Obituaries — Nov. 4, 2025
David Canova David E. Canova, 85 of Starke and Kingsley Lake died at HCA Hospital in Gainesville, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. He was a U.S. Army veteran and member of Kingsley Lake Baptist Church. Survivor…
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BHS runners end season at district meet
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Bradford High School’s Anna Adkins was approximately one minute away from qualifying for regionals with her performance at the District 2-2A cross-count…
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12G Mentoring is in 10th year of impacting 4th-8th graders
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Think of children’s lives as jigsaw puzzles. If pieces are missing, the picture is incomplete. Edrick Hamilton has been attempting to supply the missing…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted…
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Sheriff: deputy stole from ICE detainee
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Bradford County Sheriff’s Office correctional deputy was arrested on Wednesday, October 29, after confessing to stealing from an inmate’s trust fund bank accoun…
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BC Take Stock in Children receives Luminary Award
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud A source of light. For Bradford County students every year, that’s exactly what Bradford Community for Schools’ Take Stock in Children is: a source of l…
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Luke’s Right Path Ranch offers OT for children
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Shelley Luke took “a leap of faith,” leaving behind a job she enjoyed to fill a need closer to home. Luke, a 2004 Bradford High School graduate, spoke t…
Read MoreBHS, UCHS boys golfers compete in District 3-1A tournament
BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Bradford and Union County high schools competed in the District 3-1A boys golf tournament on Oct. 28 in Lake City, with the Tornadoes getting 15th-place…
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Class of 1980 holds 45th reunion
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Bradford High School’s Class of 1980 held its 45th reunion at the Starke Woman’s Club on Saturday, October 18. Class President Robbie Pierce presided over the eve…
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