Council cool to museum shed idea

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

The Keystone Heights City Council expressed skepticism over its Heritage Commission’s proposal for a museum housed in a portable shed. Heritage Commission member Deirdre Murphy first proposed the idea…

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Panel recommends against court consolidation

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

A committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to consider consolidating the state’s 20 judicial districts has recommended against combining the jurisdictions. During a Nov. 3 virtual meeting, com…

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Bank takes possession of Huddle House

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

DLP Bank, formally known as Community State Bank, took possession of Starke’s Huddle House restaurant following a foreclosure in which the former owner defaulted on $397,260 in loans. According to cou…

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Whispering Oaks settles judgment

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

The owner and property manager of Whispering Oaks Apartments have settled a $5,271.34 judgment entered against the two companies in October. The Best Restoration LLC sued 900 South Water Street LLC an…

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3-car crash sends people to emergency dept.

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

A crash on U.S. 301 south of Starke sent several people to area hospitals on Tuesday, November 7. Bradford County Fire Rescue said the three-car collision occurred near the 301 Quick Stop, south of Mu…

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Tax liens filed against 2

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

The Florida Department of Revenue had filed tax warrants for two people who operated businesses in Bradford County and who, according to the state agency, failed to forward sales taxes they collected…

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Disputes gambling debt

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

A Bradford County man is disputing a claim by the Mohegan Indian Tribe in Connecticut that he owes a casino run by the tribe over $100,000. In 2021, the Mohegan Gaming Authority obtained a $114,976 ju…

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Brooker fire claims shed, camper, vehicles

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

Bradford County Fire Rescue said it responded to a structure fire in Brooker on Tuesday, November 7. “The fire spread to a nearby camper trailer and vehicles prior to arrival,” the agency said in a so…

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Council member wants Lawtey to pay legal fees

  • November 15, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

Lawtey City Council member Emily Hoffman said she has tried twice to get the City of Lawtey to pay her $4,700 legal bill but has been stymied both times. The Law Office of Lynn W. Martin sent the coun…

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