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Community celebrates Bradford-Santa Fe nurse bridge program
Crystal Cole had a dream of becoming a registered nurse, but she wasn’t sure she’d be able to make that dream a reality. “Life made that a little difficult,” she said. “Between raising a family, worki…
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BC Extension Agent Whitehead earns Achievement Award
Lizzie Whitehead, the UF/IFAS Bradford County Extension agriculture and natural resources agent, was recognized for earning an Achievement Award at the National Association of County Agricultural Agen…
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Johnson, Mangol, Smith honored for leaving a legacy
Melba Johnson, Shirley Mangol and Louette Smith were the honorees at the ninth annual Leave a Legacy event, a fundraiser for the Bradford County Education Foundation that was held Aug. 13 at Starke’s…
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Bradford, Baker Co. set to tangle on Aug. 28
“Who’s this week?” Bradford Head football Coach Ross Baker asked the question in jest when interviewed following the Tornadoes’ 65-0 season-opening win over West Port on Aug. 21. He knows who’s next.…
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Tornadoes open season in big way with 65-0 win
It sounded like July 4 in Starke on Aug. 21, with fireworks shot off following touchdown after touchdown in the Bradford High School football team’s 65-0 season-opening win over West Port. Fireworks i…
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Keystone falls to Interlachen 63-0
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Seven turnovers and 104 yards of total offense yielded Keystone Heights (0-2) its second loss of the season, a 63-0 blowout in what Interlachen High School’s (1-0)…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendan…
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Starke daycare killer sentenced to 100 years
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Starke woman who gunned down the father of her children outside a daycare last summer as their children watched from his car was sentenced Wednesday to 100 years…
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Threw nail polish at ex, confessed to crack pipe, 2 years in prison
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Bradford County woman has been sentenced to two years in state prison after a February confrontation that began with a running argument inside a moving car and e…
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Obituaries — Aug. 18, 2026
Sue Beasley Sue Marie Beasley, 80, of Keystone Heights died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Starke. Born on Jan. 22, 1946, in Santa Barbara, California, to Ruth Lorna Kidd Hammond and Hal Hall Hammond, bot…
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Obituaries — Aug. 11, 2026
Betty Blackburn Betty Bryant Blackburn, 92, of Starke passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. She was born in Winterville, Georgia, on Jan. 23, 1934, to the late Roy and Leah Hall Bryant. As…
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Obituaries — Aug. 4, 2026
Roy Decelle Sr. Mr. Roy Joseph DeCelle, Sr., 73, of Starke passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville. He was born July 3, 1952, in Quincy, Massachusetts, to the late Leroy an…
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