No interest in old Pizza Hut, Brooker shop

  • January 3, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

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…

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Concrete plant changes hands

  • January 3, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

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…

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First lot sold in Pine Lakes Phase 2

  • January 3, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

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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Ranches at New River nearly sold out

Ranches at New River nearly sold out

  • January 3, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

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…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • January 3, 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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Tried to get refund for stolen garden hose

Tried to get refund for stolen garden hose

  • January 3, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

STARKE—A 25-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 6 months’ probation after pleading to grabbing a garden hose from a Walmart shelf and then asking for a refund on the item. I’van Tyrese Sargeant plead…

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Made a threatening hand gesture

Made a threatening hand gesture

  • January 3, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

STARKE— A 41-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 12 months’ probation after pleading to stalking his ex-wife and making a threatening hand gesture toward the woman’s boyfriend. Beau Jeffrey Whidden p…

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Played music too loud

Played music too loud

  • January 3, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

STARKE—A man who was pulled over in Citrus County after a deputy heard loud music from his SUV was sentenced in Bradford County to 20 months in prison after he pleaded to a probation violation. Dickie…

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