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You can foster or adopt a dog like Bingo, pictured above

Free adoptions today through Saturday for animals older 6 months

CLAY COUNTY – The county's kennels are currently full and needs your help to foster or adopt some furry friends. This week only, all adoption fees for cats and dogs six months and older are … more

For Clay Today | 4/11/24

Ring power

Middleburg High volleyball coach Meredith Forkum, right, has a handful of hands with Class 5A state championship rings as the softball team honored the volleyball team for their recent state title. … more

Staff photo by Randy Lefko | 4/11/24

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Every week, Clay Today will test your knowledge on various topics. This week, eclipses. We spent hours, weeks and months preparing to squint through blackened glasses to see a partial eclipse last … more

4/11/24

This Week's Cartoon

4/11/24

Jnior High softball and baseball tournaments

Junior High baseball/softball starts NEFAC championship tournament (April 9-11) Hosted by Ridgeview High (Baseball, Final Wed., April 17, 6 p.m.), Oakleaf High (Softball Final Wed., April 10, 6 … more

4/11/24

CCSO: Motorcyclist without eyewear busted for meth

LAKE ASBURY – According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, a motorcyclist who was stopped for not wearing eyewear or having a license tag wound up going to jail after the traffic stop quickly … more

4/11/24

Picking the right plants, locations for your yard

The perfect landscape may start with a healthy, lush lawn, but for interest and depth, you’ll also need to consider the surrounding plants. Thankfully, it’s easy to make considerable improvements … more

StatePoint Meda, For Clay Today | 4/11/24

Vietnam Veterans encouraging seniors to apply for $1,500 scholarships

CLAY COUNTY – VVA Chapter 1059 to award scholarships Vietnam Veterans of America Col. William G. Byrns Clay County Chapter 1059 is offering two $1,500 scholarships to graduating seniors from Clay … more

For Clay Today | 4/11/24

This PET was made by volunteers at the shop at Penney Farms.

Rotarys provide PET Florida grant to powder coat trikes

PENNEY FARMS – PET Florida, a non-profit enterprise producing hand-powered trikes for those who can’t walk, has been gifted a major upgrade to its metal painting capabilities through a grant from … more

For Clay Today | 4/11/24

Angry neighbor arrested after scuffling CCSO deputies

MIDDLEBURG – A man who’d been feuding with neighbors turned his aggression on Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies on April 4, leading to an assortment of arrests that resulted in a bond of … more

4/11/24

Indians up for uphill battle for title four

LIVE OAK - Keystone Heights High's boys weightlifting team saw the eyes of the Tiger; more the Bulldog, in battling state champion contender Suwannee High School at the region 2-1A championships held … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/11/24

Three Doubles Power Spartans over Eagles

FLEMING ISLAND - St. John Country Day’s Seth Alford drove in four runs to back strong pitching by Austin Stratman as the visiting Spartans topped Fleming Island 6-2 on April 4. Playing against a … more

4/11/24

Sandra Brooklyn Stewart

Sandra Brooklyn Stewart of Kingsley Lake, Florida passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side at the age of 91 on April 7, 2024. She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, … more

4/11/24

St. Johns River State College invited students and the community at all three of its campuses to witness Monday's solar eclipse. While the college offered treats and gifts, the real prize was a cosmic phenomenon that mesmerized both young and old.

SJR State College hosts out-of-this-world eclipse party

ORANGE PARK – More than 200 students and community members gathered for the Solar Eclipse Watch Party at the St. Johns River College’s Orange Park, Palatka and St. Augustine campuses. Although … more

For Clay Today | 4/11/24

The Lord’s Prayer – Adoration

This week we look at the first in our series on “The Lord’s Prayer, Adoration. In Matthew 6:9, Jesus lays the foundation for prayer by teaching us to begin with adoration. He instructs, "This, … more

By Pastor Billy Register,
True Life County Church

| 4/11/24

MHS vs. OHS: April 11 is here!

MIDDLEBURG - Oakleaf High softball returned from a tough outing at the always-tough Kissimmee Klassic Softball Invite with a roster of 4A-Jensen Beach (region semifinalist), 6A-Melbourne (unbeaten … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/11/24

Arrests and Bookings 4/11/2024

Tuesday, April 9

Juan C.G. Orozco, 37, Fleming Island, FTA possession marijuana

Alicea A. Adams, 28, Middleburg, DUI

Douglas J. Hilton, 48, Green Cove Springs, possession firearm/ammo by convicted felon, resist law enforcement with violence, possession-fentanyl, possession-methamphetamine

Melanie J. Davis, 34, Green Cove Springs, VOP aggravated assault with deadly weapon

Jefferson G. Boone, 24, Green Cove Springs, 24, DUI with property damage/injury

Amy D. Anderson, 19, Fleming Island, disorderly intoxication, resist/obstruct/oppose law enforcement

Leron R. Johnson, 19, Orange Park, domestic battery

Austin K. Miller, 25, Green Cove Springs, VOP community control

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Compiled by Don Coble | 4/11/24

David Jeffrey Britten

David Jeffrey Britten of Orange Park, Florida Dave passed peacefully on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, surrounded by his loving wife and girls. Born April 30, 1941, to Ruth & Arthur … more

4/11/24

What a baseball Friday! Clay, OP, St. Johns win thrillers

ORANGE PARK - Maybe the Solar Eclipse approaching Florida on Monday created a mood of excitable surrealism Friday night as three baseball games hosted by Clay County provided enough fireworks to … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/10/24

Spartans warm up for North Carolina road trip

ORANGE PARK - St. Johns Country Day School's baseball schedule is no cupcake festival and coach Tom Lucas got a handful of tension late Friday night with a 12th-inning sacrifice fly from Collin … more

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor | 4/10/24

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