KH man appointed to state board
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS- Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Steven Schoeff to the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board. The board certifies the state’s code administrators, plans examiners and…
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Sex charges dropped against former Bradford coach
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The State Attorney’s Office dropped three felony counts against a former Bradford High School volleyball and softball coach and agreed to the defendant pleading…
Read More1% surtax may be on ballot
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Bradford County commissioners took emergency action Monday morning to place a sales surtax referendum on the Nov. 8 election ballot. In doing so, commissi…
Read MoreCommissioners promised fun while reliving mining ‘mess’
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Citizen activist Carol Mosley says she and other phosphate mining opponents still have plenty more to say, even if it means taking the county commission a…
Read MoreCounty needs more time to redistrict
Drawing equal districts proves challenging BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Timing will prevent Bradford County from redistricting before the upcoming election, but commissioners will con…
Read MoreDevelopment authority casualty of Disney-DeSantis war
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Bradford County Development Authority became collateral damage in a clash between titans, but there is hope it might be saved. Walt Disney Company recentl…
Read MoreFatal crash leaves Lake Butler man dead
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — A late night crash at the intersection of SR 121 and SR 100 took the life of a Lake Butler man at 10:30 p.m. on May 2, 2022. There are still many questions…
Read MoreUnion looking for best ways to spend ARPA funds
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER — The Union County Board of County Commissioners carefully considering the best way to use the funds made available through the Federal American Rescue Plan…
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