Kindergarten registration underway
Informational events planned BY EVELYN CHASTAIN Bradford County Schools Now enrolling the Bradford Tornadoes Class of 2037! When you look down into the eyes of your four-year-old, it’s hard to picture…
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Consolidated High historical marker unveiled
Graduates of the former Consolidated High School in Lake Butler helped to unveil a historical marker commemorating the school for Black students for approximately a decade before schools were desegreg…
Read MoreBC Education Foundation to host Empower U programs for students and their parents
The Bradford County Education Foundation will present “Thriving Together,” an Empower U family resilience program for students (pre-K through 9 years old) and their parents on Monday, April 15, Monday…
Read MoreGirl to 911 operator: “Come now. Just come.’
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] In a recording of a 911 call an 11-year-old girl made and subsequent callbacks from the operator to the caller, the girl refused to describe what was happening in…
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3 women killed in Lawtey-area domestic dispute
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith said three women in a single-wide south of Lawtey Correctional Institution are dead after an apparent domestic dispute. Johnni…
Read MoreApplication deadline for Steve Denmark Scholarship is set for March 15
Bradford County students (high school seniors, traditional or nontraditional students) may apply for the $500 Kiwanis Club of Starke’s Steve Denmark Memorial Scholarship. Applications are available at…
Read MoreRailroad CEO, candidate speaks at chamber event
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The leader of a railroad contracting firm and a candidate for the Florida House spoke during the February 22 meeting of the Lake Region Prosperity Partners at the…
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Weekend reminder: Toxic Round-up in Bradford Saturday
The Alachua County Household Hazardous Waste Department in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Bradford County Commission will sponsor a free Toxic Round-up col…
Read MoreOvernight detours and closures in Starke to continue week of Feb. 11
As part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Starke Railroad Overpass Interchange Improvements project, overnight paving operations will continue Sunday, Feb. 11, through Thursday, Feb. 15, w…
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