BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Grant Timonere scored 42 points as the Hope Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team won its fourth straight game, defeating visiting Gainesville Christian Community on Feb. 6. Timonere also had eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. The Lions (11-7) got six points each from Rory Foster and Noah Gaffney, five … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] When John Williams first walked into a Starke Rotary Club meeting in late 2022, he was simply there to give a presentation. As the newly appointed CEO of the Arc of Bradford County, he had been invited to speak to the club about his organization’s work with individuals with developmental disabilities. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School senior football players Kyren Green, Wilmarius Jackson and Jackson Parmeter signed letters of intent to play football at the next level during a Feb. 4 signing ceremony in the school’s auditorium. The National Signing Day event had offensive linemen Green and Jackson announce they were going to Division … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet on Saturday, February 7, celebrating excellence in education and business while recognizing the individuals who shape the community’s future. As part of the event, Bradford School Superintendent Will Hartley recognized the district’s teachers of the year and school-related employees of … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] The Bradford and Union County high school boys basketball teams were runners-up in their respective district tournaments on Feb. 7 and qualified for the regional playoffs, with the Florida High School Athletic Association announcing seedings and matchups on Feb. 9. Bradford earned the fifth seed in Region 1-3A and will travel … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] The Bradford High School girls basketball team is a district champion, but the Tornadoes will have to travel for a first-round regional game. Bradford (16-9) earned the eighth and final seed in Region 1-3A and will have to play another district champion in top seed Bolles (22-4) on Friday, Feb. 13, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] In correctly spelling the word “mythical,” sixth-grader Logan Scarberry of Lawtey Elementary School assured himself of a real victory at the Bradford County School District spelling bee, which was held Feb. 5 in the school board meeting room. The event, sponsored by the Bradford County Education Foundation and WJXT Channel 4 … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School let a slim lead slip away, being outscored 15-3 in a 60-49 loss to host and top seed Newberry in the championship game of the District 3-3A boys basketball tournament on Feb. 7. Despite the loss, the second seed Tornadoes (17-5) will receive an at-large bid to the … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] A double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter on the road isn’t an ideal situation, but the Bradford High School girls basketball team didn’t panic, rallying to defeat number-one seed Newberry 64-62 to win the District 3-3A tournament championship on Feb. 6. “It was just one possession at a time,” BHS Head … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Steven Carter made four three-pointers as part of a 27-point first quarter as the Bradford High School boys basketball team built a huge lead and went on to defeat visiting Baldwin 69-48 in a District 3-3A semifinal game on Feb. 5. The second seed Tornadoes (17-4) will now play top seed … Read more
