2 years for passing fake $100 bill
STARKE—A Tampa man was sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting to paying for a pillow at Starke’s Bealls Outlet with a counterfeit $100 bill. Steven Brad Powers, 36, pleaded to uttering forge…
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Probation for leaving the scene
STARKE— A 58-year-old Lawtey woman was sentenced to two years’ probation after pleading to hitting another car with her Ford Mustang and then leaving the scene. Becky Lynn Reddish pleaded to leaving t…
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Apartment fire displaces 20
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—Bradford County Fire Rescue said a fire at a former motel started in one converted apartment and spread Sunday afternoon, displacing 20 people. The North Temple…
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Athletics, district achievements highlighted at MLK service
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE— Concerned Citizens of Bradford County presented a service honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King on Monday at the Florida National Guard Armory…
Read MoreSawmill north of Lawtey closing
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—West Fraser announced on January 9 that it is closing its Maxville sawmill, about four miles north of the Bradford-Clay County line on U.S. 301. The company sai…
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Sheriff was victim of fraud
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith talked to the Keystone Heights Rotary Club about fraud prevention, and he told the civic group that when it comes to white-…
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BHS girls can’t recover from Hawthorne run in 46-41 loss
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Host Hawthorne opened the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run in handing the Bradford High School girls basketball team a 46-41 loss on Jan. 15. It was the second s…
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Bradford Elementary’s Kadlec receives Meridian award
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford Elementary School Guidance Counselor Monica Kadlec received a Next Hope, Recovery and Wellness Award from Meridian Behavioral Healthcare in recognition…
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Editor's note: The incorrect story was previously posted/published to accompany these photos. We apologize for the error. BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Heroic actions of local responde…
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