Mark J. Crawford
Woman escapes fire through window
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A woman escaped a Monday fire at her home by crawling through a window, according to Bradford County Fire Rescue Director Allen Parrish. The two-alarm blaze gutted the wood-frame structure on Southwest 132nd Avenue, which is off State Road 100 near the Bradford-Union County line. Parrish said when … Read more
RV Park plans expansion
Applications receive unanimous approval BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Though controversial when first proposed, the Keystone Heights RV Resort on County Road 21B sailed its way through a Jan. 20 hearing on a proposed expansion. Proprietor Vincent Esson, attorney Jim Taylor and a number of resort supporters appeared to encourage county commissioners sitting as … Read more
Bradford pursuing SAFER grant for additional firefighters
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — It seemed like a win-win scenario to apply for a no-match grant to fund new firefighting positions, but not everyone saw it that way. Previously, Bradford County commissioners declined the original opportunity to apply for a SAFER grant because they couldn’t afford to partially fund nine or … Read more
Local colleges receiving training dollars
Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $2.3 million in funding to support rapid credentialing workforce and education programs, including commercial driver’s license and logistics training. These programs help Floridians earn high-wage jobs and support the supply chain that is currently in great need of workers. North Florida Technical College and Florida Gateway College are among the recipients. … Read more
Toxic Round-up events collect hazardous waste
The Alachua County Household Hazardous Waste Department in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the Bradford and Union county commissions will sponsor a free Toxic Round-up collection event to properly dispose of and/or recycle common household waste items that cannot be collected curbside. In Bradford, residents can bring hazardous waste items to … Read more
Broughton named LBMS SRE
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times A native of Union County, who has served Lake Butler Middle School for the past 12 years in positions ranging from substitute teacher to her current job as school secretary, but mostly as coordinator of whatever it takes to get the job done. Minnie Broughton has dedicated her … Read more
Santa Fe president urges community to answer ‘call to action’
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford County must answer a call to action in supporting its youth and enabling them to achieve future success — a call that Santa Fe College President Paul Broadie II said aligns with the beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. and is proven necessary by data. Broadie, who was … Read more
5 receive Drum Major Service Awards at MLK banquet
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” Ricky Thompson, Esther B. Kelly, Rebecca Gloria Brown, Charlie J. Brown and Tedrick Brown were honored as being living examples of that Martin Luther … Read more
