Five years ago, 2019 The Orange Park Performing Arts Academy was evicted for more than $150,000 in unpaid rent, leaving its 60 students unsure where to begin the new school year. Forty-five Dodge …
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7/25/24
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Five years ago, 2019 School Board Member Janice Kerekes urged the school board to sue the Board of County Commissioners. This was in response to the BCC denying the school board's request to hold a …
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7/18/24
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Five years ago, 2019 Mayor Karen Lake of Keystone Heights surprised the city council members when she presented a privately funded city-wide survey she organized. Lake cited the survey results as her …
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7/11/24
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Five years ago, 2019 Ken Brock, a U.S. Army veteran who suffered from PTSD, completed his 2,650-mile walk from Keystone Heights to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. During the five-month journey, Brock marched …
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7/3/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • After waiving his right to a trial by jury, Donald Davidson pleaded guilty to killing a 37-year-old woman and kidnapping and raping her 10-year-old daughter. Judicial …
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6/27/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • “My whole life was changed by a tick,” Kevin Gregorius said after a Lone Star tick bit him when he was walking through the woods in Fleming Island. He said he was …
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6/20/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Overturn13, a pro-greyhound racing group, planned to file a lawsuit to overturn the constitutional amendment which prohibited betting on dog races in the state of …
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6/6/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Brenda Glover spent a decade searching for her missing wedding ring, which she lost in the filing room at Orange Park Medical Center just two months after her wedding. …
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5/30/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Clay Today covered the torrid affair between Sheriff Darryl Daniels and JSO's Cierra Smith. Daniels made a public apology of the six-year affair he had with …
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5/23/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Known as the "Miracle on the St. Johns River," a Boeing 737 plane bounced off the NAS-Jacksonville runway during a severe thunderstorm. MOBRO Marine, Inc. in …
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5/16/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Residents had the opportunity to vote for the name of the new Veterans Affairs Clinic in Middleburg. They decided to name it after A. K. Baker, who was killed in …
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5/9/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • The Clay County Board of Commissioners narrowed down the next county manager to four finalists: Craig Coffey, Steve Howard, Len Sossamon and Howard Wanamaker. Wanamaker …
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5/2/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • An early-morning fire destroyed a portable classroom at Wilkinson Elementary. Crews arrived and found one portable classroom fully involved, and three others were …
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4/18/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • The Clay County Agricultural Fair was highly anticipated to bring in 130,000 visitors and $52 million to the local economy. • The Cummer Museum’s …
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4/11/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Officers from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office’s SWAT team and Organized Crime Unit, Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Postal Inspection Service raided a …
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4/4/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Talan Hausman, 11, painted and sketched artwork of fish to raise money for his friend, Ian Bailey, 12, who was suffering from cancer. Each artwork was sold for $25. …
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3/28/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • In an effort to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project , Ken Brock and his service dog Pam reached the halfway mark from Keystone Heights to Coeur d’Alene, …
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3/21/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Town attorney Sam Garrison said Orange Park could not ban AirBnB and other short-term rental properties. He said the town can charge a business tax on those property owners, …
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3/14/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Managing Editor Don Coble introduced himself to Clay County in his first editorial, “Hello Clay County! Let’s get to know each other.” • Clay …
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3/7/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • A 4-1 vote from the Clay County School Board hired Kenneth Wagner to be the first Chief of Police for the school district's new police department. Currently, Clay …
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2/29/24
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