Sometimes you just need to take a break from it all, finding a quiet place to relax and reflect. The people served by the Arc of Bradford (known as consumers) are no different. With that in mind, Mental Health Services Program Manager Edrick Hamilton worked to create a mental-escape walking trail on the grounds of…
Perhaps no one enjoyed football games at Bradford High School’s David Hurse Stadium more than Cindy Futch. Therefore, it seems only fitting that Futch’s Celebration-of-Life service will be held where she spent so many Friday nights cheering on her beloved Tornadoes. Futch passed away at the age of 73 on March 25. Her service will…
Bradford High School’s Jagger Lancaster earned Olympic and traditional wins at the District 6-1A boys weightlifting meet, which was held April 8 at Fort White High School. Lancaster, who competes in the 169-pound class, had a first-place Olympic total of 400 pounds, which placed him 10 pounds ahead of Fort White’s Ashton Giddens. Lancaster…
Bradford County Commissioners are keeping their minds open on the future use of the Douglas Building as alternatives to an ICE detention center are proposed. Commissioners Tuesday were asked to consider leasing the property to Sheriff Gordon Smith, who has been exploring the use of the site as an immigrant detention center to generate jobs…
Bradford County’s budget workshop Tuesday included a “doomsday” look at what losing a third of its property tax revenue could mean. From shuttering the library to cutting jobs and salaries nothing discussed is set in stone. All, however, were presented as possible consequences voters are given the choice to eliminate taxes on homestead properties. “We…
On March 3, Hope Christian Academy’s seventh-12th grade students competed in the eighth annual HCA STEM Fair. Within seven divisions — plus a Fan Favorite category — 80 students displayed their research in the campus gym, had their work reviewed by an official panel of judges, and presented their findings to other staff and all…
Mrs. Cindy Futch Friday, April 10 7 p.m. David Hurse Stadium 515 W. Adkins St., Starke Bradford High School Please wear Bradford Tornado colors!
Lena Adler Mrs. Lena Ward Adler, 96, of Keystone Heights went to her heavenly home on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at HCA in Gainesville. She was born Oct. 27, 1929, in Slocomb, Alabama, to Crevie and Daisy (Quattlebaum) Ward. Prior to retirement, she worked as a service representative in the car insurance industry. She…
A Bradford County jury found Gary Alvin Weeks Jr. guilty of first-degree murder on April 1 in the 2024 stabbing death of Emery Crews Jr., a killing rooted in a romantic rivalry over a mutual girlfriend. Circuit Judge James Colaw sentenced Weeks, now 41, to life in prison. Prosecutor Ryan King presented evidence that Weeks,…
A Starke man convicted of driving drunk and leaving the scene of a crash that cost a 19-year-old pedestrian his leg has appealed a Bradford County judge’s refusal to throw out his convictions, court records show. Zachary Michael Lindgren, 32, filed a notice of appeal on April 1 with the First District Court of Appeal,…
