Deputies chase man over the weekend
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The Bradford County Sheriff’s office said a traffic stop near Brooker on Friday night evolved into a two-day manhunt in which the defendant held three people at gu…
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Bradford boys basketball team defeats Bell for 3rd straight win
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Bradford High School was able to put several runs together whenever visiting Bell began cutting into the Tornadoes’ lead, resulting in a 66-47 win in a…
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Missed parking spot, put vehicle at front door
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com John M. Erwin, 49, of Starke, was sentenced to a year in jail followed by a year of probation after pleading to DUI, possession of a controlled substance without a…
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Borrowed vehicle, didn’t return it
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 32-year-old Hilliard man was sentenced to 23 days in jail and two years’ probation after pleading to vehicle theft. Tyler Blaine Dyal was also ordered to pay the…
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Two deputies injured in fight at Starke Shell station
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Two deputies suffered what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries after a verbal dispute at a Starke gas station erupted into a fight. Bradford Sheriff’s Maj…
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Hundreds of new residences added in 2024
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Starke had a record year for new housing, with 36 new home permits pulled in 2024. This was the highest number in recent years, according to the city’…
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Old Checkers among sites headed to foreclosure
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Starke doubled the number of new code enforcement cases in 2024 and is ready to start foreclosing on several noncompliant properties. According to Ch…
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Prison after crashing car before hurricane
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A woman on probation for burglary and petit theft was sentenced to a year in prison after admitting to driving without a valid license, triggering both a criminal…
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Pleads to three thefts
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 30-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 120 days in jail and two years’ probation after pleading to three thefts at Starke stores. The judge also gave him a ster…
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