This Week in History 10/28/21
Five years ago, 2016• School Board Chairman Johnna McKinnon and Superintendent Charlie Van Zant help push the approval of a charter school, St. Johns Classical Academy, at their final school …
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This Week in History 10/28/21
Five years ago, 2016
• School Board Chairman Johnna McKinnon and Superintendent Charlie Van Zant help push the approval of a charter school, St. Johns Classical Academy, at their final school board meeting.
• The BCC votes on several proposals to accelerate the cleanup following Hurricane Matthew, including opening Rosemary Hill landfill for debris dropoff without charging fees.
• Firefighter Kevin Mobley and the BCC settle on a $78,000 settlement after Mobley disregarded an order not to answer a call for service following a car accident in Bradford County.
10 years ago, 2011
• Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler and the Orange Park Town Council formally dedicate Somer Thompson Sunshine Park on the corners of Deberry and Gano avenues.
• Four people, including a detective with the Neptune Beach Police Department, are arrested for operating two gambling houses at two bars in Keystone Heights.
• Orange Park Medical Center readies for the opening of its new emergency room.
20 years ago, 2001
• A lifeline helicopter lands at the Wilkinson Elementary parking lot during classes so a person injured in a car crash on County Road 218 can be airlifted to the hospital.
• The three-day First Coast Ham Jam featuring the Charlie Daniels Band and Mark Chesnutt opens in Middleburg.
• The Clay County School Board creates a 27-member panel to create new districting boundaries for board members.
30 years ago, 1991
• Mark Nelson is selected to lead Clay Committee of 100 that works with other business organizations to work on common goals for economic development.
• For Chief Deputy Scott Lancaster files is candidacy for Clay County Sheriff.
• Commissioners James Jett and Ron Stotler voice their concern with Sheriff Dalton Bray’s appeal to the governor for more money for his agency.
40 years ago, 1981
• The BCC accepts the resignation of Library Director William J. Condon.
• Fans at the Clay High Homecoming not only witnessed the dedication of the school’s new football stadium, but they got to meet every former football coach since 1948.
• A newly-expanded County Health Department is opened in Green Cove Springs.
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