Drew Simmons returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and had more than 200 all-purpose yards as the Bradford High School football team continued its dominance at home, defeating District 4-2A opp…
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Bradford High School’s volleyball team recorded its second straight sweep, defeating District 4-3A opponent Keystone Heights 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-22) on Sept. 8 in Starke. The first set was tied at…
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Ricky Thompson spent 38 years keeping the lights on in Starke, then eight more years as the city's elected clerk. But at his memorial service Sept. 4, the family and friends who filled the DeWitt C. J…
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Starke city commissioners adopted a tentative property tax rate and a $61 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year Thursday, but not before a resident pressed them on unpaved roads and drainage prob…
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Starke city commissioners put off a decision Sept. 3 on whether to raise City Clerk Chrissy Thompson's salary to $80,000, voting to delay the matter until the full board can weigh in. Commissioner Bob…
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The Starke City Commission voted unanimously Sept. 3 to award a $5.86 million contract to extend water and sewer service to the U.S. 301 bypass, a project that came in less than half of what the city…
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The Bradford County Commission voted Sept. 1 to advance a plan to reclassify roughly 7.67 acres near Keystone Heights RV Resort from residential to commercial use. This was the first of two votes need…
Read MoreBradford County commissioners voted Sept. 1 to approve, on first reading, the first phase of a rewrite of the county's subdivision regulations that would shift final plat and construction-plan approva…
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Tony Gonzalez Tony Alan Gonzalez, 41, of Jacksonville died unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at Orange Park Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his father, Enemencio Gonzalez; and brother…
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