Tucker running for county commission
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Qualifying closes leaving 5 local races
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE – With qualifying over, here is how races for Starke and Bradford County took shape. Starke Commissioner Shannon Smith was unopposed for the District 3 seat…
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Starke celebrates Juneteenth
BY KATE ELLISON Bradford Democrats STARKE — It was very hot and breezy Saturday afternoon when the Juneteenth Jubilee took place in Starke. Balloons and bright colors decorated the entrance to the RJE…
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Raiford Wreckshop lifters impress at nationals event
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Raiford Wreckshop lifters Courtney Comer and Mahailya Reeves won their weight classes/age divisions, setting multiple records and qualifying for world-level com…
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Nearly 60 flags collected at Starke Flag Day event
The city of Starke, partnering with Funtastic Fire Brigade and Bradford high School’s JROTC program, were able to collect nearly five dozen flags as part of a Flag Day (June 14) event before storms ro…
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Bradford 4-H gives out awards at June 2 banquet
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Regan Broome, Ayanna Deary, Shayna Durrance and Ryleigh Rhoden were recognized as Outstanding 4-H Members during the Bradford County 4-H awards banquet, which w…
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Starke teen takes rare disease in stride
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer It was hard at first for Clay and Sonya Stack of Starke to see what a rare disease took away from their youngest son, Jack, but they’re now grateful for what he…
Read MoreObituaries — June 21, 2022
Marion Davis Marion Florence “Florrie” Davis, 88, of Hampton Lake passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Haven Hospice E.T. York Care Center in Gainesville. She was born on May 26, 1934 in Starke to t…
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3 years for neglecting child’s medical treatment
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Circuit Judge James M. Colaw sentenced a 37-year-old Starke woman to three years in prison for failing to secure needed medical treatment for her child. Sara An…
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