5 years ago, 2012
Clay County Commissioner Doug Conkey was hired as the new president of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce effective Jan. 2.

Financial literacy program Junior Achievement announced it was expanding into Clay County Public Schools Bannerman Learning Center and Fleming Island, as well as private school, St. Johns Country Day School.

Green Cove Springs Mayor Pam Lewis asked a representative from U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s office to designate the St. Johns River a marine highway in hopes of boosting tourism.

10 years ago, 2007
With pending openings of Oakleaf Village and Shadowlawn Elementary Schools, the Clay County School Board prepared to hold January public hearings about separate redistricting plans.

Orange Park Kennel Club began hiring poker dealers in preparation of a March or April 2008 grand opening of the first-ever poker room at the site.

Keystone Heights Mayor Mary Lou Hildredth and Council Member Bruce Harvin announced they would seek re-election in the March 2008 city election.

20 years ago, 1997
The Clay Board of County Commissioners approved a $1.2 million settlement with Refuse Services Inc. after years of disputes over who should pay for capital improvements the company made on county landfill sites.

Karen Burt of Green Cove Springs was named to head up the Clay County office for the Jacksonville-based Hospice Northeast.

St. Augustine attorney Mac McLeod announced the Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation or SLAPP suit filed by Clay County Clerk of Court John Keene had ended.

30 years ago, 1987
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested Elwood Ireland, 69, of Keystone Heights, for the shooting death of his wife, Margie Ireland.

A Clay County found Rick Walter Jenkins Jr. to be innocent of charges of sexual battery and armed robbery after two hours of deliberations.

The Clay Board of County Commissioners passed a proclamation for “World Peace Day,” which urges Clay residents to join in with thought, prayer, meditation or celebration to usher in the New Year.