Commissioners get pay bump
Base pay incrasing more than $5,000 BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE— With all the recent negative talk about salary compression, one commission is actually taking action to provide more un…
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Starke to consider use of remaining ARPA funds
Concerned Citizens and other groups eligible for funding BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE— A funding request from the Concerned Citizens of Bradford County is on hold pending the Starke Ci…
Read MoreStarke raising natural gas rates for years to come
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE— The Starke City Commission is set to raise natural gas prices for its customers by 5% now and for the foreseeable future. The ordinance, which passed first…
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Aircraft in fatal crash identified
The National Transportation Safety Board said the aircraft that crashed into a goat field near Melrose on July 30, killing two occupants, was a Tango 2 gyrocopter. The NTSB issued a preliminary report…
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Video scrutinized in coach’s trial
Jurors asked to see a video two times during deliberations before convicting a Newberry High School football coach of three misdemeanors after a day-long trial in Lake Butler Wednesday, Sept. 7. The s…
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Lake Region remembers 911
AMVETS Post 86 in Keystone Heights hosted a ceremony for Lake Region residents to remember the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Event organizer Cindy Lee enlisted the help of area leaders to s…
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Guilty of murder, sues sheriff’s office
A man who pleaded guilty to the beating death of a Lake Region man in 2019 is suing the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, claiming that deputies used excessive force when arresting him. In a federal lawsu…
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Firefighters thanked during 911 ceremony
Lake Region residents lined up to shake the hands of a Clay County Fire Rescue Station 11 crew at the conclusion of a 911 observance ceremony at AMVETS Post 86 in Keystone Heights Sunday morning. The…
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