BY CAROL MOSLEY Special to the Telegraph Brooker Community School is preparing for the new school year with lots of changes in the works, including the addition of sixth grade. The charter school also hopes to add voluntary prekindergarten. Enrollment is twice that of last year with about 80 students expected this year thanks to … Read more
Three new sites added! Bradford County School District will be serving free breakfasts and lunches to students over the summer at several locations throughout the county. The schedules vary from site to site, but here is a roundup of what the district has to offer. Bradford High School 581 N. Temple Ave. in Starke Breakfast … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The new city manager of Keystone Heights gave the address at the city’s Memorial Day ceremony, organized by AMVETS Post 86. The former Army helicopter pilot told the crowd about two men he knew personally who gave their lives for their country. The first was the father of Ethan Chapman. Ethan … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Recent Keystone Heights High School graduate Amber Cunningham was the first recipient of the Cliff Avril Family Foundation Trade School Bound Scholarship, which she received during on May 23 at KHHS. Cliff Avril, a 2004 Clay High School graduate who played linebacker in the NFL, presented the $,2500 scholarship to Cunningham, … Read more
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph Saturday was opening day for the 26th annual Strawberry Festival and the mostly sunny day did not disappoint festival-goers. This year’s event showcased more than 200 food and craft vendors, many of them participating for the first time. There were many local and “almost local” vendors from areas … Read more
BY LUKE HARLOW UF/IFAS Bradford County Extension At its core, Master Gardeners are volunteers – residents of Bradford County who aim to assist others in landscaping, gardening, cultivating edible fruits and vegetables, and beyond. The Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program has been active since 1979. Annually, approximately 4,700 volunteers collectively contribute 420,000 hours of service, … Read more
Editor’s note: Most of the material for this story, except where noted, was taken from a speech Deb Reed gave at Jo Reed’s birthday party. BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Josephine “Jo” Reed has lived a full life, indicated by not only the 90th birthday she just celebrated, but also by the number of people … Read more
