Five years ago, 2017

• A stretch of Henley Road near the Black Creek bridge remains closed to southbound traffic for nearly two months during a road-widening project that adds to massive traffic backups during rush hours.
• Memorial Day is remembered at Camp Blanding to honor those who’ve died while serving in the country’s armed services.
• Robert Tyson, a Fleming Island physician, joined Harry Tyson of St. Augustine to win first place in the VIP and Friends Division of the Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament.

10 years ago, 2012

• High winds and heavy rain from Tropical Storm Beryl forced the cancellation of the 25th Annual Concert on the Green.
• The Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested husband and wife Carrol Lee and Lydia Miranda Fenton for child abuse for causing the permanent disfiguration of their son, who was younger than 10.
• Oakleaf Junior High track coach and physical education teacher Mike Ford announces he was leaving the school to move with his family to Georgia.

20 years ago, 2002

• Residents express frustration about not getting answers from the Clay County Planning Department and Branan Field Specific Area Planning Committee on what they are allowed to do with their properties as the area braces for new development.
• The James Boys, a group of volunteer carpenters to make home repairs and handicap ramps, earn the top prize of $10,000 from the Reinhold Community Services Award.
• The City of Keystone Heights said it may use eminent domain to purchase 15 acres of land from a local businessman to build a wastewater plant, maintenance yard and skateboard park.

30 years ago, 1992

• The school board votes 4-1 to end bus service to eight privately-owned day care centers.
• Organizers of Ham Jam announce this year’s event will be held on the property owned by Phillip Spencer on Carter-Spencer Road in Middleburg.
• The Spring Football Jamboree is scheduled at Clay High, with Pierson Taylor and Jacksonville Episcopal participating.

40 years ago, 1982

• James Jett, a lieutenant with the Orange Park Police Department, announces his candidacy for District 4 on the Board of County Commission.
• The school board files a lawsuit on the constitutionality of non-partisan elections.
• Negotiations for teacher salaries are expected to result in starting pay that’s less than the state’s average.