BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A Lawtey man has been arrested for grand theft after investigators say he took more than $5,600 worth of equipment from the Edwards Road sports complex, where he had previously managed a youth baseball league. Braxton Leon Britt, 44, faces one count of grand theft between $5,000 and $10,000, a third-degree … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A 17-year-old Lake Butler boy was killed Friday afternoon, February 27, in a three-vehicle crash on State Road 121 in Union County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. near Southwest 79th Trail when a green Ford pickup truck traveling southbound rear-ended a black Ford SUV … Read more
Scholarship-application forms for seniors who are members of the 4-H or FFA programs in Bradford and Union counties are available at the UF/IFAS offices in both counties and the North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce in downtown Starke. Applications can also be obtained by mail request at PO Box 2, Lawtey, FL 32058. The deadline … Read more
The Bradford Agricultural Fair opens Thursday, Feb. 26, and runs through Sunday, March 8. Pre-sale admission tickets can be purchased for $10 at the fair office, the North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce and DLP Bank in Starke and Lake Butler. Admission once the fair begins is $12, though discounts are available the following dates: … Read more
Bradford and Union County residents, health-related professionals, businesses, and faith- and community-based organizations, are invited to take a brief survey to prioritize the region’s most pressing health issues. WellFlorida Council, the local health council and nonprofit consultant for health causes, is conducting the Community Health Survey in Bradford and Union counties. The survey is open … Read more
BY MELISSA PYLE Special to the Telegraph The city of Lawtey will be holding a special election to fill the seat for City Council, Group 2. Amy Blom held the seat until her resignation, effective Dec. 31, 2025, which she read during the January council meeting, Blom served the city for three years and was … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Bradford County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the shooting deaths of two people on Northeast 6th Lane, off of State Road 230 near the Bradford-Clay County line. Sheriff’s Col. Brad Smith said that after receiving a 911 hang-up call at 5:15 a.m., Thursday, January 29, deputies responded to the double-wide and found … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] Bradford County commissioners voted Thursday night to move forward with a proposal to turn the Douglas Building into an ICE detention facility, temporarily housing thousands of immigrants awaiting further adjudication or deportation. Several citizens spoke against the proposal, not just in opposition to the treatment of the immigrant population and … Read more
The Writers Alliance of Gainesville is “Bringing Readers and Writers Together” at the seventh annual Sunshine State Book Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall in Gainesville. One hundred authors will participate in the Author Expo, meeting readers … Read more
12:31 p.m. Keystone Heights Airport Manager Craig Coon: Airport staff has completed its checklist for crash incidents, and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified. The airport remains open for flight operations. 12:10 p.m. Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith: The victim is a frequent flyer and well-known at the Keystone Airport, but does not … Read more
