Five years ago, 202 1 • Clay County District Schools hosts a town hall to address overcrowding at Oakleaf High after the school board votes to allow juniors and seniors the …
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Five years ago, 2021
• Clay County District Schools hosts a town hall to address overcrowding at Oakleaf High after the school board votes to allow juniors and seniors the option to attend a different school to ease the problem.
• Violinist Michael Tropepe returns to HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit for what he called a command performance to show his appreciation after he was “brought back from death” after collapsing in his garage with a heart disorder.
• Ascension St. Vincent’s has 30 technicians provide 2,500 COVID-19 free inoculations at the Clay County Fairgrounds in nine hours.
10 years ago, 2016
• Gov. Rick Scott joins local officials to celebrate an $11 million expansion of Vac-Con, the county’s largest employer.
• Fitch Ratings downgrades the Clay County District Schools’ $35.1 million worth of certificates from an A+ to an A.
• An innovative program at W.E. Cherry Elementary called Girls on the Run, designed to boost girls’ self-esteem through running and positive self-talk, reaches capacity.
20 Years Ago, 2006
• IDEA Integration, a Jacksonville tech firm, trains Clay County District Schools administrators and the school board on how to use new laptops as the school board prepares to implement a new e-agenda system to streamline meetings and reduce paperwork.
• CCAR Services Inc. unveils its new name, Challenge Enterprises. Executive Director Nancy Keating says the change reflects “a renewed passion for what we do.”
• In the wake of the theft and damage of some $20,000 worth of equipment from Doctors Inlet Elementary, Clay County District Schools hires Bruce Harvin to fill the new position of school security coordinator.
30 Years Ago, 1996
• The Board of County Commissioners discuss bolstering the county’s leash laws after an internal study found only six of 82 offenders cited for breaking the ordinance paid their fines.
• Milan Ware Willis, 85, of Penney Farms is killed after walking in front of a truck near the intersection of Orange Avenue and Bayard Street in Green Cove Springs.
• Keystone Heights Mayor Archie Green says obtaining up to $400,000 to clean up the hazardous material at City Yard was a priority for 1996 and hopes to receive a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the project.
40 Years Ago, 1986
• The Clay County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation into the death of Marvin Lee Cunningham, 32, of Green Cove Springs, and how he got trapped inside a barge flotation tank at the Moody Brothers Shipyard just east of Green Cove Springs.
• The Clay County Chamber of Commerce names three finalists for Business Person of the Year – Optometrist Kyle Abshire, Barnett Bank Manager Dian S. Williams and Doreen Steele, owner of Gabriel’s Sub Shops.
• Gov. Bob Graham appoints J.P. Hall Jr. of Green Cove Springs to serve on the Governor’s Highway Safety Council.
