The following is an announcement of intention to seek public office paid for by the candidate. I am happy to announce my candidacy for City Clerk of Starke. A lifelong resident of Starke, I am deepl…
Read MoreAlfonso Espinoza Alfonso "Cruz" Espinoza, 22, of St. Augustine died in a motorcycle accident Saturday, June 7, 2025. He is survived by parents, Angela Provencio and Hector Espinoza; siblings, Trey, Ta…
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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 i…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A judge granted a prosecutor’s motion to restrict the communications of an inmate at the Bradford County Jail after the prosecutor said the inmate made over 1,000…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Bradford County woman was sentenced to two years’ drug offender probation after pleading to attacking an elderly person in 2024. Carol Lynn Sanders, 48, pleaded…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A woman arrested for attacking a female she thought was sleeping with her boyfriend won two early court wins when a judge denied the state’s motion to have the de…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 49-year-old Starke woman was sentenced to two years after pleading to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to court papers, witnesses told Bradfor…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Lake Butler woman remains behind bars at the Bradford County Jail after she pleaded not guilty to forgery, and a judge reduced her bond from $25,000 to $10,000.…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Thomas Allen Lyons, 50, of Starke, was sentenced to three years with the Department of Corrections, and Herbert Ernest Thompson, 47, was committed to five and a h…
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