BY MARK J. CRAWFORD [email protected] The Arc of Bradford is holding a grand opening at its Hampton location to showcase it adult day program. The site is at the former Hampton Elementary School, 10501 Hampton Ave, on Tuesday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop in at any time to meet the director, … Read more
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 that in thirteen quick years, you will be looking up into the eyes of your child on the threshold of stepping out on their … Read more
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 desegregated. The ceremony was held April 6 at Lake Butler Elementary School, which used to be Consolidated High School. Black students in Union County used to … Read more
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, April 22, and Tuesday, April 30, in the Bradford County School District boardroom at 501 W. Washington St. in Starke. Each event is 5:30-8 p.m. … Read more
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 the home and simply asked deputies to come to the Lawtey home as soon as possible. When deputies arrived at the Northeast … Read more
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. Johnnie Bernard Brown, 46, was booked into the Alachua County jail on three counts of second-degree murder Tuesday morning. Smith said the three victims were 25-year-old Wynshay Roddy, … Read more
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 Bradford High School and Santa Fe College. The deadline to apply is March 15. Applications may be submitted at the applicant’s school or mailed to Kiwanis Club of … Read more
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 Keystone Beach Pavilion. Judson Sapp is the CEO of W.J. Sapp & Son Inc. He told the Clay County Chamber of Commerce group … Read more
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 collection event to properly dispose of and/or recycle common household waste items that cannot be collected curbside. Residents can bring hazardous waste items to the Bradford County Courthouse … Read more
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, weather and unforeseen circumstances permitting. During this time period, operations will take place on multiple areas: State Road 100, eastbound and westbound Frontage Roads, South, Walnut, Thompson, Church and … Read more
