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🌱 How a train crash near NE 179th shut down Starke traffic
Good morning Starke! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a train crash near NE 179th shut down Starke traffic
- Why Bradford commissioners halted the massive ICE facility plan in Starke
Also on today's calendar: HCA Varsity Baseball @ NCA and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 61.
- Sunday: Warm with sun and clouds, with a high of 88 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• CSX train collides with vehicle in Starke, driver airlifted to trauma center (actionnewsjax.com) — A driver was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when a CSX train hit an occupied vehicle at the NE 179th Street crossing in Starke, shutting down the road and rail traffic near the Fairgrounds. Bradford County Fire Rescue airlifted the driver to a trauma center, and CSX says the crash, which did not injure train crew members, remains under investigation. 
• Bradford County commissioners reject sheriff's immigration detention center proposal (wcjb.com) — Bradford County commissioners meeting in Starke have rejected Sheriff Gordon Smith’s proposal to turn the county-owned Douglas Building into an ICE detention center for up to 3,000 people, after strong local and regional opposition. Residents in and around Starke raised environmental, legal, and community-values concerns, and officials will now seek new bids and alternative uses for the property.
📸 Around Starke
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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HCA Varsity Softball @ NCA
Northside Christian Academy, 7415 NW County Rd 225, Starke
4:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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HCA Varsity Baseball @ NCA
Northside Christian Academy , 7415 NW County Rd 225 , Starke
6:00 pm -
Hook & Gather
456 W Pratt St , Starke
9:30 pm -
NFE Season 15 Banquet
Governor Charley E. Johns Conference Center , 1610 N Temple Ave , Starke
6:00 pm -
Joey Norton & The Mystic Gorillas
The Dancing Fish of Lake Santa Fe , 24800 FL-26 , Melrose
6:00 pm
Thursday April 23
Tuesday April 28
Tuesday May 12
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Class 2A District 4 Track Meet
Keystone Heights High School , 900 Orchid Ave , Keystone Heights
11:00 am -
Keystone Heights Indians vs Bartram Trail Bears
Keystone Heights High School , 900 Orchid Ave , Keystone Heights
6:00 pm -
Painting in the Trap - Waldo, Florida
The Embassy Event Hall , 14630 NE Waldo Rd , Waldo
7:30 pm -
2026 Annual Middleburg Spring Festival
The Middleburg Museum, Inc. , 3912 Section St , Middleburg
11:00 am -
Saturday Story Time
Waldo Branch - Meeting Room
11:00 am -
Family Art Time
Waldo Branch - ARTspace
11:30 am -
ArtSpace: Crochet 101
Waldo Branch - ARTspace
2:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is a major accident on I-295 S reported at...
There is a major accident on I-295 S reported at 8:04 AM. "Crash in Duval County on I-295 W South, before Between US-17/Buckman Bridge. Left lane… (Nextdoor ) - ISO a good Rheumatologist.
Anyone currently seeing one and really feel like they listen to you and if so how long have you been going to them? Thank you in advance (Nextdoor Bradford Starke)
- Papa John's Pizza posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Starke. Apply here.
- Niagara Bottling, LLC posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Middleburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Starke here.
🗞 Nearby News
Keystone Heights
- Area lifters blast through districts: OHS, KHHS, CHS titles (claytodayonline.com)
- Arrests and Bookings 04/16/26 (claytodayonline.com)
- Clay County under countywide burn ban (actionnewsjax.com)
Middleburg
- Middleburg civic leader Maude Jackson to be honored with historical marker (claytodayonline.com)
- Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Fully Leased Retail Center in Middleburg, Florida (cremarketbeat.com)
- ‘Believe' conference draws many (thegreenvillestandard.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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