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BC firefighter runs Chicago Marathon in bunker gear
Bradford County Fire Rescue’s Talise Romain donned her bunker gear on Oct. 11 and took off running, but it wasn’t toward a fire. Instead of battling a blaze, she was one of approximately 55,000 who to…
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BHS, UCHS bands earn straight Superiors at MPA
Union County High School continued its tradition of Superior-rated performances, while Bradford High School is hoping it’s starting a new tradition. The Florida Bandmasters Association District 4 Marc…
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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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Union gets another shot at Paxon in playoffs
Union County High School’s football team will attempt to advance in the Sunshine State Athletic Association playoffs by defeating a team it lost to on Oct. 23 when it travels to Jacksonville to play P…
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KHHS soccer seasons to get underway
The Keystone Heights High School boys and girls soccer teams played in the 22nd annual Twin Lakes Pre-Season Classic on Oct. 31 in Keystone and are now set to begin regular-season play. Keystone begin…
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Judge finds Starke man in online child-sex sting case incompetent to stand trial
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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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