First trial begins for murder of Navy commander Doss

Wednesday, September 21

GREEN COVE SPRINGS — Anthony Washington said he didn’t mean to kill anybody. It was self-defense, an accident. Prosecutors say Washington, his lover Yolinda Doss and his buddy Ronnie Wilson II …

Orange Park dips into reserves funds to balance budget

Wednesday, September 21

ORANGE PARK – By the time the Orange Park Town Council finished debating its 2016-17 budget Tuesday night, it would delete items previously discussed and approved in its tentative budget and add new items that had not been recommended by town …

Friends supporting longtime teacher

Wednesday, September 21

ORANGE PARK – Cathy Moore Rangeo taught physical education at Orange Park Junior High School for 37 years where she coached boys track and field and everybody seemed to know her and love her. “She’s funny, outgoing,” said Janet Coleman, a …

Police Briefs

Port Orange man charged in infant death GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Bond has been set at $400,006 for a Port Orange man charged with aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child neglect in the death of …

Arrests and Bookings 9/22/16

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Barrett, Stephanie, 25, Clay Hill, CCSO, DUI Braswell, Roquandra, 31, Orange Park, CCSO, Giving Police False Name or ID, DWLSR Brazil, Odis, 22, Middleburg, CCSO, DWLSR, …

Police Briefs 9/22/16

Jax Fire & Rescue employee charged with beating copORANGE PARK – A Clay County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was forced to use a taser on an employee of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue …

Orange Park Medical Center

At Orange Park Medical Center, we are committed to quality care and a heightened focus on extraordinary service. Founded in 1974, Orange Park Medical Center has grown from a small community hospital …

Community

A mega-musical comes to small stage

Wednesday, September 21

ORANGE PARK – With soot covered faces, chimneysweepers tap dance in tandem to a live band hidden away in the corner. The audience claps along. Opening weekend for Mary Poppins at the Orange Park Community Theatre proved tiring for many involved …

School board approves one charter school, rejects another

Wednesday, September 21

FLEMING ISLAND — The lot was filled. Some cars resorted to parking on the grass. A marching band played. There even were fireworks. It wasn’t a football game. It was a meeting of the Clay County School Board, and the fireworks came from …

Through the years

Wednesday, September 21

MELROSE — Stepping into Williamson’s Food Store is like taking a step back in time. It is reminiscent of when Kevin Costner’s character in Field of Dreams went for a walk one night in the small town of Chisholm, Minn., and found himself in …

John Fagan Accident Lawyer

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Good Deeds, Memories and Briefs

Community Briefs 9/22/16

Community Briefs 9/8/16

Business Briefs 9/1/16

This week in history 9/8/16

Clay County Memories 9/1/16

School Briefs 9/1/16

This week in history 9/1/16

Military Briefs 9/1/16

Business

Super Mario inflatable in violation of town code, shop owner fights back

Wednesday, September 21

ORANGE PARK – A video game shop owner is battling the Town of Orange Park to keep his three-meter Super Mario inflatable in front of his Kingsley Avenue shop. The town’s special magistrate ruled the inflatable is a violation of the town’s …

Startup help is available for area businesses

Wednesday, September 21

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS – A state and federally-funded business startup program wants to help entrepreneurs here navigate their way to opening day, but it appears hardly anyone is listening. Despite …

Bringing bugs to the classroom makes everyone smarter

Wednesday, September 21

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Through a curriculum appropriately titled, “Bed Bugs and Book Bags,” students worldwide are learning how to identify bed bugs, where they hide out and much more. The program teaches how to prevent the insects, and a new …

Business Briefs

Wednesday, September 21

Affordable Fencing teams with U-Haul ORANGE PARK – An Orange Park area company is adding another service to its menu. Affordable Fencing Outlet has signed on as a neighborhood U-Haul dealer to serve Clay County. Located at 1004 Blanding …

The Clay County YMCA – For A Better Community

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Sports

Godfrey gets international soccer nod

Wednesday, September 21

Note: USSoccer.com added to this story CHICAGO – The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team will face Paraguay, Ghana and Japan in Group D at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, taking place …

Clay holds off Raider surge

Wednesday, September 21

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Clay High looked to put a quick death to the visit of the Orange Park High Raider football team and first-year coach Tom Macpherson, but the Blue Devils had to hold on by their …

Punt snap stings Panthers

Wednesday, September 21

ORANGE PARK – In what looked like a battle of final possessions with the Ridgeview High Panthers going toe-to-toe with the Palatka High Panthers and both teams trading scoring drives in the second …

Opinion and Obituaries

Florida is gonna Florida, 2016 version

For much of the window between 2000 and 2012, the conversation about Florida, driven at times by Nate Silver himself was “is it really a swing state?” This year, the new narrative is “why …

Letter to the Editor: Help fund veteran’s memorial

Dealing with pesky garden pests

Allow me to introduce myself

Melissa Nelson vows to 'do the right thing' as 4th circuit state attorney

More Green Cove dragway opposition

Dispatches from Japan

A house of termites yet uncovered

Florida wildlife officials should consider ban on venomous snakes as pets

Obituaries 9/22/16

Robert (Bob) Welzant Robert (Bob) Welzant, 80, left this life peacefully and surrounded by his family on September 19, 2016. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 9, 1936 to Roman and Genevieve …

Obituraries 9/15/16

Obituaries 9/8/16

Community Calendar

Community Calendar 9/22/16

COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP: For commercial applicators, Sept. 22 from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. with optional testing at end of seminar, UF/IFAS Extension Service, 2463 State Rd. 16 W., Green Cove Springs. Register online at …

Community Calendar 9/15/16

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE: Meets Sept. 15, Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. in the Zoning Department Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Building, 477 Houston St., Green Cove Springs. …

Florida Public Notices

First trial begins for murder of Navy commander Doss

Orange Park dips into reserves funds to balance budget

Friends supporting longtime teacher

Police Briefs

Arrests and Bookings 9/22/16

Police Briefs 9/22/16

Orange Park Medical Center

A mega-musical comes to small stage

School board approves one charter school, rejects another

Through the years

John Fagan Accident Lawyer

Super Mario inflatable in violation of town code, shop owner fights back

Startup help is available for area businesses

Bringing bugs to the classroom makes everyone smarter

Business Briefs

For A Better Community

Godfrey gets international soccer nod

Clay holds off Raider surge

Punt snap stings Panthers

Community Calendar 9/22/16

Community Calendar 9/15/16

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