Two hospitalized in Blanding Boulevard shooting
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said one person was shot, and another suffered lacerations to the face after the vehicle they were in took gunfire...
Second counselor arrested
On Oct. 7, Clay deputies arrested a second Florida Challenge Youth Academy counselor for soliciting lewd conduct from a 16-year-old while in a position of...
Historic Preservation Board falls short of quorum
With only two members attending its Oct. 6 meeting, Clay County’s Historic Preservation Board failed to reach a quorum and had to postpone action on...
Website ranks Clay as 5th best school district in Florida
Niche.com said Clay County Public Schools trailed only St. Johns, Sarasota, Okaloosa, and Seminole Counties as the best-performing school district in the state. Collier, Leon,...
Trucks depart fairgrounds for hurricane relief
Clay County Fair Executive Director Tasha Hyder said the joint effort between her organization and the sheriff’s office sent five box trucks, three semis, a...
Commission committee approves funding agreements for nonprofits
The county commission’s budget and finance committee, consisting of Commissioners Jim Renninger and Kristen Burke, approved sending five funding agreements for nonprofit organizations to the...
Orange Park delays purchase of digital speed limit signs
The town’s public safety committee voted in August to recommend the town purchase eight pole-mounted, solar-powered radar speed signs using ARPA funds. Town staff received...
No make-ups necessary for school closures
Schools Superintendent David Broskie said students will not have to make up the three days of school lost to Hurricane Ian. He added that state...
Orange Park council debates chicken ordinance
Mayor Randy Anderson said he brought the issue to the council because he was riding his bicycle through town, noticed many chickens in backyards, and...
OP council member wants JEA out, Clay Electric in
Orange Park Town Council Member Susana Thompson said she wants the town to explore replacing Orange Park’s current electric supplier: JEA, with Clay Electric. Thompson...