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Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 15Starke moving to take ownership of blighted former gas station on State Road 100
The Starke City Commission is nearing the end of a code enforcement case involving a vacant former gas station on State Road 100, with the city attorney telling commissioners this month that the city has been cleared to move forward with taking ownership of the property. City…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 10Tornadoes sweep Indians in volleyball
Bradford High School’s volleyball team recorded its second straight sweep, defeating District 4-3A opponent Keystone Heights 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-22) on Sept. 8 in Starke. The first set was tied at 11-11 before the Tornadoes (4-3, 2-0 in District 4) began pulling away. A couple…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 08Starke commissioners field pointed budget criticism, adopt tentative $61 million spending plan
Starke city commissioners adopted a tentative property tax rate and a $61 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year Thursday, but not before a resident pressed them on unpaved roads and drainage problems near her home and questioned where a double-digit spending increase is…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 08Starke tables city clerk pay raise, awaits full commission
Starke city commissioners put off a decision Sept. 3 on whether to raise City Clerk Chrissy Thompson's salary to $80,000, voting to delay the matter until the full board can weigh in. Commissioner Bob Milner moved to table the resolution until the commission's Oct. 6 meeting,…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 08Starke awards $5.86 million contract to extend water, sewer lines to bypass
The Starke City Commission voted unanimously Sept. 3 to award a $5.86 million contract to extend water and sewer service to the U.S. 301 bypass, a project that came in less than half of what the city had budgeted for it. City Manager Drew Mullins told commissioners the project…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 08Starke Kiwanians hear how Pace for Girls will work in Bradford
Pace Center for Girls Clay announced its intention to provide therapy services to Bradford County at its April 22 Believing in Girls luncheon in Orange Park and later reiterated its plans for members of the Kiwanis Club of Starke. Genelle Thomas, the executive director of Clay…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 08Ricky Thompson remembered as devoted public servant, friend
Ricky Thompson spent 38 years keeping the lights on in Starke, then eight more years as the city's elected clerk. But at his memorial service Sept. 4, the family and friends who filled the DeWitt C. Jones Chapel at Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home said his real legacy had little to…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 01Speed bumps in Starke follow no master plan, officials say
City hall cannot say exactly how many speed bumps are spread across Starke’s neighborhoods. "There’s a lot of them," City Manager Drew Mullins said. What officials can describe is how they got there: one resident complaint, one commissioner phone call, and roughly $500 at a time.…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 01Obituaries — 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 was a Baptist by faith, and devoted to her Savior, Jesus Christ. She loved everyone…
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Published August 12Florida prepares to execute the 32nd person in the past 20 months next Tuesday
The spiritual adviser to Florida death row inmate William Silvia made a plea Wednesday for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to personally view Silvia’s execution, scheduled to take place Tuesday at Florida State Prison near Starke at 6 p.m. “If you’re going to sign it, watch it,” the…