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Community celebrates Bradford-Santa Fe nurse bridge program
Crystal Cole had a dream of becoming a registered nurse, but she wasn’t sure she’d be able to make that dream a reality. “Life made that a little difficult,” she said. “Between raising a family, worki…
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Starke’s Jackson is new nursing program’s facilitator
Whether it’s a nurse in a clinical setting or as a nursing instructor, Teresa Jackson has made a career of helping others. Her newest role of doing just that is as the facilitator of the Santa Fe Coll…
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BC Extension Agent Whitehead earns Achievement Award
Lizzie Whitehead, the UF/IFAS Bradford County Extension agriculture and natural resources agent, was recognized for earning an Achievement Award at the National Association of County Agricultural Agen…
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BHS volleyball team evens record at 1-1
Bradford High School opened the volleyball season with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-12) loss to visiting Buchholz on Aug. 17, but bounced back to defeat host Suwannee 3-2 (16-25, 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 15-…
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Tigers finally start volleyball season, but lose to Suwannee
Union County High School finally got its volleyball season underway, but the result was a 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-22) loss to visiting Suwannee on Aug. 20. The Tigers were set to open against L…
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KHHS volleyball team goes 0-2 in tournament
Keystone Heights High School’s volleyball team began the season 2-1, but then lost two matches in an Aug. 22 tournament at Newberry High School. The Indians (3-3 prior to Aug. 24) lost 2-1 (25-15, 2…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendan…
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Starke daycare killer sentenced to 100 years
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Starke woman who gunned down the father of her children outside a daycare last summer as their children watched from his car was sentenced Wednesday to 100 years…
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Threw nail polish at ex, confessed to crack pipe, 2 years in prison
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Bradford County woman has been sentenced to two years in state prison after a February confrontation that began with a running argument inside a moving car and e…
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Obituaries — Aug. 25, 2026
Wayne Baker Gordon Wayne Baker, 63, of Hampton passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2026, in Gainesville. Known to those closest to him as Wayne, he will be remembered for the love he shared w…
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Obituaries — Aug. 18, 2026
Sue Beasley Sue Marie Beasley, 80, of Keystone Heights died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Starke. Born on Jan. 22, 1946, in Santa Barbara, California, to Ruth Lorna Kidd Hammond and Hal Hall Hammond, bot…
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Obituaries — Aug. 11, 2026
Betty Blackburn Betty Bryant Blackburn, 92, of Starke passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. She was born in Winterville, Georgia, on Jan. 23, 1934, to the late Roy and Leah Hall Bryant. As…
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