Revelations

  • July 27, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: On Thursday, July 21, 2022, the House Select Committee investigating what caused the Jan 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol held its last hearing in this series.  They promise more, and…

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Good folks out there

  • July 20, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: My sister-in-law had come for a visit and, while on her way home, her car died on State Road 100 near the Keystone Heights Airport road. I wasn’t able to come to her rescue, but a nice, y…

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Clear the slate

  • July 13, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: It’s time to stop digging the hole deeper! For six years, Bradford and Union counties have been living under the prospect of a 10,000 acre phosphate mining project that would straddle the…

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Wonderful event

  • July 13, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: I wanted to take the time to express my sincere gratitude to everyone involved in the set-up for the Starke Splash Bash. The event was wonderfully planned and executed and such a great ou…

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Health fair planned

  • July 13, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: Thank you for allowing me the awesome privilege of sharing my gratitude on how the local and  state government and faith leaders of Starke work hand in hand for the betterment of the peop…

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RV Park exceeding expectations

  • June 28, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: The mission of the Bradford County Development Authority is to initiate, develop and coordinate economic development efforts in order to achieve and sustain the optimum conditions for eco…

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Celebrate safely

  • June 28, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor:  From 1994 to 2021 there has been a 74.7% decrease in injuries per hundred thousand pounds of consumer fireworks used in the U.S., while there has been a 265% increase in consumption. Con…

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Family dinners at American Legion

  • June 22, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: American Legion Post 56 will resume its monthly dinner (last Friday of each month) for veterans and their families this Friday, June 24 at 6 p.m. at the post home at  Edwards Road, Starke…

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Reuniting children and parents

  • June 22, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: June is National Reunification Month, which recognizes the people and efforts around the country that help children in the state child welfare system and their families stay together.  Wh…

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