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Judge orders rewrite of Florida’s Amendment 3 ballot language
Florida must go back and rewrite how it describes Amendment 3 to voters, a Leon County circuit judge ruled Monday night, finding that the property tax proposal's ballot title and summary favor passage…
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Bradford County schools set to open for 2026-27 year
Bradford County School District students head back to class Tuesday, Aug. 11, as the 2026-27 school year gets underway, capping several weeks of pre-planning, staff hiring and open houses across the d…
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Early voting underway for Aug. 18 primary; mail ballot deadline is Thursday
Early voting for Bradford County's Aug. 18 primary began Monday, and two days in, turnout remains light but Republican ballots are outpacing Democratic ones by more than 2 to 1. As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesda…
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Starke voters to decide on rewritten city charter
Along with primary races up and down the ballot, voters within Starke city limits will decide Aug. 18 whether to scrap the city's existing charter and replace it in its entirety with a rewritten versi…
Read MoreBradford County School Board approves tentative $61.76 million budget, higher millage rate
The Bradford County School Board voted to adopt a tentative $61.76 million budget for the 2026-27 school year during the district's first required public budget hearing July 27, setting a slightly hig…
Read MoreSchool board approves tentative agreement with union
The Bradford County School Board and the Bradford Education Association have reached a tentative agreement on pay raises for teachers and support staff for the 2026-27 school year, adding more than $4…
Read MoreFDC dangles bonuses up to $6,000 as Raiford prison staffing fight continues
Florida State Prison in Raiford is now offering new correctional officers up to $6,000 in combined hiring and retention bonuses, one of the state's most aggressive recruitment pitches yet as the Flori…
Read MoreKeystone CRA adds Geneva Jungle playground restoration to project list Board shifts two projects back a year to make room for a $66,000 placeholder; volunteers line up to help
BY DAN HILDEBRAN dan@BcTelegraph.com The Keystone Heights Community Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously Monday night to add the Geneva Jungle Playground restoration to its approved projects list, c…
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