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Hoglund wins $2,500 Altrusa Gala prize
Chris Hoglund was the grand-prize winner at the 33rd annual Altrusa of Starke Gala, which was held Oct. 29 at Starke’s Gov. Charley E. Johns Conference Center. As is the case every year, the grand pri…
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Library offers afternoon of ‘Thrills & Chills’
Kathy Paddock and her team of volunteers, which included Hippy Moms and the teens from VOLT, hosted a festive event at the Bradford County Public library on Oct. 22. The Halloween party included Littl…
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Tigers win JV championship golf match
Union County High School’s junior varsity boys golf team won the inaugural Northeast Florida JV Championship, which was held Oct. 29 at Lake City’s Quail Heights Country Club. The Tigers had a team sc…
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Tigers to play Cottondale in 1st-round playoff game
Union County High School's football team is still traveling to play Cottondale in a Sunshine State Athletic Association North playoff game on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. Central Time. The SSAA released…
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BHS, UCHS golfers compete in districts
Bradford High School competed in the District 3-1A boys and girls golf tournaments at Tallahassee’s Golden Eagle Golf and Country Club on Oct. 27, with Steven Carter placing 22nd in a boys field of…
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Judge finds Starke man in online child-sex sting case incompetent to stand trial
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A St. Johns County judge has found a Starke man accused of trying to arrange sex with a child through an undercover St. Johns County sheriff’s investigator incompe…
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Keystone Heights man arrested after neighbor’s camera captures him beating puppy
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Keystone Heights man was arrested Oct. 4 on an animal cruelty charge after a neighbor’s doorbell camera recorded him whipping, kicking and throwing his 15-week-o…
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18 months in prison in 2022 burglary, gun theft
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Starke man has been sentenced to 18 months in state prison for breaking into a Starke home in 2022 and stealing a handgun, under a plea deal that reduced the bur…
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Lester Crawford Lester Crawford passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville after a brief illness. He was born Nov. 2, 1937, in Plant City and lived a life marked by stead…
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Jessie Berry Jessie Mae Berry passed peacefully at home on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. At the age of 90, following a courageous battle with breast cancer, Jessie answered th…
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Obituaries — Oct. 13, 2026
Harridelle Bright The family of Harridelle Taylor Bright, 96, announces her passing on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at her residence in Lawtey. She was born Nov. 25, 1929, to the late John and Mamie Wesly…
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