The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida recently honored eight Florida Department of Transportation infrastructure developments with Outstanding Project Awards for transportation achievements. Starke’s Railroad Overpass took the prize for Outstanding Bridge Project. “These award-winning projects represent real solutions that enhance safety, strengthen connectivity, and improve the quality of life for Florida’s communities,” said…

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected]  Florida’s First District Court of Appeal heard oral arguments in three cases in Starke on June 18. The Tallahassee-based court ordinarily hears cases in the state capital but also hears cases throughout the First District, which consists of the First, Second, Third, Eighth, and Fourteenth circuits. Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit is…

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected]  The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office said one driver was transported to a hospital, and a second driver refused medical treatment after a collision near the Keystone Heights RV Resort on Monday, May 19. Two people at a nearby restaurant reported seeing the crash, which occurred around 11 a.m.. Both eyewitnesses reported…