Five years ago, 2021

• The county finalized plans to honor more than 30,000 former soldiers and sailors ahead of Veteran’s Day, including a ceremony and Family Day at Camp Blanding.

• The Board of County Commissioners asked residents for feedback on its plan to redraw voting districts.

• Orange Park Town Commissioners created a shortlist to spend $4.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, including improvements at T.C. Millier Park and Community Center, stormwater fixes, food assistance and parking lot improvements at the Clothes Closet and Food Pantry, COVID-19 pay for employers, broadband and improvements at Town Hall.

10 years ago, 2016

• Lake Asbury’s Brian Lee Adams pled guilty to stealing government property and aggravated identity theft after the Clay County Sheriff’s Department said he buried his mother in her backyard and stole her Social Security and pension checks.

• The Orange Park Town Council unanimously approved to place a historical marker at the site of the former Orange Park Normal and Industrial School.

• Owner Peter Scalzo of the Green Cove Dragway said the facility will focus on winter and summer months and change the times of races to address noise complaints.

20 years ago, 2006

• The Keystone Heights High football team qualified for the FHSAA playoffs with a 31-14 victory against Ribault.

• The School Board heard residents’ comments during a public forum on redistricting.

• Students from Orange Park High celebrated “Mole Day” to promote interest in chemistry.

30 years ago, 1996

• U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new victim services center,

• Dyrell Reeves, 22, of Orange Park, and Mario Render, 22, of Jacksonville are arrested for allegedly beating Stephen Buda with a metal pipe while robbing him.

• The School Board accepted proposals for a new elementary school and a ninth-grade center, both on Fleming Island and adding academy programs at Clay High.

40 years, 1986

• Iowa’s Kim Leinbach started her new role as City Manager of Green Cove Springs.

• Executive Director of the Clay County Development Authority Paul Deland announced Food Lion would build a 650,00-square-foot grocery store in Green Cove Springs.

• Keystone Heights Mayor Bill Beam thanked the BCC for selecting an architectural firm to design a new senior center.