This week's crime report for Clay County Florida, provided by the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
The persistent perception is that Gov. Ron DeSantis is simply Donald Trump’s man in Tallahassee, but the Governor says that’s a “phony narrative.”
DeSantis, in a one-on-one interview with …
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By A.G. Gancarski
ForFloridaPolitics
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8/5/20
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Editor:
I have been a Florida Educator for many, many years and I love my job. It’s a calling for me, and like most teachers I know, I put my whole heart and soul into my work. We work closely …
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Clay County educator
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8/5/20
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I read something on social media last week that struck me. It was a picture of a tree blowing here in Florida, and the caption read: “A hurricane is the only normal thing that’s happened all …
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By Don Coble
Managing Editor
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8/5/20
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To the editor:Florida’s rainy season extends from May through October, typically accounting for up to 70% of our annual rainfall totals. Our summer afternoon thunderstorms and tropical rains …
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Ann Shortelle, Ph.D.
Executive Director
St. Johns River Water Management District
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7/29/20
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WITH LOVE – Hey Grandma.
Yes grandma. Not anyone else – I’m talking to you. I know you’re my biggest fan when it comes to my writing, so I knew if I wrote a letter to you here, you’d …
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By Wesley LeBlanc
wesley@opcfla.com
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7/29/20
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NASCAR fans hold onto their memories like nobody else in sports. We embrace the way it used to be. We’re quick to criticize progress because it moves us one step away from the past. We don’t like …
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By Don Coble
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7/29/20
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Dear Editor –
A mandatory mask mandate within Green Cove Springs was defeated [July 14] in Emergency session. This meeting served as an example of local government and democracy at its finest. …
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Edward Gaw
Vice Mayor, GCS City Council Member (Seat 1)
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7/22/20
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Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, a Republican, wants to put the brakes on the Republican National Convention next month, and national media is reporting it.
“With less than forty (40) days …
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By A.G. Gancarski
ForFloridaPolitics
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7/22/20
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Five years ago, 2015• Calavo Growers signs a lease for the old Food Lion distribution center near Green Cove Springs. The company that manufactures fresh and frozen avocado products is expected …
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Clay Today
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7/22/20
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Editor:
I am writing both as an employee and as a parent of two children who attend school in the district. I implore you to make masks a priority along with social distancing of at least six …
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Dylan E. Fagan
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7/15/20
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Democrats, Independents will be denied the right to voteEditor:For a mere $25 filing fee, write-in candidates closed the Aug. 18 primary in three critical races: Superintendent of Schools, …
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Lucy Ann Hoover
Retired FBI Agent
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7/15/20
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Gov. Ron DeSantis disputed claims by Dr. Anthony Fauci that Florida “jumped over a couple of checkpoints” in haste to reopen the state.
“There was really no justification to not move …
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By A.G. Gancarski
ForFloridaPolitics
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7/15/20
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My grandson earned the rank of Wolf in his Cub Scouts troop last Sunday. The ceremony was in a park and he was the only scout allowed to attend.
He wore his face mask. His eyes squinted as he …
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By Don Coble
Managing Editor
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7/15/20
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Dear School Board Members,
You thought you were done with me huh…… Not so fast. I am sending you this email to ask you to make a School Board Policy pertaining to the reopening of our …
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Renna Lee Paiva
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7/8/20
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Editor:
In Florida, a state which has seen alarming growth in COVID-19 cases, many are wrestling with the dilemma of reopening schools. I am urging the adoption of a face mask policy in Clay …
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Victoria Kidwell
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7/8/20
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STUCK IN LINE AT LOT J – I had to get a COVID-19 test and it was an awful experience.
I recently saw my brother-in-law for a few hours on a Friday night. We kept our distance, wore our masks, …
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By Wesley LeBlanc
wesley@opcfla.com
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7/8/20
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While not every hospital in Jacksonville is running out of ICU space, the one that the city’s most vulnerable rely on is getting dangerously close.
Statistics from AHCA reveal that UF Health – …
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By A.G. Gancarski
For FloridaPolitics
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7/8/20
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The numbers are alarming. And they don’t lie. When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, we got it wrong.
We sat at bars inches from our friends without concern. We went to rallies and protests. We …
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By Don Coble
Managing Editor
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7/1/20
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has blocked local governments from issuing their own ban on certain sunscreen products.
That measure was a priority for Sen. Rob Bradley (R-Fleming Island), who detailed his own …
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By Renzo Downey
For FloridaPolitics
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7/1/20
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Another great partnership project is now operational in Clay County as the St. Johns River Water Management District continues work to improve water quality across the region.
Known as …
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Dr. Ann Shortelle
Executive Director of St. Johns River Water Management District
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6/24/20
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