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This Week in History 9/19/19

Clay Today
Posted 9/18/19

Five years ago, 2014Clay County School Board candidate Sandra Dunnavant files lawsuit against Clay Family Policy Forum for defamation and emotional distress with the dissemination of the School Board …

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This Week in History 9/19/19


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Five years ago, 2014

Clay County School Board candidate Sandra Dunnavant files lawsuit against Clay Family Policy Forum for defamation and emotional distress with the dissemination of the School Board Survey.

More than 100 gopher tortoises and $3.1 million are saved by a water conservation plan between the Clay County Utility Authority and the St. Johns River Water Management District.

The Florida Commission on Ethics dismisses Sunshine Law complaints against school board chair Carol Studdard and school board attorney Bruce Bickner.

10 years ago, 2009

Fifty-two county employees lose their jobs after the new budget of $296 million includes a $6 million cut in general revenues.

Two dozen teachers speak against the Clay County School Board after the its contract offer doesn’t include a “step” raise.

Clay County schools were one of 21 recognized by the Florida Department of Education for being an academically high-performing district.

20 years ago, 1999

Clay County Commissioners learn its new budget includes a $330,000 shortfall in anticipated revenue.

Residents board up windows and stockpile food and water ahead of Hurricane Floyd. Like Dorian, the massive storm turned away from the Florida and ran parallel to the East Coast.

President Bill Clinton sends a letter to Doctors Inlet Elementary students Olivia Brown and Justin Sloan, praising them for their dedication to reading.

30 years ago, 1989


Orange Park Police arrest 18 people following a three-month narcotics investigation near Orange Park Elementary.

Green Cove Springs Code Enforcement board cites three residents after the city council presses the board to clean up trashy lots.

About 30 Keystone Heights residents met with the National Guard over excessive noise at nearby Camp Blanding.

40 years ago, 1979

Clay County Judge Lamar Winegeart swore in his son, Lamar Winegeart III, at the Clay County Courtroom.

The Grand Jury term is extended for 90 days to hear more testimony against the City of Green Cove Springs.

Orange Park prepares to sue the county over double taxation.