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The scoop on Mr. Carl and his retirement
Long before highways and roadside gas stations, there were dirt roads and hitching posts providing weary travelers with rest and refreshments. In more modern times, brisket wasn’t even a twinkle in th…
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Whitehead talks to Starke Kiwanians about UF/IFAS Extension
What does a University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension agent do? Lizzie Whitehead answered that question in talking about her role as the livestock and natural resourc…
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BHS falls 3-1 to Hilliard in home volleyball match
Bradford High School was attempting to win two in a row, but lost 3-1 (25-20, 14-25, 25-23, 25-19) to visiting Hilliard in an Aug. 25 volleyball match. Kills by Tatum Burkhalter and Autumn DeKorver…
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Brooks places 3rd for KHHS girls in loss to Middleburg
Aubrey Brooks had a third-place finish, but the Keystone Heights High School girls golf team lost to host Middleburg in an Aug. 31 match at Orange Park’s Eagle Landing Golf Club. The Indians had a tea…
Read MoreBegue is runner-up for KHHS in boys golf team win
Will Begue finished two strokes behind medalist Michael Susser of Orange Park in the Keystone Heights High School boys golf team’s win on Aug. 31 at Orange Park’s Eagle Harbor Golf Club. The Indians…
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Defendant: He dared her to shoot; she pulled the trigger. Stephanie Johnson, 42, held on 2nd-degree murder charge
A Starke woman is being held at the Bradford County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder after a man she lived with was fatally shot at their Meadows Drive home early Monday, according to a Bradfo…
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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 defendants are considered innocent until convicted…
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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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Obituaries — Sept. 1, 2026
Pamela Foster Pamela Marlene Foster, 58, passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Dade City while visiting family. She had lived in Starke. Pamela was born on May 10, 1968, in Jacksonville. Pamela w…
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Obituaries — Aug. 25, 2026
Wayne Baker Gordon Wayne Baker, 63, of Hampton passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2026, in Gainesville. Known to those closest to him as Wayne, he will be remembered for the love he shared w…
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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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