BY CADET CAPT. KAESIN INGRAM UCHS JROTC Public Affairs Officer Once again, the Union County High School JROTC Raider Team qualified for the State Raider Championship, winning the overall Raider competition for the Northeast-Florida area in the Male-Mix category. “We went in and showed the result of our hard work, not only to the other…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Think of children’s lives as jigsaw puzzles. If pieces are missing, the picture is incomplete. Edrick Hamilton has been attempting to supply the missing pieces to young lives as part of hits 12G Mentoring program, which is celebrating its 10th year of existence. Hamilton hadn’t planned on creating a mentoring program,…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] A source of light. For Bradford County students every year, that’s exactly what Bradford Community for Schools’ Take Stock in Children is: a source of light. That light was especially bright in the 2024-25 school year as the Bradford program received Take Stock in Children’s Luminary Award. It was the Bradford…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Shelley Luke took “a leap of faith,” leaving behind a job she enjoyed to fill a need closer to home. Luke, a 2004 Bradford High School graduate, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Starke at its Oct. 28 meeting about the creation of Right Path Ranch, which allows her to provide…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Bradford High School’s Class of 1980 held its 45th reunion at the Starke Woman’s Club on Saturday, October 18. Class President Robbie Pierce presided over the event, which featured a catered food bar from the Downtown Grill. Pierce credited committee members Mike Akridge, Christie Faulkner Allen, Pam Underhill Whittle, Lisa Reddish…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Hampton residents gathered at Bobby Shepherd Park to mark the city’s 100th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 25. City Clerk Mary Lou Hildreth said Hampton-area businesses contributed over $5,000 for the celebration, which included free meals from a food truck, face painting, balloon art, bounce houses and other activities. Hildreth said that…
BY JENN SAMSEL [email protected] Goblins, ghosts, witches, and pumpkins came alive as children and adults decked out in the most creative Halloween costumes filled the streets. Everyone was excited to collect candy, trinkets, popcorn, and food, turning the festival into the one everyone looked forward to all year long. The 29th annual Starke Great Pumpkin…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County Pop Warner’s 12U team won the Division II title of the Putnam Athletic Pop Warner Football League. The Andrews Site Prep 12U Tigers will next face Springfield of Greater Jacksonville on November 8 in Palatka. Union County Pop Warner League President Mac Johns credited coach Kelvin Simmons for the…
