Five years ago, 2017• Clay County commissioners draft an ordinance that would allow the sales of alcohol at the Clay County Fairgrounds.• Terry Lee Miller is arrested after he canceled his …
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Five years ago, 2017
• Clay County commissioners draft an ordinance that would allow the sales of alcohol at the Clay County Fairgrounds.
• Terry Lee Miller is arrested after he canceled his workers’ compensation insurance policy at his Infield Pizzeria and Sports Bar in Orange Park.
• A grand reveal is scheduled for the TAPS Memorial after it’s delivered to the county archives office at the Historical Triangle in Green Cove Springs.
10 years ago, 2012
• Tropical Storm Debby forces families from about 100 homes in the Wisteria Lane area off County Road 218 after the Black Creek rose by more than 25 feet.
• Mary Jo and Don Mancosh of Green Cove Springs receive the Caring Heart Award for providing foster care to six children.
• The BCC agrees to spend $826,000 with F&G Construction General Contractors to build a new park on Moody Avenue.
20 years ago, 2002
• Vandals break into Clay High and damage areas of the cafeteria, gymnasium and computer lab.
• Former Clay High outfielder Garris Gonce leads South Carolina to a runner-up finish to Texas at the NCAA Baseball World Series.
• The SunTrust Bank on the corner of Kingsley Avenue and U.S. Highway 17 is demolished to make room for a new turn lane onto Kingsley.
30 years ago, 1992
• The county decides not to consider a mandatory countywide collection and recycling ordinance.
• The school district plans to build a new elementary school in the Middleburg area on Old Jennings Road.
• The Clay County Sheriff’s Office pay $3,900 for K-9 Felix Von Kittiger Hook, and the dog was immediately sworn in as a new deputy.
40 years ago, 1982
• The Green Cove Springs City Council seeks to end its contract with engineers Smith & Gillespie due to problems with the tie-in with Florida Power and Light.
• Former Clay High student Staff Sgt. Dennis M. Callaway graduates from the U.S. Air Force electronic powerline specialist course.
• Hank Bruning announces his intention to seek re-election for the Board of County Commissioners.