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Travis Sean Turner, 34, of Middleburg is being held on a $300,014 bond after battery against a victim and three deputies.Clay County Sheriff's Office. A Middleburg man was arrested Saturday for domestic battery. While resisting arrest, he injured three Clay County deputies adding three battery on law enforcement officer charges to his arrest, according to a sheriff’s office report.

Clay County Habitat for Humanity is partnering with State Farm to give away free hurricane kits to those in need. Those unable to drive to the event are able to reserve a kit online.

A Middleburg man was arrested along Blanding Boulevard Monday after running a red light as a habitual traffic offender, according to a sheriff’s office report. Upon arrest, Clay County deputies found fentanyl in his pocket, the report said.

Abbi Bell begins her journey Tuesday night, riding semi-feral horses roughly 621 miles through the remote Mongolian grasslands as a contestant in the Mongol Derby – the world’s longest horse race.

Clay County homeowners could see an estimated 4 percent increase in property taxes for services provided by the county. According to the property appraiser, the taxable value for an “average single-family residential property with an existing homestead exemption” has gone up 4 percent for 2022 compared to 2021. Four percent is equivalent to an extra $51.61 on your tax bill. Included in this dollar amount are county services, fire control services, law enforcement services, and a tax on services for those who live in unincorporated areas.

The millage rate set by the Clay County Board of County Commissioners remains unchanged, but residents in unincorporated areas will pay more. The commissioners voted on a maximum millage rate for fiscal year 2022-2023. The overall millage rate did not increase from the current rate, 8.601. However, the rate for two taxing units has changed. The rate for county services has decreased by 0.0122, but the rate for the unincorporated services (Municipal Service Taxing Units) has increased by the same amount to 0.1343.

A new Dunkin’, formerly Dunkin’ Donuts, is set to be built in Middleburg. The coffee and donut shop will be located at 2587 Blanding Blvd in Clay County. The Clay County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved future land use and rezoning changes for the location at the most recent meeting Tuesday night.

Harold Clare Potter III, 49, of Middleburg was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for using a minor to produce sexually explicit images.

Clay County Veterans’ Services will open at a new location next week. The office will be closed Thursday, July 14, and Friday, July 15, to prepare for the move. They will reopen at the new location Monday, July 18.

Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook responded on Facebook during the Fourth of July holiday to a sign along Blanding Boulevard in Middleburg. The sign urged Middleburg residents to show support for renaming the town “Whitesville.”

Jason Picard's mugshotPhoto: Clay County Sheriff's Office. Jason Picard, 27, was arrested Thursday for having an “unlawful sexual relationship” with a 14-year-old in Middleburg, according to a Clay County Sheriff’s Office report.

Middleburg small business, Teams ‘N Tees, will sell its brick-and-mortar location to Gail Teetsell after the owner had difficulty running the store from outside the state. The owner of Teams ‘N Tees, Nikki Silvis, will keep the name, website, and social media. Teetsell and her daughter, Gracelyn Dobson, will learn from Silvis how to operate the store starting July 1. Silvis plans to stay and help them until the time is right for her to leave.

State inspectors returned to Dee’s Music Bar & Grill in Orange Park, on May 26-27 and found more rodent activity in various areas of the eatery. Since Feb. 9, the state has conducted 10 inspections of the restaurant, 2141 Loch Rane Blvd. The restaurant was fined $400 by state inspectors in March, according to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which conducts the inspections.

HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital’s freestanding emergency room located in Middleburg is set to open in October 2022. The location will serve as Clay County’s third, freestanding emergency room facility.

Clay County commissioners approved the name Assistant County Manager Troy Nagle and county staff settled upon for a connector road of the First Coast Expressway from US 17 to County Road 218 – Cathedral Oak Parkway.

Clay County is offering a free summer camp for kids ages 6-12. The camp will be at Hunter-Douglas Park in Middleburg. The free camp is not for the entire summer. Instead, it's scheduled for June 20-24. This is a half-day camp from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Damaged by fire in January, Grumpy’s restaurant in Middleburg had hoped to reopen this month, but that date has been pushed back to October, according to Daniel DeLeon, president and CEO of Grumpy's Restaurant.

Alvin Bost’s mugshotPhoto: Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Alvin Bost Jr., 49, was arrested May 2 at his home in Middleburg on three charges of possession of child pornography following an investigation that started in Washington state back in October 2020, according to a Clay County arrest warrant.

"The Garber Academy of Automotive Services at Middleburg High School" will open for the 2022-2023 school year. The school board voted unanimously in favor of the new career and technical education program.

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