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Judge Colaw receives FCCD Distinguished Service Award
The following is an Eighth Judicial Circuit press release. Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge James M. Colaw received the Distinguished Service Award from the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency durin…
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Bradford FFA members take part in COLT
BY EMMA DRAKE Bradford FFA Chapters Reporter Bradford Middle School and Bradford High School FFA members attended the annual Chapter Officer Leadership Training on Sept. 22 in High Springs, getting to…
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BC Fire Rescue’s Rodgers takes position with UF Health
Professional colleagues, friends and family wished Dylan Rodgers well on his new venture at a Sept. 25 reception at The Woman’s Club of Starke. Rodgers, who was the division chief of the Bradford Coun…
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Tigers sweep Tornadoes in volleyball
Union County High School’s volleyball team concluded the regular season with its second straight win, sweeping visiting Bradford 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-10) on Oct. 8. The Tornadoes (9-11) led by six po…
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Tigers to host Bell in district tournament’s 1st round
Union County High School’s volleyball team enters the District 6-Rural tournament on a two-match win streak and will host a quarterfinal match against Bell on Monday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m. The teams j…
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Indians to host Tornadoes in 1st round of district tourney
Bradford and Keystone Heights high schools will square off in the quarterfinals of the District 4-3A volleyball tournament, with the Indians hosting the Tornadoes on Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. The I…
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Glen St. Mary man charged with sexual battery on a minor after witness reports struggle in road
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 23-year-old Glen St. Mary man was arrested Sept. 25 and charged with sexual battery on a minor after a passerby told Bradford County deputies he saw a shirtless…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 26-year-old Gainesville man faces a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Union County deputies say he tried to put his vehicle in gear whil…
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Starke man charged with animal cruelty after neighbor records him striking dog
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 61-year-old Starke man was arrested Sept. 24 on a charge of aggravated animal cruelty after a neighbor told a Bradford County sheriff’s deputy she saw him throw…
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Obituaries — Oct. 6, 2026
David Brogan Jr. Mr. David Glen Brogan Jr. was born on March 28, 1969, and passed away at the age of 57 on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. Arrangements are in the care of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home, 34…
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Obituaries — Sept. 29, 2026
Akiz Ballack Akiz Beemal Carmel Ballack, aka Clyde’s, 63, of Orange Park, passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. He was born in Rio Claro, Trinidad on July 16, 1963, to the late Angus Ballack and Gi…
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Anna Biddix Anna Leah Biddix, affectionately known as Ann, was born on Aug 21, 1962, at NAS Jacksonville and passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville after a battle wi…
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