BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — After a couple of months with no one to oversee the Union County 4-H activities except Extension Agent Luke Harlow and several volunteer club leaders a new person has been hired with the prime function of keeping the clubs active and involved at the Union County … Read more
BY CAROL MOSLEY Special to the Telegraph STARKE — If you think of Bradford’s elder citizens as members of the Over the Hill Gang, then you haven’t met Ms. Cool and the Gang at our Bradford County Senior Center. That would be the center’s director, Diane Gaskins, and the very cool seniors who participate in … Read more
Brandon “Bo” Boettcher and Raven Ford are the recipients of this year’s Dr. Benjamin Franklin Recognition Day Scholarships. The scholarship, named after a former member of Lawtey’s Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church, is in the amount of $1,500 and awarded to a student with an interest in medical/health professions. Applicants were required to write an essay … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Starke resident Amos DeSue received a gift from a veterans organization, commemorating four years of service in the Marines, which included being a Korean War participant. DeSue, 90, was presented with a framed display of his unit patches by Bruce Williams, a resident of The Villages who owns Starke’s … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Receiving honors and national recognition is nothing new for Bradford County Agriculture Teacher Kaitlin Van Heusen, but she’s discovered that having a crown on your head is what really grabs people’s attention. Van Heusen won the title of National Ms. United States Agriculture at the Miss United States Agriculture … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer The I Am STEM camp Edrick Hamilton is involved in provides, of course, educational enrichment for children, but it’s also a way of imparting some life skills and tips. This year marked the second straight summer Hamilton, the behavior resource teacher at Starke’s Southside Elementary School, offered a STEM … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor It’s almost that time again, when students will return to school for a new year of learning, social development and achievements. Union County Superintendent of Schools Mike Ripplinger said that everything is in place and ready to hit the ground running for the 2022-23 school year and that all … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Members of law enforcement were no strangers to Grace Malone’s home, but it wasn’t because any laws were being broken, unless you count it a crime to provide someone with a delicious, home-cooked meal. Malone worked as financial officer in the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office for 21 years and … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. You can apply the same principle to the Bradford Community Health Auxiliary, which was formerly known as the Shands Starke Auxiliary. The name is different, but the goal is the same. At its July 21 installation banquet, President Linda … Read more
BY MARY BROWN Union County Public Library The Union County Public Library is now in its second year of hosting the newly formed Senior Social Club programs. The programs take place on the first and fourth Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am. The bi-monthly programs consist of a wide variety of crafting projects, informational … Read more
