Five years ago, 2019 Mayor Karen Lake of Keystone Heights surprised the city council members when she presented a privately funded city-wide survey she organized. Lake cited the survey results as her …
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7/11/24
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Five years ago, 2019 Ken Brock, a U.S. Army veteran who suffered from PTSD, completed his 2,650-mile walk from Keystone Heights to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. During the five-month journey, Brock marched …
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7/3/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • After waiving his right to a trial by jury, Donald Davidson pleaded guilty to killing a 37-year-old woman and kidnapping and raping her 10-year-old daughter. Judicial …
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6/27/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • “My whole life was changed by a tick,” Kevin Gregorius said after a Lone Star tick bit him when he was walking through the woods in Fleming Island. He said he was …
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6/20/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Overturn13, a pro-greyhound racing group, planned to file a lawsuit to overturn the constitutional amendment which prohibited betting on dog races in the state of …
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6/6/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Brenda Glover spent a decade searching for her missing wedding ring, which she lost in the filing room at Orange Park Medical Center just two months after her wedding. …
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5/30/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Clay Today covered the torrid affair between Sheriff Darryl Daniels and JSO's Cierra Smith. Daniels made a public apology of the six-year affair he had with …
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5/23/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Known as the "Miracle on the St. Johns River," a Boeing 737 plane bounced off the NAS-Jacksonville runway during a severe thunderstorm. MOBRO Marine, Inc. in …
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5/16/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • Residents had the opportunity to vote for the name of the new Veterans Affairs Clinic in Middleburg. They decided to name it after A. K. Baker, who was killed in …
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5/9/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • The Clay County Board of Commissioners narrowed down the next county manager to four finalists: Craig Coffey, Steve Howard, Len Sossamon and Howard Wanamaker. Wanamaker …
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5/2/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • An early-morning fire destroyed a portable classroom at Wilkinson Elementary. Crews arrived and found one portable classroom fully involved, and three others were …
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4/18/24
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Five years ago, 2019 • The Clay County Agricultural Fair was highly anticipated to bring in 130,000 visitors and $52 million to the local economy. • The Cummer Museum’s …
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4/11/24
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