LaTanya Mitchell celebrates her one-year anniversary as director at the Bradford County Senior Center this month. She took over the role after Diane Gaskins retired with 25 years in the position. Fi…
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Quarterback Cy Cubbedge accounted for four touchdowns rushing and passing, while the defense posted its second shutout this season in the Bradford High School football team’s 56-0 win over visiting Za…
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Bradford High School’s volleyball team hosted Orange Park on Sept. 1, defeating the Raiders 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-15). The Tornadoes (3-3) got seven kills from Elaina Smith and six kills and three s…
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Bradford High School has its grade for 2025-26: a B, matching last year's mark and giving a consecutive B grades for only the second time in school history. The Florida Department of Education's repor…
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City hall cannot say exactly how many speed bumps are spread across Starke’s neighborhoods. "There’s a lot of them," City Manager Drew Mullins said. What officials can describe is how they got there:…
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Property owners will soon find a government envelope in their mailboxes marked "NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAXES," and in bold type, a reassurance: "DO NOT PAY — THIS IS NOT A BILL." The document, k…
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Long before highways and roadside gas stations, there were dirt roads and hitching posts providing weary travelers with rest and refreshments. In more modern times, brisket wasn’t even a twinkle in th…
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Pamela Foster Pamela Marlene Foster, 58, passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Dade City while visiting family. She had lived in Starke. Pamela was born on May 10, 1968, in Jacksonville. Pamela w…
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Bradford High School was attempting to win two in a row, but lost 3-1 (25-20, 14-25, 25-23, 25-19) to visiting Hilliard in an Aug. 25 volleyball match. Kills by Tatum Burkhalter and Autumn DeKorver…
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