BHS, UCHS cheer teams advance to state

BHS, UCHS cheer teams advance to state

  • January 30, 2024
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford and Union County high schools, with fourth- and 10th-place finishes, respectively, both earned the right to advance to the Class 1 A state cheerleading…

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Starke’s law enforcement transition is underway

  • January 30, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Chief plans to stay and says commission has more to decide BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Bradford Sheriff Gordon Smith said the transfer of policing authority in the city of Starke to…

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Most officials plan to run again

  • January 30, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Most Bradford County officials with expiring terms on 2024 say they plan on running for office again. This includes Sheriff Gordon Smith and Supervisor of…

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Obituaries — Jan. 30, 2024

  • January 30, 2024
  • Cliff Smelley

Lynn Crossway Lynn “Gator Bait” Crossway, 66, of Lawtey passed away at his home unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Red Dog Sal…

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Man flees accident, escapes from  handcuffs

Man flees accident, escapes from  handcuffs

  • January 30, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

STARKE—A 30-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 120 days in jail after pleading to leaving the scene of an accident. Luke Paul Fluder also pleaded to driving with a suspended or revoked license and r…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • January 30, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

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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Knocked man out, ran over his legs

Knocked man out, ran over his legs

  • January 30, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

STARKE—A 35-year-old Starke man was arrested after witnesses claimed he knocked a man out on the roadway, ran over the victim’s legs, and tried to strike the witnesses with his vehicle. David Carlos J…

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