Community Corner
🌱 How Keystone Heights volleyball stacks up in the playoff race now
Be sure to catch Fall Festival on the Keystone Heights Patch calendar
Hi there, Keystone Heights! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Keystone Heights volleyball stacks up in the playoff race now
- What the new Keystone Heights Winn-Dixie means for your grocery trips
Also on today's calendar: Food for Clay Distribution Event-Keystone Heights Senior Center.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Cloudy with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
- Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Column: 8-2 Panthers currently on outside looking in (palatkadailynews.com) — Keystone Heights volleyball currently sits fifth in the District 4-3A standings, trailing Santa Fe, Newberry, Palatka and Suwannee as playoff races tighten at midseason. A detailed look at regional rankings, playoff scenarios, and upcoming FHSAA rule proposals in multiple sports shows how postseason chances and future formats could affect Keystone Heights athletes and their competitors. 
• Aldi to open in Daytona Beach Shores soon. Here's where else (news-journalonline.com) — Keystone Heights shoppers now have a newly redesigned Winn-Dixie, part of a broader wave of grocery expansion across Florida that's also bringing new Aldi locations to nearby counties. While the story focuses on Aldi's rapid growth and grand-opening giveaways, it notes Winn-Dixie's recent Keystone Heights debut as another sign of increasing options for local grocery budgets.
📸 Around Keystone Heights
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Keystone Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Fall Festival →
555 South Lawrence Boulevard, Keystone Heights
10:00 am
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Food for Clay Distribution Event-Keystone Heights Senior Center →
Keystone Heights Senior Center, 125 Commercial Circle, Keystone Heights
10:00 am - Food for Clay Distribution Event-Gadara Baptist Church →
Gadara Baptist Church, 6779 Country Road 315C, Keystone Heights
12:30 pm
Monday September 21
📣 Keystone Heights Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Dawg Gone Thursdays →
Keystone Heights Airport, 7150 Airport Rd, Starke
11:30 am - Dawg Gone Thursdays (42J) →
Keystone Heights Airport, 7150 Airport Rd, Starke
11:30 am - SHINE Medicare Counseling
Hawthorne Branch - Quiet Reading Room
1:00 pm - Teen ArtSpace: Intro to 3D Printing
Hawthorne Branch - MakerSpace
3:00 pm - Waldo Farmers and Flea Market →
Waldo Farmers and Flea Market, 17805 US-301, Waldo
8:00 am - Open Studio
Hawthorne Branch - MakerSpace
2:00 pm - League at the Library
Hawthorne Branch -
2:00 pm - 3RD ANNUAL LOW COUNTRY BOIL →
Unit 293, 145 County Rd 315 S, Interlachen
5:00 pm - Cold Shot Band Live at Patriot Saloon →
Patriot Saloon, 17420 US-301 S, Starke
9:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Friday September 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello, I'm new to the Keystone Heights area helping out with family.
Looking to make some friends to watch football with. (Nextdoor Keystone Heights)
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (03256) - 7403 State Rd 21 in Keystone Heights. Apply here.
- Upperline Health posted a job opening for Primary Care Physician - Competitive Pay, Value-Based Care in Starke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Keystone Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hawthorne
- FLORIDA POWER 25: St. Thomas Aquinas Holds No. 1 as Columbus, Buchholz and Hawthorne Surge (floridahsfootball.com)
- Putnam Legal Notices 091626 Free Access (palatkadailynews.com)
Interlachen
- Tuesday prep roundup: Panthers score 8th win with rout of Warriors (palatkadailynews.com)
Ok Keystone Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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