BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Bradford County is advertising a special meeting to present its proposal to collect a franchise fee from Clay Electric Cooperative members and receive public feedback. Having raised property taxes to a full 10 mills this year, county commissioners are exploring other ways to raise revenue to fund … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — The conflict between a group of four families who have joined together in an attempt to mine phosphate in Union County and the government and people of the county is approaching its sixth year and most people who find themselves along for the ride to see … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is looking at a couple of options to raise funds to provide for the cost of Emergency Medical Services and the Union County Fire Department. Plans for the two services include, if funds can be found, hiring some full-time … Read more
As glamping continues to grow across the United States, one of the biggest opportunities is for agri-tourism, where farmstays allow guests to stay overnight and experience life on a working farm. One of the latest farms to join the flock of U.S. farmstays is the Florida-based Rooterville, a 20-acre farm that cares for hundreds of … Read more
There will be a reunion of Debra Bailey’s former music and chorus students on Saturday, Feb. 12, from 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in the Lake Butler Middle School cafeteria. Bailey would love to see her students from the 1980s and 1990s. Bailey and her husband, … Read more
Bradford IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2021 CA 000406 BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, n/k/a COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES OR OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH OR AGAINST THE … Read more
Dear Editor: One thing the public should be able to expect from our commissioners and public employees is openness and honesty. Florida’s Sunshine Laws under F.S.119 are designed exactly for that outcome. In 2016 HPSII submitted a plan for phosphate mining to the Bradford County Commission. I showed up with a long list of questions … Read more
Dear Editor: I read the letter from Mr. Smith titled “Parties need young intelligent leadership” in the Jan 18 edition with great interest – initially. Then I discovered that beyond one swipe at the Democratic Party and another at the Republican Party, the remainder, even though it did address an extremely serious problem, didn’t have much to do … Read more
Dear Editor: The Omicron surge in Bradford County has probably already peaked and should ease in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I would recommend ordering free COVID antigen tests either online (at www.COVIDtests.gov) or by phone (1-800-232-0233). Tweens and teens age 12-17 are eligible for the Pfizer COVID vaccine, which is available at … Read more
