🌱 What Florida’s record execution pace means for Starke’s prison town

Morning Starke! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Florida’s record execution pace means for Starke’s prison town

Also on today's calendar: Basketball, Girls VR @ Bradford (Starke) and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 34 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Heavy rain pounds Pacific NorthwestNoem hands $10,000 bonuses to TSAUS-Russian space crew returns to EarthFlorida executes 18th inmate this year (arkansasonline.com) — Florida State Prison in Starke carried out the state’s 18th execution of the year Tuesday evening, putting to death Mark Allen Geralds for a 1989 murder. The execution, conducted by lethal injection, underscores a record-setting year for Florida’s death penalty and comes with another execution already scheduled for next week.
   

📸 Around Starke

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Starke

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Holiday Book Bingo
  456 W Pratt St, Starke
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Basketball, Girls VR @ Bradford (Starke)
  581 N Temple Ave , Starke
  11:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Books & Brunch
  456 W Pratt St , Starke
  4:30 pm
• VOLT ~ Voices of Library Teens
  456 W Pratt St , Starke
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Bishop Snyder at Bradford
  Bradford High School , 581 N Temple Ave , Starke
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• ArtSpace: Origami Tree Ornaments
  Waldo Branch | Alachua County Library District , 15150 NE US Hwy 301 , Waldo
  4:00 pm
• CCA Boys Varsity Basketball @ NCA
  Northside Christian Academy , 7415 NW County Rd 225 , Starke
  5:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons Meetup
  456 W Pratt St , Starke
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Middleburg Annual Christmas Festival and Parade
  Clay County Outdoor Adventure Park , 3829 Sergeant Bradley Crose Rd , Middleburg
  2:00 pm

Friday January 16

• 2026 Bradford Beef Bash Cattle Prospect Show
  BRADFORD FAIRGROUNDS-BUILDING NO. 1 , 2300 N Temple Ave , Starke
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ABM Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner Part Time Andrews Center Campus in Starke. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Starke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Starke here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middleburg

• Soccer Game Preview: Suwannee vs. Middleburg + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)

Gainesville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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