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Arc of Bradford has new mental-escape trail
Sometimes you just need to take a break from it all, finding a quiet place to relax and reflect. The people served by the Arc of Bradford (known as...
Hope Christian hosts annual STEM Fair
On March 3, Hope Christian Academy’s seventh-12th grade students competed in the eighth annual HCA STEM Fair. Within seven divisions — plus a Fan...
KHHS Student Awarded Clay County Fair Volunteer of the Year Award
Each year, the Clay County Fair nominates a Volunteer of the Year. This year, Carter Doss, a student at Keystone Heights Junior Senior High School,...
Lopey jumps to win for BHS at Santa Fe meet
Bradford High School’s track and field teams competed at the April 9 Santa Fe Raiders Last Chance meet, with Ny’asia Lopey winning the girls triple jump with a distance of 32 feet, 2 inches. Lopey also earned a fifth-place finish in the long jump with a distance of 15-3.25. Kah’myra Hankerson...
Durant wins 2 events for UC at Chiefland meet
Union County High School got two first-place finishes from Edward Durant and four wins overall at the April 9 Chiefland Field Festival. Durant won shot put with a distance of 38 feet, 1.5 inches, while also taking first in the discus with a throw of 120-8. A.J. Rivera and Matthew Rogers were...
KHHS softball team ends losing streak with win over Ridgeview
Keystone Heights High School ended a four-game losing streak in softball, defeating host Ridgeview 5-3 on April 13. The Indians (9-11) trailed 1-0 before scoring three runs in the top of the third. Amber Wagner, who reached on a fielder’s choice, scored on a Cadie Bowles single. Kadence Massey...
Life sentence for love triangle stabbing-muder
A Bradford County jury found Gary Alvin Weeks Jr. guilty of first-degree murder on April 1 in the 2024 stabbing death of Emery Crews Jr., a killing...
Appeals DUI conviction in crash that cost victim his leg
A Starke man convicted of driving drunk and leaving the scene of a crash that cost a 19-year-old pedestrian his leg has appealed a Bradford County...
Appealing sentence for burning down Lawtey hotel
A Bradford County man serving 20 years in state prison for burning down a Lawtey hotel and attacking law enforcement officers has filed an appeal...
Celebration of Life — Cindy Futch
Mrs. Cindy Futch Friday, April 10 7 p.m. David Hurse Stadium 515 W. Adkins St., Starke Bradford High School Please wear Bradford Tornado colors!
Obituaries — April 7, 2026
Lena Adler Mrs. Lena Ward Adler, 96, of Keystone Heights went to her heavenly home on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at HCA in Gainesville. She was born Oct. 27, 1929, in Slocomb, Alabama, to Crevie and Daisy (Quattlebaum) Ward. Prior to retirement, she worked as a service representative in the car...
Obituaries — March 31, 2026
Doris Barbour Doris Mae Barbour, 81, of Lawtey, died Sunday, March 29, 2026, at UF Health Shands in Gainesville with her family by her side. She was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, where she met her husband, Jesse E. Barbour Sr. For years, she attended Highland First Baptist...
