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Candidates make their case ahead of Aug. 18 primary
More than a dozen candidates and campaign surrogates took turns at the microphone July 25 at the Gov. Charley E. Johns Conference Center, where the Bradford County Republican Party hosted a candidate…
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Mortimer resigns from Starke City Commission
Janice Mortimer, the District 2 representative on the Starke City Commission, announced her resignation at the commission's July 21 meeting, telling colleagues she’s moving away following the recent d…
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Residents push back on Amendment 3 warnings
Calls to cut spending before raising fees Bradford County commissioners held a town hall July 21 to walk residents through the potential local fallout of Amendment 3, the statewide property tax propos…
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Union County passes 2025 audit with clean opinion and no findings
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Union County’s books drew a clean bill of health from its outside auditors, who issued an unmodified, or “clean”, opinion on the county’s finances for the fiscal y…
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Community Rallies Around Melrose Elementary Art Teacher Battling Breast Cancer
The Midway Learning Center became a place of hope and community support Saturday, as friends, family, coworkers and residents gathered for a fundraiser benefiting Laurel Bartley, 32, a Melrose Element…
Read More$10 hot dogs, 4-H and JTA bus contract scrutinized during Clay County budget workshop
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com No one signed up for public comment when Chairman Kristen Burke opened Clay County’s budget workshop on July 23. “No one brave enough this morning,” she said, and…
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Putnam County opens new Fire Station near Melrose
Putnam County Fire Rescue has officially opened its newest fire station, Station 25, on Baden-Powell Road, expanding emergency coverage for the Melrose-Hawthorne area and surrounding western Putnam Co…
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Arc of Bradford County celebrates community impact, honors two at 2026 gala
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The Arc of Bradford County gathered supporters, staff, families and community partners on Thursday evening for its 2026 Gala, a night of dinner, performance and re…
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