Williams named new principal at BMS
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Crystal Williams wasn’t expecting to start two new jobs within the span of a year, but at least she doesn’t have to travel far. Plus, it’s a step up and present…
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Starke camp offers STEM skills and more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Science, technology, engineering and math. STEM education is a focus in schools and also a part of some students’ summers through activity filled camps…
Read MoreStarke opts out of fire assessment as county moves forward
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud The city of Starke has reportedly ruled out participation if the county commission approves a new special assessment for fire rescue funding. The deci…
Read MoreStarke water and sewer rate increasing to pay city debt
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Starke water and sewer customers will see their rates rise again pending final approval of the ordinance first presented on July 2. The commission vot…
Read MoreLawtey: Fire station costs should be shared burden
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph Lawtey city councilmembers seem prepared to support the county commission’s plan to help fund fire rescue services through a new special assessment. Bradford C…
Read MoreHampton agreeing to fire assessment
BY CAROL MOSLEY Special to the Telegraph The Hampton City Council has addressed the proposed fire assessment that the county is seeking to implement, agreeing to allow collection within the city limit…
Read MoreObituaries — July 9, 2024
Applean Brown Applean Marion Reynolds Brown, 93, of Starke, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, at Diamond Assisted Living in Green Cove Springs. She was born in Moniac, Georgia on Nov. 10, 1930. Aft…
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Morgan is new principal at Starke Elementary
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but none of those words told Laurén Morgan that she would soon be one of the Bradford County School District’s princ…
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Tinsler receives kidney from long-ago high school friend
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Imagine that child who wants a pony for Christmas and gets just that from Santa. Now, you’ve got an idea of what Julee Tinsler felt like in late 2023. I…
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