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Comprehensive News Feed for Melrose, FL.

Results 1 - 20 of 145 in Melrose, FL

  1. Working to racing, horses played role in Clay historyRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 12 | Florida Times-Union

    ... tradition of shaking a rag to begin each race. The activity and the site were so well known, some say the town of Melrose was almost named Shake Rag. In the 1900s, racing became more a family affair when men, women and children gathered regularly on ...

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  2. Funerals todayRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 28 | Athens Banner-Herald

    Crockett, Jessie M., 95, of Melrose, Fla., formerly of Athens; 2 p.m. at Bernstein Funeral Home Chapel, interment in Evergreen Memorial Park; Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of arrangements.

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  3. Header goes here goes here goes goes here goes here goRead the original story

    Friday Jun 27 | The Florida Times-Union

    ... ults. The presentation of diplomas was made by Clay County Director of Secondary Education Lyle Bandy. Wally Riviere Melrose

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  4. Death noticesRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 26 | Athens Banner-Herald

    Jessie Crockett, 95, of Melrose, Fla., died Thursday, June 26, 2008. Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of arrangements.

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  5. CAAA Majors wins Small League DistrictRead the original story

    Jun 21, 2008 | Chiefland Citizen

    ... Starke. Chiefland won four games and dropped one in taking the title. In the championship game, Chiefland defeated Melrose 6-2. Pitcher Jon Ward allowed one run in five innings. Tim Reidy had two triples. G'Angelo McClendon was 3-for-3 and Justin ...

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  6. Lawrence Gene Di Fedele, 51, longtime resident of Seaside HeightsRead the original story

    Jun 19, 2008 | Asbury Park Press Online

    ... ccepted at The American Heart Association, Gainesville, Fla. Arrangements are under the care of Moring Funeral Home, Melrose, Fla.

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  7. Evocative and lush exhibit

    Jun 16, 2008 | The Orlando Sentinel

    ... featured the works of 25 artists since it began in 2004. This year's exhibit will feature the works of Ron Haase of Melrose , Bill James of Ocala, Joyce McAdams of Edgewater and Steffen Mittelhaeuser of Port Orange. "The exhibit offers a chance to ...

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    Related Topix: Florida, Photography, Arts, Edgewater, FL, Port Orange, FL, Alachua, FL

  8. Putnam Murder Suspect Hospitalized after Suicide AttemptRead the original story

    Jun 14, 2008 | First Coast News

    One of the suspects in the murder of a man from Melrose tried to kill himself in jail.

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  9. Police: Suspect tries to hang himself at Putnam jailRead the original story

    Jun 14, 2008 | St. Augustine Record

    ... an examination by a Sheriff's Office Mental Health contractor. James Stewart was beaten and stabbed to death in his Melrose home in April, and his Toyota Tacoma was missing. An Amber Alert was issued for Lowry's girlfriend, Morgan Amanda Leppert, of ...

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  10. Man, 48, arrested for playing doctorRead the original story

    Jun 13, 2008 | The Florida Times Union

    ... of murder, 22, tries hanging self A man accused along with his 15-year-old girlfriend of killing a 66-year-old Melrose resident tried to hang himself Friday in his Putnam County jail cell, according to authorities. Sheriff's Office Maj. Keith ...

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  11. Man Accused Of Murder Attempts SuicideRead the original story

    Jun 13, 2008 | WJXT

    ... by a contracted mental-health professional. Lowry and 15-year-old Morgan Leppert are accused of killing a Melrose man before fleeing the state in the victim's pickup truck. Both are accused of first-degree murder. James Stewart, 66, was found dead ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Putnam County, FL

  12. Man accused in Putnam death attempts suicide in jailRead the original story

    Jun 13, 2008 | Florida Times-Union

    By MATT COLEMAN The Times-Union A man accused of killing a 66-year-old Melrose resident with his 15-year-old girlfriend tried to hang himself Friday in his Putnam County jail cell, according to authorities.

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  13. Teen accused of killing appears in courtRead the original story

    Jun 11, 2008 | Political Gateway

    ... she was spotted in a truck owned James Stewart, 66, who was found beaten, stabbed and suffocated to death in his Melrose, Fla., home May 1, police said. Putnam County officials said they came across Stewart's phone number while probing Leppert's ...

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  14. Teen 'Ain't Got Nothing To Say' About Murder ChargeRead the original story

    Jun 11, 2008 | WJXT

    A 15-year-old girl once the focus of a nationwide Amber Alert appeared in court Wednesday on charges she killed a Melrose man before fleeing the state with her boyfriend.

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  15. Putnam County Teen Accused of Murder in Court

    Jun 11, 2008 | WTLV

    A 15-year-old girl accused of murdering an elderly man in Melrose is in Putnam County court Wednesday.

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  16. Pretrial Date Set for Teen Accused of MurderRead the original story

    Jun 4, 2008 | WJXX

    ... court June 11. She and her boyfriend 22-year-old Toby Lowry are accused of killing 66-year-old James Stewart in his Melrose home. A grand jury ruled Leppert will be tried as an adult.

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  17. Keystone joins in celebration of National Garden Week

    May 29, 2008 | The Florida Times-Union

    ... on display at the following locations: Clay County Tax Collector Office, 275 South Lawrence Blvd., Keystone Heights; Melrose Public Library, 312 Wynnwood Ave., Melrose; and Keystone Heights Public Library, 175 Oriole St., Keystone Heights. The big ...

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    Related Topix: Clay County, FL, Home Gardening, Home, Keystone Heights, FL, Earleton, FL

  18. Police ReportRead the original story

    May 22, 2008 | St. Augustine Record

    ... Morgan Amanda Leppert, and Toby Lee Lowry, 22, were charged in the death of James Thomas Stewart, a 66-year-old Melrose man, as well as burglary with an assault or battery and robbery with a deadly weapon. Earlier this month, Leppert and Lowry were ...

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  19. 15-Year-Old Charged As Adult In Man's SlayingRead the original story

    May 22, 2008 | WJXT

    ... are charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 66-year-old man found beaten, stabbed and strangled in his Melrose home. VIDEO POSTED: 4:41 pm EDT May 22, 2008 UPDATED: 5:42 pm EDT May 22, 2008 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 15-year-old girl and her ...

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  20. 15-year-old, boyfriend charged with first-degree murderRead the original story

    May 22, 2008 | Florida Times-Union

    A 15-year-old Putnam County girl and her 22-year-old boyfriend have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Melrose man whose body was found May 1. Morgan Amanda Leppert and Toby Lee Lowry were ...

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