BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Dae’Jon Shanks threw for two scores and rushed for another, complementing the usual strong play from defense and special teams in the Bradford High School footb…
Read MoreThe 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 MoreA Jacksonville man was sentenced to 33 days in jail and a year’s probation after admitting to punching a man after the victim refused to hand over $20. Nathan Carl Bassett, 38, pleaded to battery and…
Read MoreDolores Hodges Mrs. Dolores L. Hodges, 92, of Keystone Heights passed away Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at Starke. She was born Dec. 3, 1930, in Jacksonville to Nolan and Thelma (Webb) Turknett. She was a r…
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The Bradford County School District said it awarded its first monthly high-attendance award to Starke Elementary. The Weldon Street campus notched an attendance percentage of 94% in August, besting th…
Read MoreBY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Controversial decisions about the city’s budget have flared tempers, but the goal for City Manager Drew Mullins has been to support commissioners in focus…
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BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Rep. Chuck Brannan appeared with a big check representing the $450,000 Bradford County will receive from the state to purchase a new fire engine. It was o…
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BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Sheriff Gordon Smith summarized local response in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in addition to efforts to assist elsewhere. County commissioners expre…
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