Man dies after driving motorcycle into ditch

Man dies after driving motorcycle into ditch

  • December 6, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Florida Highway Patrol said a 64-year-old Archer man died after he overran an intersection on his motorcycle and hit a ditch. According to an FHP report, th…

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Algae bloom alert for Sampson River

Algae bloom alert for Sampson River

  • November 28, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

The Florida Department of Health in Bradford County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in the Sampson River (off Sampson Lake). This is in response to a wate…

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Nicole threatens wind and rain moving through area

Nicole threatens wind and rain moving through area

  • November 8, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor As of press time Tuesday night, Tropical Storm Nicole was moving toward Florida and forecast to become a hurricane before making landfall. The best prediction plac…

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Trick or treat, or don’t — It’s up to you

Trick or treat, or don’t — It’s up to you

  • October 21, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE – Queried by their manager about setting a time to trick or treat, Starke commissioners chose not to. It’s not uncommon for cities to  establish trick or tr…

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Walmart showing off store improvements

Walmart showing off store improvements

  • October 6, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Starke’s Walmart Supercenter has been remodeled, and customers are invited to check out the changes following a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Bradford H…

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