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🌱 What Florida’s record execution pace means for Starke’s prison town
Happening soon: Holiday Book Bingo on the Starke Patch calendar

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.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Starkefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- 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.
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📸 Around Starke
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Starke
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★ Featured events ★
- Holiday Book Bingo
456 W Pratt St, Starke
7:00 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Basketball, Girls VR @ Bradford (Starke)
581 N Temple Ave , Starke
11:00 pm - Books & Brunch
456 W Pratt St , Starke
4:30 pm - VOLT ~ Voices of Library Teens
456 W Pratt St , Starke
9:00 pm - Bishop Snyder at Bradford
Bradford High School , 581 N Temple Ave , Starke
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - Middleburg Annual Christmas Festival and Parade
Clay County Outdoor Adventure Park , 3829 Sergeant Bradley Crose Rd , Middleburg
2:00 pm - 2026 Bradford Beef Bash Cattle Prospect Show
BRADFORD FAIRGROUNDS-BUILDING NO. 1 , 2300 N Temple Ave , Starke
9:00 am
Thursday December 11
Saturday December 13
Friday January 16
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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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