Five years ago, 2021

• The county filed a petition to claim custody of 274 animals that were littered with filth, rodents and urine and fecal contamination at a home on Old Jennings Road.

• Gateway to Clay was created to revitalize the Wells Road corridor by rebuilding forgotten neighborhoods and to uplift businesses.

• The Town of Orange Park submitted offers for two homes in a flood zone through a federal program.

10 years ago, 2016

• The Orange Park Town Council passed a 12-month moratorium placed on marijuana dispensaries.

• The Keystone Heights City Council organizes a coalition of key stakeholders, like Save Our Lakes Organization, to find methods to save the Upper Florida Aquifer and replace low water levels at Lakes Geneva and Brooklyn.

• “The Zombie Prom,” featuring scares, a free concert by Marion Crane and Together in Exile, and dancing was held at the Clay County Fairgrounds.

20 years ago, 2006

• Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle agreed to play at Ham Jam.

• Grove Park Elementary was scheduled for closure, but the school rallies to keep its doors open.

• Micah Smith and Lori Albritton were crowned King and Queen during the Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High homecoming.

30 years ago, 1996

• Florida awarded $1 million from the federal government for charter schools.

• Eagle Harbor residents were urged to boil water due to contamination of the area’s drinking water and irrigation systems.

• The planning stages started for a new school, “M,” scheduled for Lake Asbury.

40 years ago, 1986

• The Keystone Heights High band played at the University of Florida to help it celebrate its homecoming.

• Physicians at Clay Eye participated in a national program to provide free eye care for the elderly who aren’t under the care of an ophthalmologist.

• A meeting between Duval and Clay counties produced an agreement that will get the Branan Field-Chaffee Road project started.