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The sheriff’s office announced Tuesday the end of Operation Checkered Flag, an investigation into the sale and distribution of prescription pills.
Read More »Bradford County Sheriff’s Office Tracks Down Prescription Pill Ring
Larry Mann executed for 1981 killing of 10-year-old girl
Larry Mann, convicted of the 1981 killing of ten-year-old Elisa Vera Nelson, was executed at the Florida State Prison in Raiford on Wednesday.
Read More »Villages boom continues while prison numbers decrease Bradford population
U.S. Census Bureau numbers released Thursday show extreme growth and decline in parts of North Central Florida.
Read More »Seven prison facilities to close around the state
Florida has too many empty prison beds and a budget that needs cutting. That means some prisons will be closing starting next month. The state has 100-thousand inmates. With the crime rate falling, the Department of Corrections has 12,000 prison beds that aren’ t needed. Steve Bousquet with the Herald-Times …
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