Mother wins $650,000 in mold claim
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Bradford County jury awarded Deangela Hill, acting on behalf of her 7-year-old son, $650,000 in damages for the boy’s medical conditions resulting from mold i…
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Accused drug dealer avoids prosecution
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man who police say ran a stop sign on his way to sell drugs to a detective signed a pretrial intervention agreement that could result in charges against him b…
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Probation for discharging a firearm
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man arrested for discharging a firearm in public was sentenced to six months’ probation while the State Attorney’s Office dropped several other charges…
Read MoreWoman awarded $145,067 for crash injuries
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— On Thursday, July 7, a Bradford County jury awarded a Jacksonville woman $145,066.88 for a 2019 car crash. Brandi Danyelle Alexander sued Santa Fe Overhead Door…
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4 years for DUI
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Kathleen Olga Smith, 48, of Keystone Heights was sentenced to four years in prison and 14 years’ probation after pleading to DUI with serious bodily injury and…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
July 2 through July 8 The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered inno…
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Man threatens credit union customers with knife
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Shane Michael Stidham, 51, of Ft. White was arrested by Starke police on July 8 for two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of batte…
Read MoreKFC worker sentenced to 77 days
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A former KFC employee was sentenced to time already served and to five years’ probation for photographing credit cards of drive-through customers and then makin…
Read MoreGrants focus on sewer, water improvements
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Starke has applied for state funds to continue upgrading sewer lines in the city. This latest application for Community Development Block Grant funds requests $700…
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