New fire agreement pending in Lawtey
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
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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Athletics, district achievements highlighted at MLK service
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE— Concerned Citizens of Bradford County presented a service honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King on Monday at the Florida National Guard Armory…
Read MoreSawmill north of Lawtey closing
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
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-…
Read MoreProvidence bares brunt of storm in Union County
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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Riding Club honors award winners
BY TRACY LEE TATE Special to the Times LAKE BUTLER—The Union County Riding Club held its annual Awards Dinner on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at the First Christian Church of Lake Butler. About 50 club mem…
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Program helps residents build their own homes
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—An effort in Green Cove Springs that helps residents build their homes could be coming to the Lake Region. Operation Lifeline is a U.S. Agriculture De…
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Beals reappointed to tourism council
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Clay County Commissioners reappointed Keystone Heights Realtor Debbie Beals to the county’s Tourist Development Council. The council is an advisory co…
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