BY LISA HOLTZENDORF Special to the Telegraph-Times-Monitor Union County High School’s football team was shut out for the second straight week, closing out the regular season with a 42-0 loss to visiting Chiefland on Oct. 31. Chiefland, which is third in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps Rural Class power rankings, scored three touchdowns in … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] A source of light. For Bradford County students every year, that’s exactly what Bradford Community for Schools’ Take Stock in Children is: a source of light. That light was especially bright in the 2024-25 school year as the Bradford program received Take Stock in Children’s Luminary Award. It was the Bradford … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Shelley Luke took “a leap of faith,” leaving behind a job she enjoyed to fill a need closer to home. Luke, a 2004 Bradford High School graduate, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Starke at its Oct. 28 meeting about the creation of Right Path Ranch, which allows her to provide … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County’s Eva Whitehead won the 200-yard individual medley at the Oct. 28 Region 1-1A swim finals. It was her second year in a row winning the title. She will now attempt to win her second straight state championship in the event when she competes at the Saturday, Nov. 8, Class … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford and Union County high schools competed in the District 3-1A boys golf tournament on Oct. 28 in Lake City, with the Tornadoes getting 15th-place finishes from Avery Burgin and Tucker Griffis. The Tornadoes placed fifth out of nine in the team standings with an 18-hole score of 338. That left … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School’s volleyball team had its season put to an end by Branford in the Region 3-Rural championship match for the third straight year, with the top seed Buccaneers defeating the third seed Tigers 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-14, 25-14) on Oct. 28 in Branford. The Tigers (21-9) took an … Read more
Thank you! The family of Mary A. Mosley would like to express our heartfelt thanks for the many kind expressions of sympathy, love, and support shown to us following the passing of our beloved. Your visits, calls, cards, flowers, and thoughtful gestures have brought us great comfort during this difficult time. We are deeply grateful … Read more
Shirley Drawdy Shirley Faye Drawdy, 75, of Lake Butler passed away Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at her residence. She was born in Orlando on Aug. 3, 1950, to the late Earl J. Griffis and Edgle Green Griffis. She was one of nine children and was raised in Apopka, Lake Okeechobee, and Orange Lake. She spent … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford and Union County high schools had a total of five players participate in the Oct. 28 District 3-1A girls golf tournament in Lake City, with Union’s Katelyn Seay earning the highest finish. Seay made par on one hole and placed 15th with an 18-hole score of 107. Bradford’s Alexis Fuhrman … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School placed third at the Oct. 28 District 5-1A boys golf tournament in Gainesville, missing out on an automatic regional berth by one spot. The top two teams in each of the four district tournaments in Region 2 automatically advanced. An additional four teams will receive at-large berths. … Read more
