Obituaries — Oct. 10, 2023
Joyce Payne Oct. 21, 1936, to Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, Joyce Burke Payne of Keystone Heights was born in Jacksonville to Homer and Lillian Burke. She grew up in Jacksonville attending Duval County schoo…
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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 defendants are considered innocent until convicted i…
Read MoreApartment fire sends man to hospital
A Wednesday, October 4 fire at the Whispering Pines Apartments sent one man to a hospital with burns and smoke inhalation. Bradford County Fire Chief Ben Carter said Starke Fire Rescue was the primary…
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1 year for stealing liquor from ice cream case
A Bradford County man was sentenced to one year and one week in state prison after pleading to stealing a case of liquor from a local retailer. Kelvin Hamm Sr., 59, pleaded to the February 23 offense…
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Dad gets probation, son gets prison
Two Brooker men arrested during the same Bradford County Sheriff’s Office drug operation and charged with similar crimes received vastly different sentences. Clem David Prescott, 70, and David Bridges…
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Out-of-sequence check trips up fraudster
Starke police said workers at Capital City Bank stopped a man from cashing a fraudulent $1,500 check, resulting in the arrest of the 38-year-old Jacksonville defendant. Steven Randall Dodson was arres…
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Defendant: I’ve been peeing in my yard for 20 years
A Bradford County man protested to deputies following complaints by his neighbors that he had been urinating in his driveway, telling the officers: “I have been peeing in my yard for 20 years.” Bradfo…
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Boil water alert rescinded after city runs dry
Another example infrastructure needs attention BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — A precautionary water boil alert that lasted throughout the weekend was lifted Tuesday morning. Pressure in…
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Former First Church youth is now church’s youth, families minister
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Would he live or die? Micah Huling was once so sick, he wondered what the answer to that question would be. However, in the midst of his illness, he came to the…
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