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Tickets going fast for Amazing Grace Family Farms’ Fall Festival
MIDDLEBURG – Many of last year’s Amazing Grace Family Farms Fall Festival sessions sold out a year ago, so the operators are encouraging visitors to get their tickets in advance. The … more
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Gov. DeSantis presents BCC $3.5 million for infrastructure projects
CLAY COUNTY – Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded more than $3.5 million to the Clay County Board of County Commissioners Monday through the Governor’s Florida Job Growth Grant Fund for targeted … more
The Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program research team members recently completed an excavation of buried ruins from Fort Mose in St. Augustine. Orange Park’s Robert Phillips joined the effort and chronicled much of the work with his camera. Archaeologists found pieces of pots and dishes, but they weren’t sure if they were left by residents from Spain, France, England or the first legally sanctioned free African settlers.
Orange Park man digs into St. Augustine’s past
ORANGE PARK – Early on summer mornings, photographer Robert Phillips set out to work with professors Dr. Lisa Lee and Dr. James Davidson researching fossils and remnants in an archelogy dig in St. … more
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From left, Joshua, Crystal and Matthew Chisholm now have a home in Green Cove Springs. True Vine Fellowship, Penney Retirement Center, Breaking Bread Ministry and Orange Park United Methodist Church James Boys all banded to help the family who lost their home and were forced to live in a shed or car. True Vine’s Pastor John Sanders gave the family keys to their home.
Homeless to happiness
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – A shed. A car. A hotel. Three places Crystal Chisholm and her sons had to call home until they found a place they could call their own. A community means having support and … more
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Child exploitation sting leads to arrest of Jacksonville man
ORANGE PARK – A sting conducted by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and other state and federal agencies led to the arrest of a Jacksonville man who used his computer to arrange sex with … more
Trespassing call leads to drug bust for Palatka couple
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Deputies responding to a trespassing call on Sept. 13 wound up arresting a couple on drug charges. Nicole Marie Brown, 32, of Palatka, was charged with possession of morphine, … more
Woman arrested for getting into car left running in parking lot
MIDDLEBURG – A homeless woman was arrested on Sept. 13 for trying to take a car left running in a convenience store parking lot. Shelby Leigh Clark, 49, was charged with armed robbery and grand … more
White Supremacist, Keystone woman indicted on firearm, drug charges
JACKSONVILLE – U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Danny Ray Boree, 38, and Angela Denee Lynch, 47, both from Keystone … more
Clay Watch is a new program at the Clay County Sheriff’s Office designed to help identify and locate people with special needs who become lost. By creating a voluntary database of those with histories of wandering, communication and cognitive issues, CCSO said it could cut valuable minutes, if not hours, from the time it takes to identify or locate someone.
CCSO creates databank to speed recovery of missing, lost residents with cognitive issues
CLAY COUNTY – It’s the call most deputies and officers hate most: someone’s missing. Whether it be someone with a diminished mental capacity or a child, they know every second matters. The … more
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Green Cove Springs approves millage rate, budget for 2023-24
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The City Council approved a 4.7 millage rate Tuesday night for the next fiscal year that will generate $3.3 million in revenues, a 14.85% increase from last year’s … more
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Long-tenured former General Counsel Sam Garrison
Town ranks five law firms in search for new attorney
ORANGE PARK – The Town Council moved forward in replacing General Counsel Sam Garrison by ranking five law firms that filed for Requests of Qualifications, The council pared the list to three, with … more
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Fighting to find peace
ORANGE PARK – Mike Anderson finds inner peace every time he throws a punch. He feels a sense of calmness with every jab and emotional tranquility with each uppercut. The Fleming Island … more
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Middleburg High’s Breyana Stilts emphasizes real-life scenarios, like filing taxes, budgeting, calculating deductions, planning finances, registering to vote and analyzing political platforms in her classroom.
Middleburg’s Stilts trades banking career for education award
MIDDLEBURG – In a major victory for the County School District, Breyana Stilts, an Economics, Government and U.S. History Teacher at Middleburg High, was recently selected as the Warren Tracy … more
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Justin Daniels brings a sense of excitement and honesty to challenge his students at Orange Park High to embrace learning social studies.
Daniels’ inspiring tactics leads to state honor
ORANGE PARK – Justin Daniels, a veteran educator and cornerstone of the Orange Park High community, recently earned the prestigious 2023 Florida Council for Social Studies Excellence in Teaching … more
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Florida Sen. Jennifer Bradley (R- Fleming Island) addressed property insurance concerns and provided updates on legislative sessions at the Clay Chamber’s Bridge-To-Bridge meeting on Sept. 13.
Jennifer Bradley said legislature to tackle complex insurance problems
FLEMING ISLAND – Florida Sen. Jennifer Bradley (R-Fleming Island) highlighted property insurance concerns in her constituents’ districts last week at the Clay Chamber’s Bridge to Bridge … more
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Founder Matthew Mitchell, right, the Elrod family and volunteers began preparing the property for “A Country Christmas” on Saturday, which will feature more than one million lights.
Country Christmas moves from Apopka Drive to Elrod Farms
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Matthew Mitchell, a 19-year-old Fleming Island resident and student at Florida State University, has long been a fan of Christmas. Filled with holiday spirit year-round, he’s … more
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution join Constitution Week observation
ORANGE PARK – From left, Sophia Fleming Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, joined Committee Chair Terri Dobbs and Orange Park Mayor Randy Anderson after the Town passed … more
Kristen Burke is seeking a second term as the District 5 representative on the Board of County Commissioners.
Burke seeks re-election to continue fight against overdevelopment, environmental threats
GREEN COVE SPRINGS- While working towards setting policy at the County Administration Building during her current term, District 5 County Commissioner Kristen Burke is already gearing up for another … more
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Arrests and Bookings 9/21/23

Tuesday, Sept. 19

Charlie I. Manning, 36, Middleburg, VOP-battery of person 65 or older, VOP-felony battery

Christopher A. Minorics, 48, Middleburg, battery on law enforcement officer, resist/obstruct/oppose law enforcement

Danielle M. Ray, 36, Middleburg, violation of injunction against stalking

Mickie I. Brantley, 51, Keystone Heights, battery

Kenneth E. Harris, 54, Middleburg, battery by strangulation

Ayden D. Winston, 22, Green Cove Springs, shoplifting

Walter H. Perez, 18, Oakleaf, burglary, grand theft auto

David E. Groman, 57, Middleburg, domestic battery

Jason S. Dubose, 44, Green Cove Springs, FTA-violation of injunction for protection against domestic violence

Gennard Cavainolo, 53, Green Cove Springs, FTA-DWLSR

Wilfredo D. Rivera, 55, Green Cove Springs, violation of pre-trail injunction for protection against domestic violence

Jarel P. Walker-Webb, 19, Green Cove Springs, violation of jail rules

Steven E. Smeltzer, 62, Middleburg, battery

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Fleming Island’s Musco graduates from Valdosta State
VALDOSTA. Ga. – Kiley Musco of Fleming Island earned the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Valdosta State University. Nearly 550 students completed their degree … more
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