It was more than a race. It was a heartfelt tribute to John Wesley Gillenwaters, a beloved personal trainer from Titanup Fitness I Jacksonville Beach and Nocatee. On Sept. 28, 19 Bradford County natives traveled to New York City to run in Gillenwaters’ memory at the American Brain Tumor Association’s Breakthrough for Brain Tumors 5K, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Union County High School advanced to the semifinals of the District 6-Rural volleyball tournament with its 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25- 16) win over sixth seed Taylor County on Oct. 13. The third seed Tigers (19-7), Swho are on a seven-match winning streak, will now play second seed Lafayette (15-5) on Tuesday, … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Raef Cubbedge rushed for two scores and caught a pass for another to help the Bradford Middle School football team cap an undefeated season with a 30-18 win over visiting Baker County in the Oct. 7 Suwannee Middle Athletic Conference championship game. After playing in the Northeast Florida Athletic Conference, Bradford … Read more
BY DIANE MICHEL Operation Christmas Child On October 5, during the Sunday School hour, children at Trinity Baptist Church packed 200 shoeboxes for needy girls and boys around the world. Children from the Lake Region congregation filled each carton with school supplies, hygiene items and toys, and the shoeboxes will be the first gift ever … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The October 1 meeting of the Union County Impact Initiative focused on senior health issues with a panel of health providers from Lake Butler Hospital and Lake Butler Family and Pediatric Clinic. Noel Braseth, MD, Holly Garver, APRN-BC, Christy Thomas, RDN, LD/N, and Angelica Kraus, PA. discussed nutrition, diabetes, end-of-life planning … Read more
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] After slipping a spot in last week’s Florida High School/MaxPreps Region 2-2A power rankings, the Bradford High School football team is back in the number-one slot with the release of the latest rankings on Oct. 7. Rankings, which take record and strength of schedule into account, will be updated weekly and … Read more
Hope Christian Academy’s Early Education Department has once again achieved Florida League of Christian Schools/ILCS Schools of Excellence status following the annual fall inspection. Michael Burroughs, executive director of the league wrote, “Your center is among the best in our entire fellowship of over 300 schools!” He also added, “The FLOCS inspection process is one … Read more
BY CAROL MOSLEY Special to the Telegraph Brooker Baptist Church has a rich history to celebrate. The 21 pastors over time, and countless members, have been ministering to the community for 125 years. On Oct. 12 the church will welcome the community to join with members to celebrate with music, food, a history presentation and … Read more
