Obituaries — Feb. 6, 2024
Joan F. Canova Mrs. Joan F. Canova, 88, of Starke passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville. She was born March 16, 1935, in Waycross, Georgia to John William and Fred…
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BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Do you desire a title or an opportunity to meet the needs of children? That was an easy answer for Heidi Keegan, who had no problem with going from bein…
Read MoreBHS boys lose to Ft. White in last home game
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud A five-point game in the third quarter turned into a rout as visiting Fort White went on a 26-0 run in defeating the Bradford High School boys basketbal…
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Hope boys win 65-44 to move record to 17-3
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud It was an eight-point differential when the two teams met on Dec. 19, but the Hope Christian Academy boys basketball team recorded a bigger win in the s…
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Blankenship wins region, advances to state for 2nd straight year
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School’s Rylie Blankenship won the traditional championship in the 119-pound class at the Feb. 3 Region 2-1A girls weightlifting meet at Chiefland…
Read MoreUCHS reaches finals at state cheer meet, BHS competes in semifinals
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Union County High School had the second-highest score in the semifinals round, which put the Tigers in the finals, where they placed seventh at the Florida High…
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Bradford girls basketball team ends regular season with 29-point victory
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Jada Hankerson scored 12 points in the first quarter as the Bradford High School girls basketball team built a double-digit lead it would never relinquish in a…
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BHS, UCHS cheer teams advance to state
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…
Read MoreStarke’s law enforcement transition is underway
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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