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Clay Today 4/27/23


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In this issue

  • Golden Years Gala celebrates 16 years

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    The 16th annual Golden Years Gala will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The Gala recognizes senior adults for outstanding volunteer service in Clay County. This is a wonderful way to say, …

  • Faith Walk: Love is not only EMOTION

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    1 Corinthians 16:14 has a simple but powerful instruction for living. “All that you do must be done in love.” Love is an everyday discussion in our society. We experience love in our personal …

  • Art Guild of Orange Park gets donation from Jacksonville SMMA

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    ORANGE PARK – The Art Guild of Orange Park was honored with a wonderful $6,460 donation from the Jacksonville Society of Mixed Media Artists (SMMA) at the AGOP April meeting. AGOP President, …

  • Smell of football in the air

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    FLEMING ISLAND - Fleming Island High football has a new guy leading the sideline with former Bartram Trail High assistant head coach and running backs coach Chad Parker returning to Clay County to …

  • Foy ‘overwhelmed’ by Knight Nation

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    OAKLEAF - Oakleaf High’s latest football coach, Chris Foy, a recent district title coach at Andrew Jackson and a former Fletcher coach that has ties to Oakleaf from years ago (we’ll get to that), …

  • Indians primed for playoff run

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - A solo homer by senior Kiley Channell, her sixth of the year, lit a fire that created an inspired team effort for her Keystone Heights High softball team that was playing …

  • Indians stumble in Fernandina Beach Friday

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    FERNANDINA BEACH – Trying to snap back from a mid-week 10-4 loss to Yulee, the Keystone Heights High Indians baseball team packed up and headed north into the backyard of the district leading …

  • Split seconds separate Motosurf top racers

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - With more than double the athletes than last year’s event, the Keystone Heights Motosurf stop over the weekend gave watersports fans more thrills, a few crashes and plenty of …

  • Fleming Island, Ridgeview advance; Clay out

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    JACKSONVILLE - Clay High girls flag football played probably their best game of the season against one of the two best teams in the area; unbeaten Fleming Island being one and Ed White, the other, …

  • Middleburg’s Quinn, Big Engine share spotlight at Claystock 2

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    MIDDLEBURG – Fans at Claystock 2 not only supported East Coast Warriors Foundation’s St. Michael’s Soldiers and The Homegrown Kindness Project, but they enjoyed a day of entertainment, …

  • Advocates explore forming Clay County Disability Council

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    ORANGE PARK – Stakeholders from the county’s disability community held their first collaborative meeting on April 20 to create a preliminary blueprint for the Clay County Disability …

  • Kids Fest turns Orange Park Town Hall Park into giant playground

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    ORANGE PARK – Town Hall Park was transformed into a giant playground during last weekend’s fun-filled Orange Park Kids Fest. Hundreds of young and old children were treated to a myriad of …

  • Sara Evans brings her expansive musical setlist to Thrasher-Horne on May 4

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    ORANGE PARK – Sara Evans has a current album, “Copy That,” out, and there was a genuine sense of not just excitement, but surprise, in her voice when she began talking about the project in a …

  • Thousands of unwanted, expired pills collected during Drug Take Back Day

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    CLAY COUNTY – Health and law enforcement officials joined with the community to lock arms to end the war on drugs during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual National Drug Take Back Day …

  • Reinhold Foundation selects Waste Not Want Not as top nonprofit

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    ORANGE PARK – Sandra L. Staudt-Killea realized her nonprofit was about to be honored as the Paul E. Reinhold Community Service Award winner shortly after Olivia Myers started talking about the …

  • Rep. Aaron Bean introduces legislation to put American businesses first

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, whose district includes Clay County, introduced the Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 to increase opportunities for private industries to provide …

  • Five ways to show support during Military Appreciation Month

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    U.S. military service members are ready to be called upon at any time to protect the country, and May, which is Military Appreciation Month, is the perfect opportunity to express gratitude for their …

  • This Week in History 4/27/23

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    Five years ago, 2018 • The county commission agrees to pay $2.1 million to place a resource officer in all 44 district-owned schools after the school board struggles to fund the expense. • …

  • I drink beer to be happy, not to be drawn into political issues

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    I stopped at my favorite watering hole a couple of days ago, and an old friend at the counter joined me. When our server asked if he wanted his usual – a Bud Light – he said no. We all know …

  • Police Briefs 4/27/23

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    Orange Park man convicted for selling machinegun conversion devicesJACKSONVILLE – A federal jury found Kristopher Justinboyer Ervin, 43, of Orange Park, and Matthew Raymond Hoover, 39, of …

  • Arrests & Bookings 4/27/23

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    (Name, age, location of arrest, charges). Key: FTA-Failure to Appear; DWLSR-Driving Without a License-Suspended or Revoked; DUI-Driving Under the Influence; VOP-Violation of Probation; BAL-blood …

  • Community Briefs 4/27/23

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    Autism Carnival coming to Orange Park Mall on SaturdayORANGE PARK – The second annual Autism Carnival will be on Saturday, April 29, at the Orange Park Mall.The event, which will be held at The …

  • Champions of Magic to appear Monday at Thrasher-Horne Center

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    ORANGE PARK – Champions of Magic will bring a spectacular show delivering “grand-scale magic,” according to Master Illusionist Sam Strange. “It’s a full-scale production show with …

  • Homeless to honors

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    GREEN COVE SPRINGS – It’s easy to pick Dwight Brown out of a crowd. He’s the one with the blissful smile. It wasn’t always that way for the Clay High graduate-to-be. Instead of immersing …

  • Community Calendar 4/27/23

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    CLAY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE: will meet on April 27 at 10 a.m. in the Planning Department Conference Room, third floor of the Administration Building, 477 Houston St. in Green Cove …

  • Obituaries 4/27/23

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    Rhonda Jean KnottRhonda J. Knott was born in Sylva, NC on August 27, 1976 to parents of Tony and Betty Jo Knott. She passed into the arms of Jesus on April 12, 2023 in Orange Park, FL. with mother …

  • Gateway to Clay: Residents, county officials look for solutions to clean up Wells Road corridor

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    ORANGE PARK – More than 25 residents attended the Gateway to Clay initiative meeting on April 24 to hear how the county plans to revive the Wells Road corridor. Although violent crime has been …

  • ‘Pushing through’

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    MIDDLEBURG – Aspyn Martin’s story is difficult to hear, but the Middleburg High senior said telling is empowering. She was raped by her stepfather when she was 11, and she had his baby when …

  • Commissioners recognize everyone behind the record success of Fair

    Thursday, April 27, 2023

    GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The Board of County Commissioners honored the historical performance of last month’s Clay County Agricultural Fair staff with a recognition and brief presentation on …