Rainbow Center lease goes to ECS4Kids
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Bradford School Board members approved a lease for the Rainbow Center facility to Episcopal Children’s Services, now known as ECS4Kids, at the June 16…
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Dress code proposed for teachers, school employees
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud This coming school year it is teachers and other employees of Bradford County schools who are receiving a dress code. Proposed policy 6.380 is titled…
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Thompson announces run for clerk’s office
The following is an announcement of intention to seek public office paid for by the candidate. I am happy to announce my candidacy for City Clerk of Starke. A lifelong resident of Starke, I am deepl…
Read MoreObituaries — June 17, 2025
Alfonso Espinoza Alfonso "Cruz" Espinoza, 22, of St. Augustine died in a motorcycle accident Saturday, June 7, 2025. He is survived by parents, Angela Provencio and Hector Espinoza; siblings, Trey, Ta…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted i…
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State: inmate pimping from jail
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A judge granted a prosecutor’s motion to restrict the communications of an inmate at the Bradford County Jail after the prosecutor said the inmate made over 1,000…
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Probation for attacking elderly person
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Bradford County woman was sentenced to two years’ drug offender probation after pleading to attacking an elderly person in 2024. Carol Lynn Sanders, 48, pleaded…
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Jealous girlfriend released on bond
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A woman arrested for attacking a female she thought was sleeping with her boyfriend won two early court wins when a judge denied the state’s motion to have the de…
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Stabbed woman in head with pocketknife
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 49-year-old Starke woman was sentenced to two years after pleading to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to court papers, witnesses told Bradfor…
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