Early voting for Bradford County's Aug. 18 primary began Monday, and two days in, turnout remains light but Republican ballots are outpacing Democratic ones by more than 2 to 1. As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesda…
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Along with primary races up and down the ballot, voters within Starke city limits will decide Aug. 18 whether to scrap the city's existing charter and replace it in its entirety with a rewritten versi…
Read MoreThe Bradford County School Board voted to adopt a tentative $61.76 million budget for the 2026-27 school year during the district's first required public budget hearing July 27, setting a slightly hig…
Read MoreThe Bradford County School Board and the Bradford Education Association have reached a tentative agreement on pay raises for teachers and support staff for the 2026-27 school year, adding more than $4…
Read MoreFlorida State Prison in Raiford is now offering new correctional officers up to $6,000 in combined hiring and retention bonuses, one of the state's most aggressive recruitment pitches yet as the Flori…
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Roy Decelle Sr. Mr. Roy Joseph DeCelle, Sr., 73, of Starke passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville. He was born July 3, 1952, in Quincy, Massachusetts, to the late Leroy an…
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Antwan Brown envisioned himself coaching at his alma mater one day, but what he didn’t foresee was the journey it took to get there. Brown is the new head baseball coach at Bradford High School. The 2…
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Bradford County Judge Tatum Davis was sworn in as the 2026-28 president of the Conference of County Court Judges of Florida on July 22, making him the first-ever judge from Bradford to hold that offic…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendan…
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