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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Five years ago, 2019 • Managing Editor at the Clay Today Eric Cravey announces his decision to step down. "Despite all of the yelling, threats and intimidation I’ve endured from the public …
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2/22/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • One year after the Marjory Stoneman Douglass shooting, the Clay County School Board voted to create and staff its own police department. This was a move that was initially …
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2/15/24
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