Schools still hiring teachers, staff
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor National and state teachers’ unions have been saying for months that people are leaving the profession, resulting in thousands of vacancies across Florida that sch…
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Spooner completes advanced commissioner training
ORANGE COUNTY — Commissioner Carolyn Brown Spooner was presented with the Advanced County Commissioner Level I (ACC I) designation from the Institute for County Government at an award ceremony held at…
Read MoreIn Memory — Frank Long
Frank, The 10th of July was your birthday. You would have been 80. The 14th of July makes 14 years you’ve been gone. I miss your smiling face when I would say something funny. Love, Caroline and Famil…
Read MoreObituaries — July 19, 2022
Frankie Brookshire Frankie L. Brookshire, 90, of Keystone Heights passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Windsor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Starke. She was born May 21, 1932, in Merrimac, Wes…
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Blows probation, sent to prison
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Starke man initially sentenced to six months in jail and probation was sent to prison for 13 months after he failed to report to his probation officer. Bryce…
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Melrose 15U All-Stars make history with state title
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Gage Barry, Cason Pilcher, Aiden Screen and Clayton Screen each drove in at least two runs, while pitchers Aiden Screen, Clayton Screen and Austin Musgrove comb…
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Local travel-ball team wins Southeast NSA World Series
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Takeirra Bakken and Leah Clark each hit a two-run double as Team Florida EvoShield-Taylor 18U — a travel softball team composed mostly of Bradford and Union Cou…
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Accused arsonist ruled competent to stand trial
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE — A 43-year-old Atlantic Beach man accused of burning down Lawtey’s Economy Inn last year will now face charges for the incident. On July 13, Circuit Judge James…
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Bradford searching for experienced manager
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Bradford County commissioners recently painted a portrait of their ideal county manager candidate. Assisting in that search is Alachua County Manager Mich…
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