Obituaries — Aug. 18, 2026
Sue Beasley Sue Marie Beasley, 80, of Keystone Heights died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Starke. Born on Jan. 22, 1946, in Santa Barbara, California, to Ruth Lorna Kidd Hammond and Hal Hall Hammond, bot…
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BC Extension Agent Whitehead earns Achievement Award
Lizzie Whitehead, the UF/IFAS Bradford County Extension agriculture and natural resources agent, was recognized for earning an Achievement Award at the National Association of County Agricultural Agen…
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Tigers’ Ayden Tomlinson is 1st in match with Bradford, Baker
Union County High School boys golfer Ayden Tomlinson was the medalist in an Aug. 17 match at the Starke Golf and Country Club that also featured players from Bradford and Baker County. Tomlinson had…
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Johnson, Mangol, Smith honored for leaving a legacy
Melba Johnson, Shirley Mangol and Louette Smith were the honorees at the ninth annual Leave a Legacy event, a fundraiser for the Bradford County Education Foundation that was held Aug. 13 at Starke’s…
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Santa Fe College, Bradford County Schools to cut ribbon on new nursing program
Santa Fe College and the Bradford County School District will mark the opening of a new nursing degree program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 19, at North Florida Technical College.…
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BHS ground game strong in 46-0 preseason win
Iyen Addison led a rushing attack that resulted in 300-plus yards and six touchdowns in the Bradford High School football team’s 46-0 win over visiting Menendez in an Aug. 14 preseason kickoff classic…
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Sheriff eyes jail expansion to house ICE detainees
‘Could help fill hole left by property taxes’ Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith said this week his office is exploring plans to expand the county jail to house 200 to 250 federal immigration detain…
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Bradford setting fire assessment rates flat for 2026-27
Bradford County commissioners voted Aug. 4 to keep the county's fire protection assessment rates unchanged for the 2026-27 fiscal year, adopting a preliminary rate resolution that carries the same per…
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Bradford County’s tentative 2026-27 budget rises to $96 million as reserves tighten
Bradford County commissioners got a detailed look at a $96 million tentative budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year during their Aug. 4 meeting, a roughly 7% increase over the $89.5 million the county ado…
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