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BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Author H.G. Wells wrote about time travel in his book “The Time Machine,” but you don’t need a machine to experience history. All you have to do is go to the very place you can find a copy of the Wells classic — the library. Terrence Davis, a 2010 Bradford High … Read more

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Laila Hill, Kayla Mueller, Alixiyah Nicolas and Ryland Rike were recognized as Bradford High School’s first-ever Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Program graduates during a Nov. 18 ceremony in the school’s auditorium. The four students, who passed seven AICE exams, are eligible for Bright Futures Florida Academic scholarships, which pay … Read more

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected]  Madison Street Baptist Church held a note-burning ceremony at the conclusion of its November 23 service, marking the settlement of the debt it incurred in 2005 during construction of its Family Life Center. Associate Pastor of Music and Administration Charles Warren, who has served the congregation since 1997, lit the document … Read more

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected]  Two popular movies created overflowing crowds at Starke’s Florida Twin Theater during Thanksgiving week. Disney’s “Zootopia 2” broke worldwide box office records with a $559.5 million launch. It was the biggest worldwide start of all time for an animated film and the fourth best of any Hollywood movie, according to the … Read more

BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Bradford County students who are considered food insecure have food to eat over the weekends during the school year, thanks to the Food4Kids Backpack Program of North Florida. Executive Director Margot DeConna spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Starke on Nov. 18 about her organization, which provides food to 165 children … Read more