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Five years ago, 2019 • Donald Davidson was sentenced to death for the brutal rape and murder of Roseann Welsh of Middleburg and the kidnapping and rape of her 10-year-old daughter in 2015. • …
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9/19/24
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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 …
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9/12/24
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Five years ago, 2019 After purchasing the property a year prior, Karrie Massee transitioned the Azaleana Manor in Orange Park into a boutique venue for hosting weddings, parties and …
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8/29/24
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Five years ago, 2019 A Middleburg woman drove more than 26,000 miles in a brown Kia Soul, searching for a kidney match for her son. Randy Sheppard, her son, was diagnosed with renal failure in …
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8/22/24
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Five years ago, 2019 Clay County Animal Services celebrated finding homes for 347 pets during July. The adoptions included 120 dogs and 227 cats. They went home to new families in as healthy, …
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8/15/24
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Five years ago, 2019 A potential homeowner’s dream to restore a house at 513 Palmer St. in the historic downtown area "goes up in smoke" due to a devastating early-morning fire. Although neighbors …
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8/8/24
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Five years ago, 2019 Because voters approved a full mill increase to fund the new Clay County School District Police Department, the Clay County School Board adopted a tentative millage rate of 7.047 …
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8/1/24
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Five years ago, 2019 The Orange Park Performing Arts Academy was evicted for more than $150,000 in unpaid rent, leaving its 60 students unsure where to begin the new school year. Forty-five Dodge …
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7/25/24
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Five years ago, 2019 School Board Member Janice Kerekes urged the school board to sue the Board of County Commissioners. This was in response to the BCC denying the school board's request to hold a …
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7/18/24
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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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