BHS graduation rate flat in 2025
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Bradford High School’s graduation rate changed little in 2025. In fact, it was a tenth of a point down to 87.2%. The school had been pushing for 90% a…
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MLK service calls for unity through nonviolence
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Taking inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of nonviolent change, the theme for the Concerned Citizens of Bradford County’s annual se…
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Union school tax to go on November ballot
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Union County commissioners voted unanimously to place a half-cent sales tax referendum on the November ballot, giving voters the final say on providing additional…
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Maxwell delivers tribute to MLK at county commission meeting – Local faith leader shares message of legacy, justice, and continuing the civil rights icon’s mission
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Pastor Patrick Maxwell delivered a heartfelt tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the January 19 county commission meeting, urging attendees to view the holida…
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Mayor pitches Whooping Crane Festival
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Keystone Heights Mayor Nina Rodenroth outlined her vision for a Whooping Crane Festival to a Lake Region Civic group. The mayor told the Keystone Heights Rotary Cl…
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House Fire Shutdown C.R. 352 causes elderly resident to lose home
BY JENN SAMSEL Jenn@BcTelegraph.com A residential house fire shut down portions of County Road 352, resulting in the loss of a resident's home. The fire occurred at 5395 County Road 352 in Keystone H…
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ICE facility proposed south of Starke
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Bradford County commissioners voted Thursday night to move forward with a proposal to turn the Douglas Building into an ICE detention facility, tempor…
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Drugs, guns cash found in Lawtey drug bust
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud A significant drug bust unfolded Tuesday morning when the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested Cedric Carter of Lawtey in connecti…
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