Starke turns to sheriff for law enforcement

  • January 17, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Starke city commissioners voted to place law enforcement services in the hands of the county sheriff, but not before an eruption of anger and profanity fr…

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Report ranks counties based on child well-being

  • January 17, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Child well-being rankings released by the Florida Policy Institute rate some local counties much higher than others. St. Johns ranked highest for child well-being…

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New fire agreement pending in Lawtey 

  • January 17, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MELISSA PYLE Telegraph Staff Writer Lawtey City Council members voted to partially reimburse county costs while discussing their firefighting and emergency medical services agreement. Councilwoman…

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Apartment fire displaces 20

Apartment fire displaces 20

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—Bradford County Fire Rescue said a fire at a former motel started in one converted apartment and spread Sunday afternoon, displacing 20 people. The North Temple…

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Sawmill north of Lawtey closing

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—West Fraser announced on January 9 that it is closing its Maxville sawmill, about four miles north of the Bradford-Clay County line on U.S. 301. The company sai…

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Sheriff was victim of fraud

Sheriff was victim of fraud

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith talked to the Keystone Heights Rotary Club about fraud prevention, and he told the civic group that when it comes to white-…

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Providence bares brunt of storm in Union County

  • January 16, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER—A potentially dangerous storm last Tuesday did not deliver the predicted damage in North Central Florida warned of in the forecasts but vented its ra…

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