New housing permits up significantly
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Permits for new single-family houses in Bradford County jumped 69% in 2022, according to the Building and Zoning Office. After slight drop to 59 last year, the num…
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City, county submit funding requests
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Starke Mayor Scott Roberts and Bradford Commission Chairwoman Diane Andrews welcomed the county’s legislative delegation with open arms and a joint reques…
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Public meets Brannan at meeting
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Rep. Chuck Brannan just attended his first legislative delegation in Bradford County. While not new to the Florida House of Representatives, he is represe…
Read MoreAnother $1m lottery win in Bradford
HAMPTON — The Florida Lottery reported that Brandon Trinckes, 24, of Hampton, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Trinckes…
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Christmas brings the cold
Mobile home gutted by fire BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor No one really expects a “White Christmas” in Bradford County, but recent temperatures have rivaled historic lows, according to the Natio…
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Librarian closes the book on 44 years
BY MELISSA PYLE Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE — There are many aspects to local life that can easily be taken for granted, but once a person announces an end is in sight to a beloved part of daily lif…
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Hope delivers Christmas message
BY VIRGINIA DENMARK Hope Baptist Church Hope Baptist Church hosted its Christmas music and drama program, “The LAST First Christmas,” on Dec. 18. The cast included children, youth and adults who told…
Read MoreObituaries — Dec. 27, 2022
Dwight Cilley II Dwight Walter “Dewy” Cilley II, 53, passed away in his home on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Although sadly unexpected, we know he passed peacefully and now joins his beloved s…
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Retired Guardsman donates new flag for Starke’s WWII relic display
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer James “Doug” Glover and his wife, Peggy, donated a new U.S. flag for the area where the World War II-era anti-tank cannon sits at the junction of U.S. 301 and W…
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