Red Ribbon Week is underway in Clay schools, with Icemen and Gators ticket deals that give back
Campuses are marking drug-free awareness through Oct. 31, while Clay County Day at the Jacksonville Icemen and a Florida Gators ticket offer give families two ways to support schools.
Heroes and Holidays Veterans Day 5K returns to Orange Park Mall on Nov. 14
The third annual Clay County race supports the Clay Veterans Center, with a morning 5K, a Veterans Day ceremony and a free Santa family fun run.
No toll to cross the new Shands Bridge, FDOT says
Good news for anyone who crosses the St. Johns River at Green Cove Springs: the new Shands Bridge won’t cost you a toll. Quick Facts Toll to cross the new Shands Bridge: none, per FDOT Road: State Road 23, First Coast Expressway, carrying traffic over the St. Johns River between Clay and St. Johns counties […]
Middleburg Association of Athletics Needs Volunteers: Nine Board Seats Open, Apply by Oct. 30
The volunteer group that runs youth sports at the Middleburg park on County Road 218 is asking parents to step up. A parent’s post about a tense board meeting has neighbors talking about leadership, county support and the park’s future.
$3.4 million from the state. $8.3 million for school officers. Clay Schools says the 1-mill renewal fills the gap.
Clay County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to renew the school district’s existing 1-mill property tax for another four years. At Tuesday’s workshop, district leaders put numbers behind what they say is at stake: school law enforcement contracts, employee pay and about $21 million a year in local funding. Clay County, Fla. One number […]
From a Dream That Almost Died to a Creative Home in Middleburg: Inside Let’s Create Studios
Meet Margaret Panik, owner of Let’s Create Studios in Middleburg, and how a dream she nearly gave up became a creative space for Clay County kids, adults and families.
Two schools, one left turn lane on Sandridge, and no one directing traffic
Lake Asbury Elementary and Lake Asbury Junior High sit along the same stretch of Sandridge Road, where getting into school traffic can mean waiting to turn left across a steady line of oncoming cars with no signal controlling the turn. Parents say two years of growth around Lake Asbury have made arrival and dismissal noticeably […]
Clay County pulled the Henley Road school zone. Parents didn’t get a heads-up.
The county says it reviewed several school zones. Families near Lake Asbury Elementary and Junior High found out when the signs came down. The short version Clay County removed the Henley Road school zone and shortened the one on Sandridge Road, near the Lake Asbury schools. It happened last week. Parents say there was no […]
We Asked All Seven School Board Candidates the Same Five Questions. Here Is Every Answer.
On July 30, ClayFLNews sent the same five questions to all seven qualified candidates for Clay County School Board, with the same deadline and the same rules: 150 words per answer, published verbatim and unedited, side by side. The questions cover the one mill referendum, veteran teacher pay, the district’s benefits broker, pooled insurance purchasing, […]
Wondering What to Donate to a Classroom? We Asked Clay County Teachers What’s Actually Needed.
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Every back-to-school season, the Clay County community shows up in a big way. Local businesses host supply drives. Churches collect backpacks. Grandparents, neighbors, and community members all ask the same question: “What do teachers actually need?” Instead of guessing, we asked the people who know best. We asked Clay County teachers […]