Mark J. Crawford
Listen: City won’t pay Nugent’s legal bill
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor The Starke City Commission has refused to reimburse Commissioner Danny Nugent’s $300 legal bill after the abrupt end of a misconduct investigation. In November, city and contract employees accused Nugent of verbally hostile and threatening behavior, which led to the city to appoint a committee to investigate the incident. … Read more
Wainwright services planned
Louie Lee Wainwright Sr., former Secretary of Corrections, State of Florida, passed away in peace on Dec. 23, 2021, in Tallahassee, Florida. A local service has been planned for Saturday, Jan. 15, at Kingsley Lake Cemetery at 3 p.m. Born on Sept. 11, 1923, in Lawtey, Florida, he remained true to his home state, serving … Read more
DeSantis announces wastewater award in Lake Butler
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $3.5 million has been awarded to the city of Lake Butler in Union County through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. Funding will be used to make critical improvements to the city’s wastewater collection and pumping system to further mitigate damage to the … Read more
Lake Butler plans for the future
BY LARRY DUPEE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER — The plans for the new wastewater treatment system for the city of Lake Butler will follow and environmental engineering design that will allow cleaned water to be reintroduced to the environment to recharge the aquifer. The process of recharging allows water to flow through the … Read more
BCSO seeks accreditation to better officers and community
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Appreciation is wonderful, but what the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is working toward is accreditation. Sheriff Gordon Smith said Florida is leading the way with a goal of accrediting all of its sheriff’s offices as a way of showing the rest of the country it can be done. Accreditation … Read more
SPD taking drug fight to the dealers
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — When he was running for reelection, Starke Police Chief Jeff Johnson was open about the need to fight the city’s narcotics problem. During that time and since, officers and investigators have made their fight high profile, regularly announcing the results of an early morning raid or … Read more
Lawtey PD, voters welcome new chief
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Lawtey’s new police chief appreciates the support that got him the job and he’s already giving that support back to the community. Chief Jerry Feltner was sworn in earlier this month by Judge Tatum Davis, surrounded by his family. With a change in administrations, Feltner said there have already … Read more
Law enforcement is a labor of love for the community
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022 was Law Enforcement Appreciation Day – a day when grateful citizens can take a moment to let their local law enforcement officers and departments know that they appreciate them. Although there was no formal ceremony or gathering for the day in Union County the administrators … Read more
