Dear Editor: Since the Telegraph had an article dealing with the lack of attention to keeping up the Crosby Lake Cemetery, I have heard from several people expressing their concern for something to be done. I know that when I moved to Starke, some of the churches were involved in handling the cemetery, apparently part … Read more
BY TRACY LEE TATE Times Editor LAKE BUTLER—When making your selections on your primary ballot at the Primary Election on Tuesday. Aug. 23, don’t forget to select the box approving the continued funding of the Union County Public Library through a ½ mill ad valorem tax. This is nothing new as Union County voters have … Read more
Dear Editor: The recent letter in the Telegraph regarding the Jan. 6 Investigation Committee was certainly not factual. It read like it was written by a Nancy Pelosi (I call her PeeLousy) lapdog. The writer praised the committee and its “hearsay witnesses” testimony as if it were perhaps more true than the Bible itself. Obviously this writer … Read more
Dear Editor: On Thursday, July 21, 2022, the House Select Committee investigating what caused the Jan 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol held its last hearing in this series. They promise more, and I can hardly wait. The facts that the committee (consisting of seven moderate to liberal Democrats and two, rock-ribbed, conservative Republicans) has … Read more
Dear Editor: My sister-in-law had come for a visit and, while on her way home, her car died on State Road 100 near the Keystone Heights Airport road. I wasn’t able to come to her rescue, but a nice, young man stopped to help her. He checked her car out and determined it needed a … Read more
Dear Editor: It’s time to stop digging the hole deeper! For six years, Bradford and Union counties have been living under the prospect of a 10,000 acre phosphate mining project that would straddle the New River, our joint boundary between the two counties. In 2016, Union county enacted a moratorium and updated their land development … Read more
Dear Editor: I wanted to take the time to express my sincere gratitude to everyone involved in the set-up for the Starke Splash Bash. The event was wonderfully planned and executed and such a great outlet for our children and community. It was incredible to experience such a family centered event within our city and … Read more
Dear Editor: Thank you for allowing me the awesome privilege of sharing my gratitude on how the local and state government and faith leaders of Starke work hand in hand for the betterment of the people. These agencies and faith leaders are vital to the health and wellness of their communities. Our world, as we … Read more
Dear Editor: The mission of the Bradford County Development Authority is to initiate, develop and coordinate economic development efforts in order to achieve and sustain the optimum conditions for economic growth and opportunity within the communities of Bradford County. In the Envision Bradford 2023 plan, which was adopted after several all-inclusive community meetings were conducted, … Read more
Dear Editor: From 1994 to 2021 there has been a 74.7% decrease in injuries per hundred thousand pounds of consumer fireworks used in the U.S., while there has been a 265% increase in consumption. Consumption has increased from 117 million pounds in 1994 to 428.8 million pounds in 2021, and injuries per 100 thousand pounds … Read more
