Obituaries — Oct. 17, 2023

  • October 17, 2023
  • Cliff Smelley

  Amanda Altman Amanda Louise Altman, 38, of Starke departed this life peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at Haven Hospice ET York Care in Gainesville.  She was born in Jacksonville on Feb. 21…

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School board pays $15k for bus crash lawsuit

  • October 17, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

Staff report STARKE— The Bradford County School Board settled a 2019 lawsuit involving one of its buses. According to court papers, Khiana James, individually and representing a minor, sued the distri…

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Bradford couple awarded Yard of The Month

Bradford couple awarded Yard of The Month

  • October 17, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY BARBARA ANDERSON AND GINNY GEIGER Garden Club of the Lakes KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—When we think of “Yard of The Month” or we say someone has a pretty yard, we usually are referring to a relatively normal…

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Tornadoes advance to District 3-3A semifinals

Tornadoes advance to District 3-3A semifinals

  • October 17, 2023
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Raelynn Moore tallied 35 assists, with Ajiyah Jackson recording a team-high 12 kills in the Bradford High School volleyball team’s 3-1 (25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 25-…

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Foundation donates $50k to 8 nonprofits

Foundation donates $50k to 8 nonprofits

  • October 17, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

Staff report KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Clay Electric Foundation donated $15,000 to the Putnam First Cancer Fund, marking the largest donation the utility’s nonprofit made in September. The foundation is f…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • October 17, 2023
  • 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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