This week's crime report for Clay County Florida, provided by the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
Crime is down, despite common belief
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Despite double-digit percentage decreases in violent and property crime both across the U.S. and in Clay County – most Americans believe crime has risen during the last …
Day one excitement palpable
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Students are sharpening pencils and teachers are preparing fresh lesson plans as the 2017-18 school year Tuesday with new ideas and a goal of becoming recognized by the state …
Campbell named town manager
ORANGE PARK – Eight days after Jim Hanson announced he would resign as town manager after budget season is over in September, town council voted unanimously to promote Sarah Campbell to fill his …
Innovative reading program scores points with students
ORANGE PARK – Thanks to a first-of-its-kind partnership, some Clay County kids have a new reason to read more books. Seven years ago, Jacksonville Jaguars fan Tim Odham of Orange Park, had a unique …
Library hours expansion on the table
3 days ago
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The Clay County Board of County Commissioners held a workshop on the county’s library system last week, where the conversation was focused on normalizing library hours and …
Iconic Clay County church gets a makeover
3 days ago
RIDEOUT – In 1914, Clay County was a much different place. That was the year that a group of Christians likely walked or rode horses to a small chicken coop to hold worship. Now, 103 years later, …
Nonprofit searches for homeless veterans
3 days ago
ORANGE PARK – It’s too early for the birds, so it’s quiet. The volunteers gather their belongings, water bottles and backpacks and grab clipboards. There’s more of them than organizers …
City looks at adding Wi-Fi at Spring Park
3 days ago
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – At the request of council member Steven Kelley, the Green Cove Springs City Council heard the first official proposal for adding a public Wi-Fi network in Spring Park. “I …
1st Place Sports opens running lab opens running lab
3 days ago
JACKSONVILLE - Area cross country runners will be lacing up their spikes on Fri., Aug. 18 with the kickoff of the first annual Cecil Field Preseason Cross Country Classic, a twilight first look at …
Bernard signs to next level: pro hoops in Argentina
3 days ago
MIDDLEBURG - Middleburg High School got a shot in the arm in the sports arena with former basketball standout Malcolm Bernard recently signing to play professional basketball in …
“Hey Dad, hey Mom. Here I am ironing a shirt again. Pretty mundane I know, but it made me think of you today... ...Okay, the fact that your portraits were hanging right there in the same room …
TALLAHASSEE – Although Florida is widely recognized for its beautiful beaches, our state also owes a debt of gratitude to its more than 17 million acres of healthy and productive forestlands that …
No stranger to the microphone and podium at monthly Clay County School Board meetings, Becky Smith of Middleburg always speaks from her heart. Smith is also an active member of the Clay …
No one in Florida has worked harder than Desmond Meade to expand felons’ voting rights. Starting in 2015, Meade and his organization, the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, have blanketed the …
Dorothy Jeanne AndersonDorothy Jeanne Anderson believed in angels. She wasn’t always sure about religion, but she definitely had faith in the existence of the cherubic beings. She collected …
Linda King Linda King, 73, died August 6, 2017, in Orange Park, FL, after a short illness. Mrs. King was born on October 23, 1943, in Fort McPherson, GA, to the late Margaret and William Samuel …
Barbara Grace Utech Barbara Grace Utech, 54, of Middleburg, FL passed away July 26, 2017. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com. Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 …
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