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Sheriff eyes jail expansion to house ICE detainees
‘Could help fill hole left by property taxes’ Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith said this week his office is exploring plans to expand the county jail to house 200 to 250 federal immigration detain…
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Bradford setting fire assessment rates flat for 2026-27
Bradford County commissioners voted Aug. 4 to keep the county's fire protection assessment rates unchanged for the 2026-27 fiscal year, adopting a preliminary rate resolution that carries the same per…
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Bradford County’s tentative 2026-27 budget rises to $96 million as reserves tighten
Bradford County commissioners got a detailed look at a $96 million tentative budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year during their Aug. 4 meeting, a roughly 7% increase over the $89.5 million the county ado…
Read MoreBradford County outlines $28.9 million, five-year capital improvement plan
Road projects, courthouse upgrades and new fire equipment lead preliminary CIP Bradford County commissioners were presented a preliminary five-year capital improvement plan Aug. 4 calling for $28.89 m…
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Lawtey says goodbye to festival and Shell station
The city of Lawtey’s August council meeting highlighted changes coming to town, the first being the announcement of the dissolution of the city’s Trail Ridge Festival. The festival began as a dream of…
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Farmers Market growing with vendors and customers
The second Saturday of every month is becoming a staple of Bradford’s event calendar with local farmers, creators and bakers bringing their best products to market under the new pavilion at the Bradfo…
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Judge orders rewrite of Florida’s Amendment 3 ballot language
Florida must go back and rewrite how it describes Amendment 3 to voters, a Leon County circuit judge ruled Monday night, finding that the property tax proposal's ballot title and summary favor passage…
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