The former director of the Bradford County Library was sentenced to one year in prison and five years’ probation for stealing from a nonprofit that supports the library. Robert Eugene Perone, 6…
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A Silver Springs man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading to a 2021 Lawtey burglary. John Francis Thomas, 59, pleaded to burglary, grand theft, and criminal mischief with property…
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At the annual Summer Salad Luncheon for the Starke Methodist Women, $500 scholarships were awarded to Chauncey Patterson and Maddie Miller Thompson. Chauncey Patterson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tren…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Florida’s Auditor General said in a report issued earlier this year that the state’s Department of Corrections needs to improve its recordkeeping for incidents, us…
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HCA Starke ER, Bradford County Fire Rescue partner with college In response to shortages of EMTs in the region, Santa Fe College has expanded its Emergency Medical Technical certificate program to Bra…
Read MoreDecisions remain before final approval BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Constituents and commissioners alike still had a lot of questions during the second public hearing on an ordina…
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On July 16, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Bradford County Extension Office celebrated four volunteers who successfully completed the Master Gardener V…
Read MoreBY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Bradford County has set the proposed property tax rate for next year at 10 mills once again, raising an additional $1.13 million in revenue. The decis…
Read MoreBY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Starke commissioners have approved a lower proposed property tax rate for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Mayor Scott Roberts offered the suggestion during t…
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