MLK service calls for unity through nonviolence

MLK service calls for unity through nonviolence

  • January 20, 2026
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Taking inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of nonviolent change, the theme for the Concerned Citizens of Bradford County’s annual se…

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Obituaries — Jan. 20, 2026

  • January 20, 2026
  • Cliff Smelley

Dave Alvarez Loren David "Dave" Alvarez, born on   Sept. 28, 1955, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.   Barbara Barksdale The world lost a bright light on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, with the passing of ou…

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Pool contractor ordered to pay restitution

  • January 20, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A swimming pool contractor was ordered to immediately pay $80,000 in restitution and an additional $50,000 over the next 120 months to settle two felonies of a con…

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Kicked correctional officer in the groin

Kicked correctional officer in the groin

  • January 20, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com  A Florida State Prison inmate was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading to kicking a correctional officer in the groin. Avery A. Hawthorne pleaded to ba…

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3 years for having shotgun on back floorboard

3 years for having shotgun on back floorboard

  • January 20, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com  A 35-year-old Keystone Heights man was sentenced to three years in prison after deputies found a shotgun in the back floorboard of which he was a passenger, and o…

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Relapsed after detox

Relapsed after detox

  • January 20, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 45-year-old Starke woman was sentenced to 30 months with the Department of Corrections after pleading to battery on a person over 65 and grand theft auto. Katie…

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