BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School outscored visiting Palatka 21-10 in the second half as the Tornadoes defeated the Panthers 35-25 in the semifinals of the District 3-3A girls basketball tournament on Feb. 4. The second seed Tornadoes (15-9) will play for the championship against top seed Newberry (19-3) on Friday, Feb. 6, at … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] Public speakers again protested Bradford County’s willingness to host an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on the outskirts of Starke, with many appealing to commissioners’ sense of decency. If an agreement is reached with the federal government, ICE would take over the Douglas Building and surrounding acreage just south … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] The Bradford County Democratic Party issued a press release on a proposed an ICE-run 3,000-bed immigrant detention facility was proposed for Bradford County, in a developed area just outside the city of Starke. The issue was a topic of discussion during members’ most recent meeting. They distilled the discussion into … Read more
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph The city of Lawtey will be holding a special election to fill the seat for City Council, Group 2. Amy Blom held the seat until her resignation, effective Dec. 31, 2025, which she read during the January council meeting, Blom served the city for three years and was … Read more
Kolden Jenkins We gather today with heavy hearts to remember and celebrate the remarkable life of Kolden Blake Jenkins, a vivacious young boy who brought joy to everyone around him. Born Nov. 7, 2010, in Gainesville, Kolden, whose time with us was far too short, passed away at his home in Starke on Tuesday, Jan. … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Nursing school is difficult enough, so why not try to limit the hardships outside of the classroom? A partnership between the Bradford County School District and Santa Fe College will result in North Florida Technical College being utilized for a Santa Fe Associate in Science in Nursing Bridge program. The program, … Read more
The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, which are public records. Bradford … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] According to a document found by investigators at the crime scene, the 50-year-old deputies say murdered his wife before taking his own life was looking for details about the woman’s affair. The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office said Loyd Alan Kerr, 50, shot his wife in the neck, resulting in her death, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Maliki Cobarris poured in 25 points for the Bradford High School boys basketball team in a 49-46 win over host Crescent City on Jan. 30. Nixon finished with eight points and had a team-high nine rebounds, while the Tornadoes also got six points from Breion Johnson and five points each from … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford High School’s Destiny Randolph punched her ticket to state by winning her weight class at the Jan. 31 Region 3-1A girls weightlifting meet at West Nassau High School. Randolph, who won a District 6 title the previous week, had a 275-pound total (140-pound clean and jerk, 135-pound bench press) to … Read more
