth in…
Union County Times
Published September 01Tigers defeat Madison in golf
Gavin Kuhn tied for second in helping the Union County High School boys golf team defeat host Madison County on Aug. 25 at Madison Country Club. The Tigers had a team score of 190 — two strokes better than the Cowboys. Kuhn and Madison’s Trent Rosenberg each had a score of 44,…
Union County Times
Published September 01Tigers drop 1st game, lose 28-15 to Palatka
BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Union County High School celebrated Senior Night at its Aug. 28 football game, but the Tigers couldn’t celebrate their third straight win to open the season as visiting Palatka scored 21 unanswered points in winning…
Union County Times
Published August 25Tigers finally start volleyball season, but lose to Suwannee
Union County High School finally got its volleyball season underway, but the result was a 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-22) loss to visiting Suwannee on Aug. 20. The Tigers were set to open against Lafayette on Aug. 18, but the intense storm that blew through the area that night…
Union County Times
Published August 25Tigers withstand Rutherford rally, win 35-34
BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Union County High School football fans who made the four-hour ride to Panama City were treated to a nailbiter that saw the Tigers come out on top of the Rutherford Rams 35-34 on Aug. 21. The Tigers (2-0), who host Palatka…
Union County Times
Published August 25Meeting the patients where they are – Lake Butler Hospital has $7 million in grants. What it funds is still being worked out.
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Nearly $7 million in state-administered rural health money is headed to Lake Butler Hospital, but residents wondering exactly what that will change about their care will have to wait a few more weeks for an answer. The hospital was approved…
Union County Times
Published August 25Colaw elected chief judge
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The Eighth judicial Circuit said the judges within the circuit have elected James M. Colaw to serve the remaining term of Chief Judge William E. Davis’s term following Davis’s retirement. Judge Colaw’s term will run from January 5, 2027,…