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March perfect time to plant spring flower gardens

ORANGE PARK – March is the perfect month to start planning for your spring flower garden. Take a day and give thought to your plant selection for the upcoming season. Whether you are starting your … more

By Carolyn Warren Garden Club of Orange Par Birds, Bees, and Butterflies Chairman | 3/23/23

County to observe Vietnam War Veterans Day on Saturday

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – A generation of soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War is dwindling. Nearly 50 years removed from a war that claimed the lives of more than 58,000 with 1,244 still … more

By Don Coble don@claytodayonline.com | 3/23/23

As Municipal Super Tuesday approaches, some 2024 candidates start campaigns

CLAY COUNTY – As Keystone Heights and Orange Park residents prepare to vote during Municipal Super Tuesday on April 11, several county constitutional officers are already looking toward the 2024 … more

By Don Coble don@claytodayonline.com | 3/23/23

Clay Education Foundation gives teachers ‘Tools’ to finish school year

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Monday, March 20, was a planning day for teachers. Even with students home for the day, many planned for the final two months of classes by filling bags with enough school … more

By Don Coble don@claytodayonline.com | 3/23/23

Montgomery Center hosts Fish Fry Fridays

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS – Every Friday through April 7, the Montgomery Center will host an outdoor fish fry. “We’re doing a fish fry every Friday during the season of Lent. That’s the season when … more

By Natalie Gilstrap For Clay Today | 3/23/23

Famed rock photographer Mark ‘Weissguy’ Weiss captures ‘The Decade that Rocked’

JACKSONVILLE – Gallery 275 will welcome the famed 80s’ rock n’ roll photographer Mark “Weissguy” Weiss for a remarkable photographic journey through March 26. The … more

By Kylie Cordell For Clay Today | 3/16/23

Richard Edwards saved more than $900 in fees - and started the process to get his license back - during Operation Green Light,

Drivers take advantage of Operation Green Light to get back on the road

ORANGE PARK – Richard Edwards’ luck ran out last June when he was stopped and charged for driving during the previous 18 months with a suspended license. Fees and penalties made it … more

By Don Coble, don@claytodayonline.com | 3/16/23

Nolan Williams and Cove Searle, both of Indiana, Arizona’s Krish Nangia and Celine Torkzad of St. Johns Country Day School will have an experiment aboard SpaceX CRS-27 during Wednesday’s launch to the International Space Station.

SJCDS’s Torkzad’s experiment headed to International Space Lab

ORANGE PARK – Higher Orbits is a non-profit with the mission of promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, along with teamwork, leadership and communication through the study of … more

By Martha K. Mayes | 3/16/23

Primrose School spearheads 1,462-book donation to local schools

FLEMING ISLAND – Preschool students at Primrose School did their part to help combat the literacy crisis in America by donating books to local charities as part of their Og’s Bountiful … more

By Martha K. Mayes | 3/16/23

UF researchers base international lightning research at Camp Blanding

CAMP BLANDING – Not all the loud blasts from the Camp Blanding area are military explosions. Some are part of the University of Florida’s research on one of nature’s most potent … more

By Don Coble don@claytodayonline.com | 3/16/23

St. Mary’s Shoals Park: "The Gem of Northeast Florida"

GLEN ST. MARY – “We've got 26,042 acres," said St. Mary’s Shoals Park Patroller Steve Harvey. "It's divided basically in half." According to the St. Mary Shoals Park … more

By Kylie Cordell | 3/16/23

Montgomery Center hosts Fish Fry Fridays

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS – Every Friday through April 7, the Montgomery Center will host an outdoor fish fry. “We’re doing a fish fry every Friday during the season of Lent. That’s … more

By Natalie Gilstrap For Clay Today | 3/16/23

‘Celebrations’ featuring the Orange Park Art Guild at Thrasher-Horne

ORANGE PARK – For nearly five decades, the Art Guild of Orange Park has enjoyed sharing its talent with the public. The group has exhibited its work in various galleries in the Northeast … more

By Kylie Cordell For Clay Today | 3/16/23

Orange Park Hospital trade syringes, bandages for saws, paint brushes

PENNEY FARMS – On most days, Vicki Gibbs Lee works as a Physicians Laison at HCA Orange Park Hospital. But on Friday, March 10, she was a punch presser. She joined a contingent from the … more

By Don Coble don@claytodayonline.com | 3/16/23

Members of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Orange Park Police Department join athletes and supporters of the Clay County Special Olympics team after they collected $12,009 in three nights at Texas Roadhouse during its annual Top-A-Cop program. The money will send county athletes to the Florida Special Olympics Games at Walt Disney World in May.

Tip-A-Cop: Hungry customers with giving hearts stuff Special Olympic coffers

ORANGE PARK – The goal of every fundraising event is to collect more money than the previous year. Tip-A-Cop did that. And more. After surpassing the $10,000 mark in 2022, the Clay … more

By Don Coble don@claytodayonline.com | 3/16/23

Clay County veterans honored at appreciation event at Thrasher-Horne

ORANGE PARK – It was a gloriously sunny and beautiful day on Saturday – perfect for a day of celebration and appreciation for the nation’s veterans, particularly those from Clay … more

By Martha K. Mayes Martha.mayes@claytodayonline.com | 3/16/23

Thousands feast at Strawberry Fest

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The combination of sunny skies and fresh-picked strawberries attracted thousands Sunday to the Clay County Fairgrounds for the annual Strawberry Fest. Children were allowed … more

STAFF PHOTOS BY DON COBLE | 3/9/23

School board pushes changes to book policies to next meeting

FLEMING ISLAND – The school board met to advertise a notice of a public hearing for an amendment of the School Board Procedures Manual for Library Media Services and Procedures Manual for … more

By Lee Wardlaw lee@claytodayonline.com | 3/9/23

Three Clay residents to be honored by Red Cross for volunteer service

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Three Clay County-based volunteers with the Northeast Florida Chapter of the American Red Cross were honored by the Board of County Commissioners at the latest BCC meeting on … more

By Lee Wardlaw lee@claytodayonline.com | 3/9/23

St. Johns Classical Academy coming to Orange Park next fall

ORANGE PARK – Some lucky students will be attending a new school – a school that will give them a classical education in academics and the arts and is as interested in building a strong character … more

By Martha K. Mayes Martha.mayes@claytodayonline.com | 3/9/23

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