The following is an announcement of intention to seek public office submitted and paid for by the candidate. I want to thank the Bradford County Telegraph for allowing this one-time announcement of my intent to seek reelection to the District 3 seat of the Starke City Commission. It has been an honor to represent District…
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] A global investment group wants to turn Keystone Heights Airport into a billion-dollar hub for drones, green energy and aerospace manufacturing. The airport could soon become home of one of the largest aerospace and aviation investments in the state’s history. Keystone Heights Airport and the Rana Group, a multinational conglomerate,…
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] “We look fine,” Bradford Superintendent of Schools Will Hartley said when asked about the district’s financial position given the difficulties being faced across the line in Union and other counties. That’s due in part to surpassing the state’s projected enrollment for the year. Enrollment in large part determines funding. The…
Doris Barbour Doris Mae Barbour, 81, of Lawtey, died Sunday, March 29, 2026, at UF Health Shands in Gainesville with her family by her side. She was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, where she met her husband, Jesse E. Barbour Sr. For years, she attended Highland First Baptist Church. She was preceded…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] In what was the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation/Farah and Farah Prep Game of the Week, the Bradford High School flag football team got two touchdown passes from Riley Shuford and two interceptions from Ny’asia Lopey in a 27-15 win over visiting Columbia on March 19. Shuford completed 8 of 14 passes for…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s softball team was no match for the top overall team in the Florida High School Athletic Association/MaxPreps power rankings as the Tornadoes lost 17-1 to host Baker County in four innings on March 30. The Class 4A Wildcats (15-0) scored nine runs in the first two innings before…
The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, which are public records. Bradford Austin…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School defeated visiting Santa Fe 4-3 in girls tennis on March 3, but couldn’t make it two in a row, losing 4-3 at Ridgeview on March 10. The Tornadoes (2-6) went 3-2 in singles play against Santa Fe, with Kaiya Thompson winning 8-1, Jaimee Lin winning 8-4 and Nova…
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph Opening day at the 28th Annual Strawberry Festival began with blue skies, sunshine and a cool breeze, but was replaced with cooler temperatures and cloudy skies throughout the remainder of the weekend. But that didn’t change the warmth of the festival spirit, reflecting the family fun and small-town…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s baseball team made it a one-run game in the second inning, but couldn’t push any more runs across in a 6-3 loss to host Gainesville on March 27. With two outs and no one on in the second, the Tornadoes (6-11) got a single from Kyler Hall and…
