🌱 Can Middleburg volleyball hold its lead as districts come down to wire?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can Middleburg volleyball hold its lead as districts come down to wire?
• Clay County man gets five years for killing girlfriend’s dog

Also on today's calendar: Bovine & Crime | The Fall Farm Tour | Florida and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 73 degrees.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 87, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Volleyball enters final week of regular season (claytodayonline.com) — Middleburg High’s volleyball team is battling Gainesville for control of District 3-5A, with both squads unbeaten in district play heading into the final regular-season week. Local rivals like Clay, Orange Park, Ridgeview and Oakleaf are trying to play spoiler, while Fleming Island, Keystone Heights and St. Johns Country Day chase their own postseason paths.
   

• Clay County man video recorded himself strangling girlfriend's dog (jacksonville.com) — A Middleburg woman learned months later that her dog Nina was strangled, not lost to natural causes, after discovering a video of her boyfriend killing the pet. The Clay County man pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty and received a five-year prison sentence, while telling the court he struggled with addiction since graduating from Middleburg High School.
   

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📸 Around Middleburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middleburg

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 19

• Middleburg-Clay Hill Citizen Advisory Committee →
  Middleburg Civic Association, 2102 Palmetto St, Middleburg
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17

• Bovine & Crime | The Fall Farm Tour | Florida →
  1683 Long Horn Road, Middleburg
  7:00 pm

Sunday October 18

• Operation Outdoor Freedom Event →
  Middleburg FL
• Feast Day Mass →
  St. Luke Parish, 1606 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg
  11:00 am

Tuesday October 20

• Food for Clay Distribution Event-Middleburg Senior Center →
  Middleburg Senior Center, 3916 Section Street, Middleburg
  10:00 am
• Food for Clay Distribution Event-Clay Hill Baptist Church →
  Clay Hill Baptist Church, 6054 CO Rd 218, Middleburg
  12:30 pm
• Food for Clay Distribution Event-Middleburg American Legion Post 250 →
  Middleburg American Legion Post 250, 2608 Black Creek Drive, Middleburg
  1:30 pm

Friday October 23

• St. Luke Annual Festival →
  St. Luke Parish, 1606 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 9

• Varsity Football vs Middleburg (A)
  Middleburg High School, 3750 County Rd 220, Middleburg
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Cross Country Meet (H)
  Orange Park High School, 2300 Kingsley Ave, Orange Park
  8:00 am

Wednesday October 14

• Flag Football at Baker Middle
  Baker County Middle School, 211 Jonathan St, Macclenny
  5:30 pm
• Family Church in Media Center @ 6:00 pm
  Clay High School Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have a question, does anyone know of a moving company that charges less then $350.
  00 an hour for helping an elderly women move from one floor to a second floor same building and has an elevator? (Nextdoor Johns Cemetery Rd)
• Update: Pet Reunited
  A dog who went missing in Middleburg, FL, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 32 minutes. Message from Finder: "Found this dog… (Nextdoor Azalea Ridge)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Store Manager in Middleburg. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Middleburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middleburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fleming Island

• All that's good about fall: Crop mazes, corn cribs and pumpkins (claytodayonline.com)

Green Cove Springs

• Burlesons open two courses where they 'create memories' (claytodayonline.com)
• Beloved Green Cove Springs pastor celebrates 59 years behind the pulpit (claytodayonline.com)
• NTSB Final Report: Stits Playmate (aero-news.net)

Orange Park

• Orange Park escape room, haunted trail to scare for a good cause (claytodayonline.com)
• Step into Wonderland with the Art Guild of Orange Park (news4jax.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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