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This Week in History 4/16/20


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Five years ago, 2015

The Orange Park Town Council delays a vote on an ordinance that would ban feeding feral cats after several “cat advocates” claim the town is trying to starve cats.

Vietnam veteran and Orange Park resident Joe Gainers returns home after several Clay County organizations refurbish his house after it fell into disrepair.

W.E. Cherry’s Kelsey Bailes wins a countywide poster on the importance of spaying and neutering animals. Her work will be displayed on a digital billboard on Interstate 295.

10 years ago, 2010

The Orange Park Women’s Club celebrate its 100th anniversary with a reception at its club house on Kingsley Avenue.

A group of African American ministers and community leaders approach the Clay County School Board to tell the district it needs to change its hiring practices to allow for more minority hires.

The Orange Park Town Council asks town attorney Rob Bradley to draft a public records policy after several residents complain their requests weren’t fulfilled in a timely manner.

20 years ago, 2000

A survey by Ulrich Research Services of Orange Park reveal more than half of Clay County residents commute to other counties for work.

Clay High places 62nd out of 268 teams at the National FIRST Robotics Competition.

Abra Maxey-Billings and Heather Schlichtman, both softball players from Orange Park, are nominated for the Florida Sports Award.

30 years ago, 1990

The county ceases the using of long-distance telephone calling cards after an audit showed three councilmen used the cards to make personal calls.

Donald Norton, Felix Cooper, Clifford Rudd, David Harden and Patrick Salerno were selected as the top five candidates for the County Administrator’s job.

The Green Cove Springs City Council votes 5-0 to oppose state legislation over a 3% service fee that will result in the loss of $5,295 in revenue for the city.

40 years ago, 1980

Gerald McCray protests the results of the Green Cove Springs city elections, claiming results in Group II were erroneous.

An engineering company is be called in to repair “guess work” during the installation of drainage in Green Cove Springs.

J. Allen Wilson, former editor of the Clay County Crescent, is seriously injured in a two-car collision on Easter Sunday in Sacramento, California.