The Bradford County Department of Health in partnership with the Healthy Communities of Florida, UF/IFAS Bradford County Extension Office and the Alligator Creek Garden Club will be hosting a weekly series of free educational classes for all residents to attend. These workshops will help participants be able to grow their own vegetables from a third-story…
BY LIZZIE WHITEHEAD Livestock & Natural Resources The method for administering Florida’s pesticide license exams is undergoing a notable change. Beginning Oct. 1, UF/IFAS will be handing over all pesticide testing responsibilities to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and will no longer be giving pesticides exams in UF/IFAS Extension Offices. FDACS intends to…
The Bradford County Education Foundation will host its annual Leave a Legacy event on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m. at Starke’s Madison Street Baptist Church. This year’s honorees are Linda Bennett and Vivian Ramseur. Tickets, which are $30, include dinner and can be purchased from any BCEF board member or via the “Bradford County…
Dreamers and Doers of Bradford County Inc. celebrated the rich history and culture of African American freedom and heritage with a Juneteenth Gala and Pageant. The pageant featured talented contestants, honoring the resilience and strength of the Black community. Led by a dedicated committee including Valara Petteway (director), Shaunte Carter, Jarvis Desue, Audrey Myers, Daisy…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Former Union County High School football coach Buddy Nobles passed away at the age of 53 on Jan. 23, 2020, succumbing to the cancer he was diagnosed with last summer. Nobles, who was both an assistant and head coach at UCHS, was the head coach at Georgia’s Irwin County…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Mossman Hall displayed the works of two area artists during the June 6 Melrose Art Walk. St. Simons Island resident Alyson Tucker was raised in Atlanta and moved to Georgia’s Golden Isles in the 1970s to escape the city. “That was when the drug culture was so strong,” she said, “and…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A St. Johns River Water Management District official said Lake Brooklyn in Keystone Heights dropped by a foot in May; however, the lake’s water level still remains above average. Tim Miller, the district’s chief of the Bureau of Water Resource Information, attributed the decrease to the lack of rain and said…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Around 100 community and business leaders gathered at Pine Grove Barn on Shadd Farms on Wednesday, June 4, for the inaugural meeting of the Union County Impact Initiative. Organizer Tina Lloyd said she thought of bringing together the group after attending a meeting in Alachua about how that community addressed mental…
