Five years ago, 2019

• Charter schools will have to wait at least a month before finding out if they will get an officer from the newly formed Clay County District Schools Police Department after the school board tabled the discussion until its October meeting.

• After Hurricane Dorian veered away from Clay County, emergency supplies gathered in the county were delivered to the Orange Park Mall and re-directed to storm victims in the Bahamas.

• The Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to increase the millage rate from 9.332 to 8.101 tentatively. The final decision will come at the next meeting.

10 years ago, 2014

• Green Cove Springs residents will pay an extra 3% for water and garbage and 6% for sewage if the City Council approves the budget.

• A black bear relocated to Camp Blanding was euthanized after it wandered back to Jacksonville Beach.

• Residents don’t like a suggestion to outsource the management and funding of the county’s library system to Library Systems and Services Inc.

20 years ago, 2004

• While Hurricane Frances was downgraded as it passed through Clay County, it still did significant damage with wind gusts estimated between 40-60 mph, with thousands of downed trees, grounded boats, roof damage, flooding, high winds and power outages.

• Hurricane Frances prompted emergency management to open shelters and activate HAM radio operators to keep lines of communication open.

• The Clay County Chamber of Commerce gets a $33,000 grant from Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s 2004-05 Defense Reinvestment Grants.

30 years ago, 1994

• The Clay County Sheriff’s Office met with homeowners in the Pier Station area between Green Cove Springs and Penney Farms after nearly 100 burglaries, domestic violence and drug abuse cases were reported.

• A grand jury indicts 16-year-old Bruce Brock for the murder of his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend, Anita Sue Russell, in Green Cove Springs.

• A rabid raccoon found near Thrower Road and County Road 209 in Green Cove Springs forced the Florida Health Department Clay County to issue a rabies quarantine until Nov. 20.

40 years ago, 1984

• Developer Marvin Wilhite donates a half-acre to Darrell May, president of the Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department, at Old Jennings Road and Foxmeadow Trail to store a fire truck.

• The BCC created controversy when they voted 3-2 to allow non-licensed builders to construct residential swimming poles.

• The Florida Highway Patrol said Ricky Raaiz of Jacksonville pulled two women from their burning car on the Black Creek bridge on U.S. Highway 17 after he rear-ended their car.