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Future of Lake Butler Middle School in doubt – Restructuring would send 5th grade to elementary; Grades 6, 7 and 8 to high school

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s school district is grappling with a nearly $1.4 million budget shortfall this year and facing similar losses in the coming years, forcing Superintendent Mike Ripplinger to consider a dramatic restructuring that could include combining the middle and high schools into a single campus. In a somber district-wide meeting on…
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Union school district ‘in crisis’ – State cuts funding by over $1.4 million

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s school district is grappling with a nearly $1.4 million budget shortfall this year and facing similar losses in the coming years, forcing Superintendent Mike Ripplinger to consider a dramatic restructuring that could include combining the middle and high schools into a single campus. In a somber district-wide meeting on…
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Providence man aired grievances on TikTok before killing

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s school district is grappling with a nearly $1.4 million budget shortfall this year and facing similar losses in the coming years, forcing Superintendent Mike Ripplinger to consider a dramatic restructuring that could include combining the middle and high schools into a single campus. In a somber district-wide meeting on…
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Bradford County

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s school district is grappling with a nearly $1.4 million budget shortfall this year and facing similar losses in the coming years, forcing Superintendent Mike Ripplinger to consider a dramatic restructuring that could include combining the middle and high schools into a single campus. In a somber district-wide meeting on…
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Obituaries — Feb. 10, 2026

William Bullard Sr. William David Bullard Sr., 88, of Starke, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. He was born April 26, 1937, in Miami

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School district facing unprecedented challenges

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s school district is grappling with a nearly $1.4 million budget shortfall this year and facing similar losses in the coming years, forcing Superintendent Mike Ripplinger to consider a dramatic restructuring that could include combining the middle and high schools into a single campus. In a somber district-wide meeting on…
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Providence residents demand action on non-paying RV dwellers

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s school district is grappling with a nearly $1.4 million budget shortfall this year and facing similar losses in the coming years, forcing Superintendent Mike Ripplinger to consider a dramatic restructuring that could include combining the middle and high schools into a single campus. In a somber district-wide meeting on…
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Sports

Tigers are 2nd in district after loss to Trenton in title game

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s school district is grappling with a nearly $1.4 million budget shortfall this year and facing similar losses in the coming years, forcing Superintendent Mike Ripplinger to consider a dramatic restructuring that could include combining the middle and high schools into a single campus. In a somber district-wide meeting on…
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Tigers start fast, defeat Ft. White in district semifinals

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County’s school district is grappling with a nearly $1.4 million budget shortfall this year and facing similar losses in the coming years, forcing Superintendent Mike Ripplinger to consider a dramatic restructuring that could include combining the middle and high schools into a single campus. In a somber district-wide meeting on…
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