Kolden Jenkins We gather today with heavy hearts to remember and celebrate the remarkable life of Kolden Blake Jenkins, a vivacious young boy who brought joy to everyone around him. Born Nov. 7, 2010, in Gainesville, Kolden, whose time with us was far too short, passed away at his home in Starke on Tuesday, Jan. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School ended the regular season with a 51-40 win over host Bell on Jan. 30 to enter the District 3-3A tournament on a three-game win streak. The sixth seed Indians (7-14) travel to play third seed Baldwin (10-11) in the quarterfinals of the district tournament on Tuesday, Feb. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] It was a quick recruiting process, but that’s because Union County High School senior Erick Lasseter found a place that truly feels like home. Lasseter signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Division II Glenville State University during a Jan. 28 ceremony in the UCHS media center. “It just … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Nursing school is difficult enough, so why not try to limit the hardships outside of the classroom? A partnership between the Bradford County School District and Santa Fe College will result in North Florida Technical College being utilized for a Santa Fe Associate in Science in Nursing Bridge program. The program, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Raven Bastin hit the go-ahead three-pointer and scored nine points in the fourth quarter to help the Keystone Heights High School girls basketball team rally for a 33-31 win over visiting Baldwin in a Feb. 2 District 3-3A tournament quarterfinal game. It was Keystone’s first district tournament win in four years. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Maliki Cobarris poured in 25 points for the Bradford High School boys basketball team in a 49-46 win over host Crescent City on Jan. 30. Nixon finished with eight points and had a team-high nine rebounds, while the Tornadoes also got six points from Breion Johnson and five points each from … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Garrison Smith gave the Union County High School boys basketball team a chance to tie the game after making two technical free throws, but the Tigers missed a three-point shot in the final seconds of a 55-52 loss to host Branford on Jan. 31. The Tigers (13-7) trailed 14-8 in the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School’s Riley Gibson won her weight class at the Jan. 31 Region 3-1A girls weightlifting meet and will be one of three Tigers who’ll compete at state. Gibson had a first-place total of 245 pounds (115-pound clean and jerk, 130-pound bench press) in the 119-pound class, which tied … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s Destiny Randolph punched her ticket to state by winning her weight class at the Jan. 31 Region 3-1A girls weightlifting meet at West Nassau High School. Randolph, who won a District 6 title the previous week, had a 275-pound total (140-pound clean and jerk, 135-pound bench press) to … Read more
