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School District hosting Job Fair Monday at Fleming Island High

FLEMING ISLAND – If you’re looking for a career, update your resume and be at Fleming Island High on Monday between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. for the Clay County District Schools Job Fair. Principals … more

5/2/24

Always Loretta tribute show coming to Thrasher-Horne in January

ORANGE PARK – Always Loretta, the ultimate tribute show to Loretta Lynn that includes a special performance of Lynn’s longtime touring band, the Coalminers, and features Emily Portman, … more

5/2/24

Sen. Jennifer Bradley, Rep. Bobby Payne and Rep. Sam Garrison said the just-completed legislative session was both busy and successful, especially for Clay County residents.

Clay Legislative Roundup: Bradley, Garrison, Payne give highlights of legislative session

ORANGE PARK – Although there are 24 other counties with more people and larger legislative contingencies in Tallahassee, Reps. Sam Garrison, Bobby Payne, and Sen. Jennifer Bradley reminded a … more

By Don Coble don@claytodayonline.com | 5/2/24

St. Johns Classical Academy breaks ground on new gym

FLEMING ISLAND – While it may take a little imagination to picture somebody hitting a 3-pointer at the buzzer now, officials at St. Johns Classical Academy broke ground Tuesday morning on a new … more

5/2/24

Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County earns 'A' grade from watchdog group

MIDDLEBURG – St. Vincent’s Clay County earned an ‘A’ spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization that grades nearly 3,000 general … more

For Clay Today | 5/2/24

Payne to remain charged up about finding new energy sources in Florida

ORANGE PARK – Rep. Bobby Payne has served in the Florida House of Representatives since 2016, and his term limit will end in seven months. But don’t expect the Republican to disappear, especially … more

Don Coble | 5/2/24

Garrison: Clay County must start preparing for future projects now

ORANGE PARK – Much like the popular adage in NASCAR, Rep. Sam Garrison knows that if Clay County is caught up with its infrastructure projects, it will be behind in the future. Keeping pace isn’t … more

Don Coble | 5/2/24

Bradley’s persistence leads to passage of veterinary telehealth bill

ORANGE PARK – Florida Sen. Jennifer Bradley admitted during last week’s Legislative Roundup at the Thrasher-Horne Conference Center that her attempt to create telehealth for animal care was a … more

Don Coble | 5/2/24

Arrests and Bookings

Tuesday, April 30

Robin D. Kreski, 54, Green Cove Springs, domestic battery

Christopher R. Fox, 42, Orange Park, soliciting a child via computer, unlawful use of two-way communications device

Gregory K. Thomas, 35, Green Cove Springs, 35, Green Cove Springs, FTA hit and run involving property damage

Tabitha J. Starling, 46, Middleburg, shoplifting

Frank B. Jenkins, 55, Green Cove Springs, FTA battery

Aryell N. Williams, Green Cove Springs, petit theft

Charles R. Mitchell, 27, Green Cove Springs, resist/obstruct/oppose law enforcement, failure to obey law enforcement to stop, DWLSR, leaving scene of accident with property damage

Andrew R. Sepper, 43, Orange Park, domestic battery

Todd W. Powers, 37, Middleburg, commit armed first degree felony, possession methamphetamine with intent to sell, trafficking cocaine, possession marijuana, possession drug paraphernalia, possession firearm/ammo by convicted felon

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Compiled by Don Coble | 5/2/24

Clay Blue Line is the largest route and the central artery of Clay Community Transportation

Guide for Clay Community Transportation

CLAY COUNTY – It may not seem like it now, but public transportation was what brought Clay County to prominence in Northeast Florida. During the "hotel era" thousands of residents traveled by … more

Jack Randall,
jack@claytodayonline.com | 4/28/24

Rep. Aaron Bean prepares to go on a walking tour of Kibbutz Nir Oz, where Israeli citizens celebrating Shabbat where brutally murdered and taken captive by Hamas terrorists.

Congressman Aaron Bean returns from Israel

FLEMING ISLAND – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is traditionally considered to be built upon the site where Jesus was crucified and the location of the empty tomb after the … more

Jack Randall,
jack@claytodayonline.com | 4/28/24

Clay High Award of Excellence submission by Senior Audrey Milligan.

Clay County Schools Art Show draws 4,000 at Thrasher-Horne

ORANGE PARK – The Thrasher-Horne Conference Center was awash in vivid colors and astonished looks Friday and Saturday as hundreds of young artists put their works on display at the 35 th Annual … more

Don Coble | 4/27/24

Rep. Aaron Bean welcomes constituents during the grand opening of the Fleming Island office.

Rep. Aaron Bean opens flagship district office on Fleming Island

FLEMING ISLAND – U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean opened the doors for his Florida’s Fourth Congressional District following a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by all five Clay County Commissioners and … more

Jack Randall,
jack@claytodayonline.com | 4/25/24

Paul Wane’s Duval County Line will be at Food Truck Friday in Green Cove Springs on May 3, then at Melrose May Faire and Music Festival on Saturday, May 4, at Heritage Park at 301 State Road 26.

One of Paul Wane’s Rising Star bands to get 1st check at Food Truck Friday

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – When Duval County Line plays for Food Truck Friday on May 3, it will be more than another job for founder and lead guitarist Paul Wane. It will mark the first time some of … more

4/25/24

CCSO Sgt. Zach Cox talked with Texas Roadhouse customers last year during the annual Tip-A-Cop event.

Tip-A-Cop, Torch Run hitting stride for Special Olympics teams

CLAY COUNTY – Clay County law enforcement will run, wipe tables and offer refills during the next two weeks to support the county’s Special Olympics Teams. The annual Tip a Cop will return to the … more

Don Coble | 4/25/24

Taylor Swift caught in the middle of Drake, Kendrick Lamar rap feud

Taylor Swift last Friday released her highly anticipated 11th studio album “Tortured Poets Department,” an album she announced at the 2024 Grammys while accepting the award for best pop … more

4/25/24

Community served success for Salvation Army's Empty Bowls

ORANGE PARK – It wasn’t a gourmet meal, but everyone left the Orange Park United Methodist Church’s Family Life Center satisfied on Tuesday. The 19 th annual Empty Bowls luncheon benefits the … more

By Nancy Coltrin, For Clay Today | 4/25/24

Celia (far right in the pink) on May 15, 1995.

The Detention Center

More than 30,000 refugees were sent to Guantanamo Bay, a “legal no man’s land,” University of Miami Professor Michael Bustamante said. It isn’t formally U.S. territory and hasn’t been since … more

Jack Randall,
jack@claytodayonline.com | 4/25/24

Ponte Vedra's Oliver Martin is the 2024 Wolfson Children’s Bass Tournament AmBASSador

Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament celebrates 35 years of fishing, philanthropy

PALATKA – Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament is accepting registrations for this year’s tournament. The popular event, which attracted 940 anglers and raised more than $436,000, … more

For Clay Today | 4/25/24

Five law enforcement supervisors graduate from FDLE Leadership Academy

CLAY COUNTY – Five Clay County law enforcement professionals graduated last week from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute’s Leadership Academy at the St. Johns County Sheriff’s … more

For Clay Today | 4/25/24

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