Flushed evidence down the toilet
STARKE—A 41-year-old Starke woman was arrested after Bradford deputies accused her of destroying evidence during a drug raid. Amanda Gail Godwin was arrested on December 27 for the December 19 offense…
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Third strike sends man to prison
A 60-year-old Starke man on probation was sentenced to a year behind bars after he violated the terms of his supervision twice. Arthur Lavern DeSue was initially arrested on December 17, 2021, after a…
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License plate reader snags shoplifting defendant
STARKE—Police used store video and a license plate reader on the Starke Bypass to identify a man accused of stealing a television and microwave from Walmart. Kevin Aurther Ratliff, 36, of Melrose, was…
Read MoreNo interest in old Pizza Hut, Brooker shop
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager Bradford County Manager Scott Kornegay told the board of county commissioners that he has received no inquiries from potential buyers for the county’s North Temple Ave…
Read MoreConcrete plant changes hands
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—A concrete plant still under construction across the street from Bradford Elementary School has been sold to a Georgia company. Taylor Concrete Construction Inc…
Read MoreFirst lot sold in Pine Lakes Phase 2
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—The first lot in a new neighborhood near Sampson Lake sold in December. Roberts Capital Ventures LLC sold the 10.22-acre tract to Wayne M. Wall Jr. and Cody Wal…
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New land sales worry commissioners – “They’ve got to understand that the road is going to be bad in a couple of years.”
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—Bradford County commissioners said new land sales occurring in the area concern them because buyers may not know the county does not maintain access roads to th…
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Ranches at New River nearly sold out
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—Twenty-six of the 33 lots offered for sale off County Road 235 north of State Road 100 near the Union County line have been sold after being on the market for a…
Read MoreRecent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
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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