BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School defeated visiting Santa Fe 4-3 in girls tennis on March 3, but couldn’t make it two in a row, losing 4-3 at Ridgeview on March 10. The Tornadoes (2-6) went 3-2 in singles play against Santa Fe, with Kaiya Thompson winning 8-1, Jaimee Lin winning 8-4 and Nova…
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph Opening day at the 28th Annual Strawberry Festival began with blue skies, sunshine and a cool breeze, but was replaced with cooler temperatures and cloudy skies throughout the remainder of the weekend. But that didn’t change the warmth of the festival spirit, reflecting the family fun and small-town…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s baseball team made it a one-run game in the second inning, but couldn’t push any more runs across in a 6-3 loss to host Gainesville on March 27. With two outs and no one on in the second, the Tornadoes (6-11) got a single from Kyler Hall and…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School got top-four finishes from Jordan Cason, Kah’myra Hankerson and Ny’asia Lopey, with Lopey winning one event at Keystone Heights High School’s second-annual Indian Relays, which were held March 27. Lopey won the girls triple jump with a distance of 33 feet, three-quarters of an inch, putting her ahead…
Michael Glover, 18, of Hampton, was arrested by Bradford deputies on March 18 for dealing in stolen property and larceny. According to the arrest report, a sheriff’s deputy responded to Walmart after staff reported Glover, who was employed there, had taken merchandise without paying. Video surveillance showed Glover walking out of the store past all…
Shi’Kira Jones, 22, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on March 14 for 18 counts of fraud-swindle, larceny and a probation violation. According to the arrest report, the investigation began when a store computer flagged suspicious transactions at the Starke McDonald’s drive-through register occurring between Feb. 24 and March 10. The store’s director of…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Bradford County officials and consultants gathered residents and civic leaders on Tuesday, March 24, to solicit public input on two parallel planning documents intended to shape the county’s direction over the next two to three years and beyond. The event, held in an open-house format at the Gov. Charley E. Johns…
Theresa Long Celebration of Life As we continue to remember and honor the beautiful life of Theresa Long, we invite all who knew and loved her to join us for a memorial and celebration of her life. Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 5 p.m. at her home in Belmore, 6555 Sharron Road, Green…
In loving memory of Al Coston Jr. Aug. 10, 1946 – March 29, 2016 Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day Unseen, unheard, but aways near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.
Warren Carver Warren Carver, loving husband, father and grandfather, went to his Heavenly home on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Warren was born in Suwannee County on Sept. 7, 1943. He proudly served in the Florida National Guard after high school graduation and was employed for 30 years with the USDA as County Executive Director,…
