Memorial Service — John T. “Tommy” Cox Jr.

  • January 16, 2024
  • Cliff Smelley

    MEMORIAL SERVICE John T. Cox Jr. (Tommy Cox) passed away Dec. 6, 2023. Tommy's memorial service will be held on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at Trinity Baptist Church (off of SR 21) at 11 a.m.…

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Obituaries — Jan. 16, 2024

  • January 16, 2024
  • Cliff Smelley

Thomas Andrews Thomas Ramon Andrews, 78, died in Jacksonville on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.  He was born May 16, 1945, to the late Guy and Elizabeth (Sanders) Andrews.  Graveside services were held   Wed…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

Recent 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 defendant…

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Caught with 25 grams of meth

Caught with 25 grams of meth

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

STARKE— A 26-year-old Starke man was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading to trafficking in phenethylamines, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and driving with a suspended lice…

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License suspended nearly 20 times

License suspended nearly 20 times

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

STARKE—A Fernandina Beach man on probation for driving with a suspended license in Lawtey was sentenced to a year in jail after he was caught for the same offense in Nassau County twice. Jonathan Euge…

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2 years for passing fake $100 bill

2 years for passing fake $100 bill

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

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

Probation for leaving the scene

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

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

Apartment fire displaces 20

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

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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