Orange Park Women’s Club to hold annual sale on July 29-30
ORANGE PARK – The Orange Park Woman's Club annual sale is July 29-30 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This year we are raising funds for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Clay
County. Dolly donates the books but organizations need to raise the shipping cost.
So far Zip Code 32043 is open. The teachers’ sorority Delta Kappa Gamma joined with the Clay County Educational Committee to spearhead this project.

Johnny Van Zant joins Rock the Box 2 lineup

ORANGE PARK – Middleburg-based St. Michael's Soldiers presents Rock the Box 2, a Free Night of Music for our Heroes on Aug. 13 at the Thrasher-Horne Center. A maximum of two free tickets are available for troops and veterans, hospital/front line workers, first responders, teachers and linemen. The show starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets will be emailed to you as the order is processed. Please allow up to three weeks. All free tickets are on a first come first serve basis. If you want to guarantee tickets, you may purchase them.
Featured Artist will be the BBR Music Group/BMG’s Wheelhouse Records Amazing Country Duo LOCASH – comprised of Preston Brust and Chris Lucas – are escaping to the “WOODS & WATER.” Inspired by the wild-and-free EP out now, the WOODS & WATER TOUR 2022 launched this spring. Creating a signature sound that fuses modern Country and classic Heartland Rock with an edgy vocal blend, the Country music duo of singer-songwriters is widely known for mixing backwoods pride with big-picture positivity. Now rising up the Country ranks with a streak of hits and critical acclaim, LOCASH has two successful albums, eight charting singles, and 815 million global on-demand streams to their credit, plus a brand-new single “Beach Boys” – a collaboration with Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of the iconic group. Their latest album, “BROTHERS” (2019), featured GOLD No. 1 “One Big Country Song,” as the follow-up to the pair’s Top 15 “THE FIGHTERS” (2016), which boasted “GOLD” breakout “I Love This Life” and their first No. 1 with flirtatious “GOLD” smash “I Know Somebody.” Respected performers with high-profile recognition, they have a history of nods from the genre’s biggest awards shows.
Joining LOCASH will be Johnny Van Zant of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Artist Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Special Guests will be MLB World Series Winner turned Country Music Artist Brett Myers and local popular group Cumberland Band.
Visit thcenter.org to get free or purchased tickets.

Book sale coming to Middleburg-Clay Hill Library

MIDDLEBURG – The Friends of the Middleburg-Clay Hill Library will host another book sale on July 28-30.
Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 28; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 29; and, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 30. Library Friends members will be allowed to shop for books at 9 a.m. on Thursday and Saturday.
Donations will help support the library at 2245 Astor Ave. in Middleburg. Donations of books in good condition gladly will be accepted.
For more information, call (904) 254-7891.

Elite DNA Therapy Services launches Back-to-School Supplies Drive

ORANGE PARK – Elite DNA Therapy Services, a comprehensive behavioral and mental health care provider, is hosting a Back-to-School Supplies Drive throughout the month of July that will help area students and schools across the state prepare for the start of the new school year.
Through Friday, July 29, Elite DNA is collecting school supplies at more than 20 locations statewide, including its location at 1542 Kingsley Ave. in Orange Park, and is calling on the community for support through donations of popular classroom items, including notebooks, college and wide-ruled paper, pocket folders, binders, pens, No. 2 and colored pencils, pink erasers, highlighters, pencil boxes, student scissors, glue sticks, wired headphones, sanitizing wipes and more.
Cash donations are also accepted for supplies to be purchased by Elite DNA staff.
In Northeast Florida, the drive will benefit students in schools across Duval and Clay counties through the Foundation for Duval Schools and Clay Education Foundation.
“Approaching the first day of school can prompt a spike in nerves among children, and when coupled with uncertainty over school supplies, students may experience greater feelings of anxiety and low self-esteem, affecting their productivity and readiness to learn,” said Elizabeth Dosoretz, LCSW, founder and CEO of Elite DNA Therapy Services. “Every student should be able to start their first day of school with the tools they need to succeed in the classroom, so we’re calling on our communities to join us in helping alleviate back-to-school expenses for families already impacted by rising food and gas prices.”
The community is invited to drop off donations of school supplies at any Elite DNA location between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Clay County Master Gardener Plant sale set for Aug. 6

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardeners host their annual plant sale Saturday Aug. 6 from 7:30 a.m. to noon outside at the Extension Office at 2463 State Road 16 West.
Free parking and cash/ credit cards are accepted. Thousands of reasonably priced plants, including herbs, flowering plants, and succulents, that thrive in northeast Florida are for sale. Pot sizes typically are one to three gallons and priced from $5 to $10. Specialty items and hanging baskets may be priced slightly higher. Master Gardener Volunteers will be happy to answer any questions you have on plant purchases and other gardening and lawn topics. All plant sale proceeds are used to educate the public in gardening and landscape management.
Learn more about Master Gardener Volunteers at https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/mastergardener/. Learn more about Florida Friendly Landscaping plants at https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/.

New show, ‘Art in the Courthouse,’ now on display

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – As part of a new community outreach effort, Art in the Courthouse, the Clay County Clerk and Comptroller’s Office proudly announces Show 2, “Brush Strokes of Light,” brought to the community by members of First Coast Plein Air Painters, is on display on the sixth floor of the Clay County Courthouse.
This is a juried and judged show. The juror/judge for this show, Charles Dickinson, will award first-, second- and third-place awards, as well as three honor mentions. Following the reception, artwork is viewable during normal courthouse business hours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Thousands conduct business inside the Clay County Courthouse each year and, regardless of the reason for their visit, the clerk’s office wants the building to be a peaceful venue where citizens and employees feel at ease when conducting business. This new program is a partnership involving the Clerk of Court and Comptroller’s Office, Clay County Judiciary, local art groups’ amazing artists, Clay County government, civic organizations, the school system and more.
New displays rotate into the gallery every three-to-four months.
The Clerk of Court’s public website (clayclerk.com) provides information about each art show and links to each organization. Other shows include the Clay County Women’s Clubs from July 18 to Nov. 3 and Holiday Season Children’s Art from Nov. 18 to Jan. 31.