Bradford shifts meeting dates
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor BRADFORD— Bradford Commission Chairman Chris Dougherty proposed meeting date changes that will take effect in September. Meetings are moving to Tuesdays — the firs…
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Lynelle Oliver is Parkside’s new Beautiful Grandmother
Lynelle Oliver would probably tell you the crowning achievements in her life were raising a family and having a career devoted to the care of others, but at the age of 84, she experienced a literal cr…
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Check will equip first responders
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Bradford Community Healthcare Auxiliary has been on a mission since the county’s first hospital was built. Today, its loyal members continue working to raise funds…
Read MoreAudit results in new arrangement for jail housing funds
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Ron Whitesides of Purvis Gray CPAs delivered what turned out to be his final audit presentation to the Bradford County Commission July 21. Whitesides said auditors…
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Gov. orders flags at half-staff for Bradford grad
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered state and U.S. flags in Tallahassee and Palm Beach County lowered to half-staff in honor of a Bradford High School graduate. Susan Sla…
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Tornadoes enter 2022 with experience, new coach
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer As Bradford High School’s new head varsity football coach, Jamie Rodgers is working to build a winning culture, but that’s not to say expectations aren’t high h…
Read MoreObituaries — Aug. 9, 2022
Anita Griffis On Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 at 3:21 p.m., Anita "Mema" Griffis, surrounded by her family, slipped from this earth into heaven and the arms of her Lord. She was born Sept. 29, 1943 i…
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After DUI arrest, state agrees to deferred prosecution
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 39-year-old Starke woman will not face a DUI charge if she fulfills the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement she signed in July. Georgia Montez Reddish w…
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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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