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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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A Bradford County man apologized for growing marijuana in his home after being sentenced to two years’ drug offender probation. Harry James Donaldson II…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A circuit judge told a 34-year-old pregnant woman that if having a life growing inside of her was not enough motivation to stop her from using drugs, he…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Leaders within the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said the agency is stepping up patrols on the Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail after a woman…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A Jacksonville Beach man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to starting a fire at Lawtey’s Economy Inn in 2021, making a bomb threat th…
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BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford, Keystone Heights and Union County high schools had athletes compete at the Region 1-2A track and field meet at the University of North Florida on May…
Read MoreMaximino Aponte Maximino “Max” Diaz Aponte, 97, of Keystone Heights passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Vitas Hospice in Lecanto. He was born Feb. 12, 1926, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico to Anton…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— State Rep. Chuck Brannan, who introduced himself as the son of a state trooper and a career law enforcement officer himself, spoke at the Bradford-Union…
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BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Bradford High School seniors Takeirra Bakken and Masey Padgett not only didn’t want their days of playing softball to end at BHS. They didn’t want their days of…
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