The Clay County sheriff and the Clay County District Schools superintendent recently released three videos on social media, addressing school threats, talking to children about them and explaining how they investigate tips.

Four candidates were seeking the District 2 seat on the Clay County School Board. This is a nonpartisan office is elected by all voters in the district, regardless of party. As no candidate got more than 50% of the vote in the August primary, the top two finishers, Robert Alvero and James Hughes, advanced to the November general election.

Clay County School leaders are pushing to keep a property tax increase in place to fund added school security.

The former Clay County Schools District transportation director and his wife were arrested Tuesday and are facing charges of grand theft, according to Clay County Sheriff’s Office jail records.

The first day of school in Clay County became a nightmare for some students and parents left without school buses.

Between the two of them, Clay County school bus drivers, Rhonda Bradshaw and Yvonne Billings have driven school buses for 13 years. But they still get excited for the first day of each new school year.

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – A Clay County District Schools guardian has been charged and arrested for possession of cocaine. Clay County Sheriff’s Office said began investigating after receiving received a tip that Douglas Charles Batchelder was using illegal drugs. Clay County District Schools provided the following statement,“Clay County District Schools is disappointed to learn about the arrest of an employee by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Monday. The Clay County District Schools Police Department assisted the Sheriff’s Office with this investigation. Clay County District Schools does not tolerate this type of behavior.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – An issue with Clay Electric knocked out power for almost 23,000 customers just before 5 a.m. -- nearly 10% of the utility’s customers. Friday At 10:20 a.m., a large number of customers came back on and Clay Electric’s outage map shows residents and businesses dropped to just under 2,000. A spokesperson for Clay Electric said the outage was caused by a transmission line and several crews. The VA’s Middleburg Outpatient Clinic also closed for the day due to the power outage. 🔺TRAFFIC ALERT:There is a large power outage in the Fleming Island area.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. Clay County Schools said there are no concerns with respect to two lingering issues the district has faced in the past: Portable classrooms and HVAC systems. Both issues have been discussed by the school board as possible problems in years past. In a statement to News4Jax, the district said, Clay County District Schools currently has 845 portables. Currently, the status of the HVAC units are stable and there are no major issues, the district said in a statement. News4Jax spoke with parents about this issue who are happy the district is improving its service schedule on HVAC units.

After holding two successful virtual town halls with school leaders from Duval and St. Johns counties, News4JAX has a third town hall scheduled for next week focused on Clay County schools. RELATED: Watch the Duval County schools town hall | Replay the St. Johns County schools town hallHosted by News4JAX anchor Jennifer Waugh and education reporters Joe McLean and Travis Gibson, this third virtual town hall is set for 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13. Panelists include Superintendent David Broskie, Director of Transportation Derald Sweatt, Clay County Education Association President Vicki Kidwell, and Heather Huffman, director of the Florida Department of Health in Clay County. SUBSCRIBE: Sign up for Facing The Fall, our email newsletter focused on schoolsAs with previous town halls, we want to hear from you. Youre also invited to take part in the event by joining our live chat during the town hall.

Clay County Schools elect or re-elect a superintendent next year. Former superintendent Charlie Van Zant formally tossed his hat into the ring, and explained why he wants back in the hot seat. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.