Memorial Day: remembrance and gratitude

Memorial Day: remembrance and gratitude

  • May 27, 2024
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Command Sgt. Brandon Williams of Camp Blanding’s 211th Regional Training Institute told the assembled crowd at a Memorial Day observance in Starke to re…

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Canova now retired after career as music teacher

Canova now retired after career as music teacher

  • May 27, 2024
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Teaching was music to Cindy Canova’s ears, leading to a 26.5-year career in the Bradford County School District that ended with her retirement last Dece…

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In memory of law enforcement’s fallen heroes

In memory of law enforcement’s fallen heroes

  • May 27, 2024
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Dedication. Courage. Selflessness. Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith used those words to describe the type of people who choose law enforcement as a…

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Harris retires after 31-year career in education

Harris retires after 31-year career in education

  • May 21, 2024
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY cliff@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud David Harris didn’t don a cap and gown, but like recent high school graduates, he’ll be experiencing a change in what has become a routine — day after d…

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Class of 1964 reunites, will meet again

  • May 15, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

The Bradford High School Class of 1964 met on April 11, 2024, at the Cedar River Restaurant in Starke to celebrate its 60th reunion. The members present decided to keep meeting quarterly. The next gat…

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