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Positive growth in graduation rate for local counties
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Florida’s record-setting year for high school graduation rates included remarkable improvement in Bradford and Union counties. The state’s graduation rate reached…
Read MoreAnnexed land will have room for residential and commercial development
Grocery developers apply for rezoning BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — The city of Starke is proceeding with the rezoning of land recently annexed into the city limits. The land is being…
Read MoreBradford signing up families for reading initiative, free books
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Parents and guardians with pre-K through fifth grade children are encouraged to visit www.newworldsreading.com and sign up for one of the upcoming reading events a…
Read MoreProjects continue as Starke receives additional infrastructure funding
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Construction of sewer system improvements recently moved from a Washington Street project near the high school to Weldon Street off State Road 16. The work will co…
Read MoreMandatory 10-digit dialing before new area code launch
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor The region’s new 324 area code overlay will launch in February. In 2022, the Florida Public Service Commission approved the additional area code to accommodate th…
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School security, jail renovation are top projects for Clay Sheriff
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The assistant chief of patrol south for the Clay County Sheriff’s office told a Lake Region civics group that expanding the county jail by 20% and tak…
Read MoreSchools chief hails high school’s improvement
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Superintendent David Broskie said Keystone Heights High School’s 31-point increase was one of the district's highlights after the state released schoo…
Read MoreRecent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted i…
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