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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. (WCJB) - A single motorcycle crash in Clay County left a Keystone Heights man with serious injuries. Around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a 67-year-old man fell from a motorcycle on Gas Line Road at State Road 21. The driver was transported to UF Health Gainesville for his...

Single motorcycle crash leaves Keystone Heights man with serious injuries

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Melrose, FL

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — WARNING: Some details of this case are disturbing. A judge decided Friday that a Putnam County man convicted of killing two boys in 2020 will receive the death penalty. Judge Howard McGillin told Mark Wilson, “May God have mercy on your soul,” before he was...

Judge sentences Putnam County man convicted in 2 boys’ murder to death

Jacksonville, FL

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The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for help in another “Fugitive Friday.”. Each Friday, during normal work weeks, the agency releases the name, photo and charges of an individual wanted within Clay County.

Fugitive Friday: Clay County Sheriff’s Office asks community’s help in finding man wanted for battery, meth possession

Bradford County, FL

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. (WCJB) - Bradford County Fire crews say they were able to put out a five-acre brush fire without any injuries. Fire rescue crews responded to a five-acre brush fire Northwest of Keystone Heights. At around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bradford County Fire crews responded to a person’s home...

Bradford County Fire Rescue crews put out brush fire using fire dozers

Orange Park, FL

The Clay County Education Foundation in partnership with Clay County District Schools held the annual Apple Awards Thursday evening naming the 2022-2023 teacher of the year and school-related employee of the year.

Clay County Teacher of the Year, School-related Employee of the Year announced

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The Clay County Board of County Commissioners has approved the future land use designation for a parcel of land in Middleburg near Fox Meadow. The property owner would like to allow a communications company to erect a cell tower on his land. A change in the land use designation would allow the cell tower.

Clay County commissioners approve land use change to allow cell tower in Middleburg

Green Cove Springs, FL

A Callahan man was arrested in Green Cove Springs Wednesday and faces charges of aggravated assault on an officer, resisting officers with violence, simple battery, violation of pretrial release, vandalism and tampering with a witness in a misdemeanor investigation.

Callahan man in Clay County Jail after trying to run over police officer, deputies say

Hagan Ace Hardware in Green Cove Springs is hosting a “Ladies’ Night” with food, drinks and special sales on Saturday, Feb. 18. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. specifically for ladies looking to relax and have a night out.

Green Cove Springs store to hold Ladies’ Night with major giveaways, former Jaguars player to host

A Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting event for the new free-standing HCA Orange Park emergency room in Middleburg is being held Tuesday, Jan. 31. The ribbon-cutting will be held at the new emergency room in Middleburg, located at 2560 Blanding Blvd. from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

HCA Orange Park Hospital holds ribbon-cutting for free-standing emergency room in Middleburg

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Lake Asbury Baptist Church Pastor Matt Swain announced Monday on Facebook that Sunday will be his last day preaching at LABC after eight and a half years. Swain moved to the Lake Asbury area in May of 2014 to become Lake Asbury Baptist Church’s pastor. Swain arrived with his wife Becky, his kids Ben, Drew and Rachel, and their 10-year-old outdoor cat, Grey Cat. The family moved from the little town of Mayo in Lafayette County, Florida, which is home to 1,089 people, according to the 2021 Census. Swain was excited about the new opportunity to be close to a big city.

Lake Asbury Baptist Church pastor moving to Tennessee church

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MELROSE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from Melrose is headed to the Florida state prison in Raiford after being sentenced to death after he was found guilty of murdering two young boys. On Friday, Judge McGillin upheld a jury’s death penalty recommendation for Mark Wilson after he was found guilty...

Judge sentences Mark Wilson to death for murder of two Melrose boys

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CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — The Clay County government is looking to add new people to its team. Multiple positions are open including building inspector, E-M-T and paramedic. It’s also offering tuition reimbursement. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<. For a list of jobs being offered and about...

Clay County government looking to hire for multiple positions

Alachua County, FL

The Gainesville Sun

An inmate at the Alachua County Jail died while in custody Thursday, the sheriff's office confirmed.
                        Marcus Goodman, a 32-year-old Gainesville resident, was pronounced just a few hours after a court hearing.
                        The cause of death is currently unknown. A spokesman for the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement...

32-year-old Alachua County inmate dies while in custody

CLAY COUNTY,Fla. – The last week of January is one Cheryl Turner always dreads. It’s when she thinks about her little sister, Teryl Orcutt, the most. “I miss a lot of things. I miss the fact that I can’t talk to her,” Turner said. “If we had cellphones then, I’d probably still have her voice on one of my answering things.”

‘She can’t be replaced’: This week marks 33 years since Clay County woman’s brutal murder

The booking report is provided by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail. This information is public record and copied directly from the log. Mugshots are included when available. The charges listed are at the time of arrest and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. For more details on a specific inmate use the Sheriff’s Office inmate search (for inmates currently at the jail). More specific information on charges is available by searching court records.

Jail Booking Log, January 25

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s Office officials confirm an inmate has died while in custody at the Alachua County Jail. Sheriff’s office officials say Thursday at 2:56 p.m. an inmate named Marcus Goodman, 32, experienced a “medical emergency” and died. Officials say the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an investigation into the cause of the inmate’s death.

Sheriff’s office identifies inmate who died at the Alachua County Jail

Gainesville’s Corridor Walks finished Thursday after taking six groups up and down the intersection of University Avenue and 13th Street, but the Project Development & Environmental (PD&E) Study using the input from the walks will continue through 2023 and into 2024. The Gainesville City Commission contracted with Kimley Horn...

GNV focuses on education as road redesign proceeds

It is a question that has perplexed Gainesville residents for nearly a decade − one that just won't go away.
                        "Is east Gainesville getting a Golden Corral?"
                        The topic was once again brought up at a recent joint Alachua County-Gainesville commission meeting where officials discussed food insecurity in east Gainesville, a part of the...

Is Golden Corral coming to east Gainesville? The question resurfaces at recent meeting

Lauren Fox

A map showing the currently-designated conservation area that may be rezoned for developmentPhoto byClay County Planning and Zoning Division. About five acres of conservation land along the Black Creek could be rezoned for development. The owner of the five acres, Clay County residents and county commissioners discussed this issue at Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners Meeting, where a decision over what to do with the land was postponed until Feb. 28.

Clay County residents oppose rezoning Black Creek land for development; commissioners postpone vote

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Three adults and four children are displaced after an apartment fire in Gainesville on Thursday afternoon. Alachua County Fire Rescue crews say a two-story building in the Holly Heights area had to be evacuated after the fire started around 2:15 p.m. Gainesville Fire Rescue also responded.

Gainesville apartment fire displaces adults and children

The Putnam County School district’s novice teacher retention program is rebounding since the pandemic. The district is committed to new teacher retention. However, school officials never turn their back on vetted instructors. “We really focus a lot on our novis teachers with our mentor program. We also have to...

Putnam County School District’s Novice Teacher Retention Program rebounds after a pandemic

Ocala, FL

This is the fifth of five stories unveiling the 2022 Bosshardt Realty All Area Football Teams. Click here to read about the Small School Offense, Small School Defense and Big School Offense and Big School Defense teams. Go to our All Area football landing page by clicking here. Following lengthy...

All Area: Ingram, Whittemore return as top coaches

Marion County, FL

WFTV Channel 9 Orlando

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Two Alachua County men were arrested in connection with a string of mail thefts in Marion County over a four-month period, according to the US attorney’s office. Jordan Jax, 23, of Newberry, and Tarod Goodman, Jr., 23, of Gainesville, were both charged with stealing...

Two Alachua men charged in Marion County mail thefts

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol reported one man was killed after being hit by a car while attempting to cross County Road 218 at Orchid Ave. FHP reported that at around 7:06 p.m., a Sport Utility Vehicle was traveling westbound on Couty Road 218 approaching Orchid Ave. At this time a Sudan was traveling westbound on County Road 218 approaching Orchid Ave. behind the first vehicle.

FHP: Man killed after being hit by a car attempting to cross a road in Middleburg area

Palatka, FL

It’s onto the next step for multiple historic buildings in Putnam County. The National Register Review Board, through the state’s Division of Historical Resources, approved applications last week for Palatka’s Water Works Environmental Education Center, the Lincoln Lane School in Interlachen and Interlachen Academy, according to meeting attendees.

Historic designation sought for Palatka, Interlachen sites

Members of the North Florida Land Trust presented ideas for a land conservation referendum on Clay County’s 2024 ballot at Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners workshop.

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