Obituaries — Feb. 18, 2025
Paul Altstatt Paul Gene Altstatt, 78, passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at UF Health Shands in Gainesville, returning home to be with Jesus. Born in Weleetka, Oklahoma on Feb. 22, 1946, to the late E…
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Matthews Museum accepts donation from Rayonier
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud The Eugene L. Matthews Bradford County Historical Museum added to its collection, thanks to a donation of artifacts by Rayonier Historian and Senior Inf…
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Murphy is Bradford’s Teacher of the Year
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Teacher Audrey Murphy was used to being around “short humans,” as she put it, so she was a little apprehensive about being around “tall humans.” She has…
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Bradford Elementary’s Clark is district’s SRE of the Year
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Jo Clark doesn’t seek the spotlight, but sometimes your actions can’t help but place you in it. Clark was voted as Bradford Elementary’s School-Related…
Read MoreRecent 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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Argument over beer leads to choking
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A twenty-year-old Hampton man was sentenced to three years’ drug offender probation and 71 days’ time served in jail after pleading to choking a household member…
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Incompetent in dog’s starvation
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com One of three men arrested for starving a dog to death on November 4, 2024, was ruled incompetent to defend himself in court and will spend the next six months con…
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1 year for striking EMT
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 39-year-old Gainesville woman was sentenced to one year with the Department of Corrections after pleading to battery on an emergency medical technician. Accordi…
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County breaks ground on Sampson City fire station housing
BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Telegraph On February 14, construction officially began on the upgraded housing for full-time firefighters at Sampson City's Fire Station 90. The Bradford County Board of…
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