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Salvation Army’s annual Back To School Outreach on Aug. 2
MIDDLEBURG — The Salvation Army will partner with the Clay County District Schools to host its eighth annual Back to School Outreach on Aug. 2. The goal is to reach students experiencing homelessness, housing transition issues, or needing school supplies to start the new school year off prepared and ready to learn. Several agencies will provide valuable information to parents and caregivers about programs and services they offer to help families in our area.
CCSO School Deputies busy with training sessions classes
GREEN COVE SPRINGS — Three at a time, newly hired Clay County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers trained to clear a hallway as they looked for students and an active shooter. Step by step, they swapped positions, checked pretend doors and peeked around imaginary corners. Sgt. Steve Parker...
Edwards seeks to spread awareness, educate youth about domestic violence
GREEN COVE SPRINGS — Quigley House selected Julia Edwards as its newest executive on Jan. 8. A Jacksonville native, Edwards secured many leadership positions throughout her career. Helping those in crisis, she says, has always been her calling. “It’s who I am,” she said. “It’s just a part of...
Clay County alums soccer up with Armadaclay county soccer
FLEMING ISLAND - In a unique display of local soccer talent versus season professionals, the Clay County Soccer United Soccer Alliance boys soccer team took on the Jacksonville Armada U-23 team in a showcase game played at Fleming Island High School on Saturday. "The game was part of a National...
CrossFit fundraiser in Clay County making dreams come true for children with terminal illnesses
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — Levi Shepherd was just nine years old when he passed away from Lennox-Gastaut Epilepsy and IHPRF syndrome in 2022 — a severe, inherited neurological disorder that affects children at birth or early in infancy that leads to a life with constant seizures, speech impairment and developmental delays.
Former JSO detective pleads guilty to sexual enticement of a child he met at Clay County church
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former member of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit pleaded guilty on Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Josue Garriga, 34, now faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing...
Stop sign violation leads to white supremacist gang member's drug, gun charges: DOJ
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. (CBS12) — A stop sign violation led to a guilty plea for drug and firearm charges for a member of a white supremacist gang, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said. According to court documents, on June 8, 2023, deputies with the Clay County Sheriff's Office...
White Supremacist Gang Member Confessed to Drug and Firearm Crimes in Florida: DOJ
Clay County, FL- A Clay County resident is facing a minimum of five years in prison after admitting guilt to drug and firearm charges, according to a release by the Department of Justice on Friday. 39-year-old Danny Boree from Keystone Heights is facing charges of intent to distribute a significant...
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