Five years ago, 2014

Florida Department of Transportation presents a five-year plan to widen Blanding Boulevard to six lanes in Middleburg.

Fleming Island High’s football team collects the most non-perishable food in the county to benefit the Food Pantry of Green Cove Springs.

Lake Asbury Junior High’s wrestling team wins the Cougar Growl Invitational.

10 years ago, 2009

A 61-year-old Jacksonville man is shot while being robbed in the parking lot of the Orange Park Kennel Club.

The Clay County Agriculture Fair receives a first-place Agriculture Award of Excellence from the International Association of Fairs and Expositions.

Clay High’s wrestling team wins the Kiwanis Invitational in Jacksonville.

20 years ago, 1999

Clay County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who was impersonating a police officer when he pulled a girl over for a traffic stop.

Ag-in-the-classroom program stops at Charles E. Bennett Elementary in Green Cove Springs to teach third graders the importance of agriculture.

Scoutmaster Richard Knoff of Green Cove Springs received the District Award of Merit by the North Florida Council, Black Creek District, Boy Scouts of America.

30 years ago, 1989

Clay County Administrator Bob Taylor resigns, and public safety director James Corbin Jr. is selected to serve as interim administrator.

A body is found inside a burning house on Harrison Street in Green Cove Springs.

Green Cove Springs Elementary is selected as one of President George Bush’s “Thousand Points of Light.”

40 years ago, 1979

Green Cove Springs Charter Revision Committee studies 10 applicants for city manager following grand jury investigation.

Guy Odum is presented with a five-year service award for providing transportation to residents with developmental issues.

The Clay County 4-H Foundation is created to provide educational objectives to promote leadership, citizenship and character.