New homes denied rezoning
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — City commissioners rejected the rezoning application for 25 new homes over concerns about drainage and traffic from citizens in the Westmoreland neighborh…
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City seeks grant for ADA compliance
Need may outweigh community requests BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Starke could use $84,000 in remaining federal funds to carry out long overdue ADA improvements at city hall. A study…
Read MoreObituaries — Oct. 11, 2022
Idell Boyett Idell Durban Boyett, 89, died on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Boyett (Ben) Atkinson and Angela (Litch) Boyett; a sister, Betty Durban Williams; a brothe…
Read MoreBHS golfers lose to visiting Middleburg
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Charles Zink earned a fifth-place finish for the Bradford High School golf team, which lost by 62 strokes to Middleburg. Zink made par on one hole and had a sco…
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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…
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Girlfriend breaks up, boyfriend steals canoe
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a Keystone Heights man after a witness photographed him stealing a canoe from his ex-girlfriend. Jon Paul Shaver, 57, was arrested on…
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Thomas earns top-10 finish for Bradford at Bronco Classic
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Natalie Thomas placed ninth out of 58 for Bradford High School at the Oct. 8 Middleburg Bronco Classic. Thomas ran a time of 24:22, while teammate Alissa Reddis…
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Squatters found in Lincoln City home
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested two people for living in a Lincoln City home for several days without the owner’s permission. Lakwanzaa Shanice Griffin, 25, of Lake…
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Does this dress look good on me?
Bradford man gives wrong answer BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a Hampton woman after she asked her boyfriend how she looked in a dress, and she didn’t like his answ…
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