Middleburg coach Sean Sweeney said the night was difficult to put into words. While the game was never in question — Middleburg won 66-32 — it was an emotional evening that Sweeney said would stick with him forever.

A 14-year-old boy was struck by a pickup truck and seriously injured Thursday morning in the area of a Middleburg school bus stop, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Thursday is a big day for Clay County high school softball as both Clay High and Middleburg High School will play in separate State Final Four games.

Academy Sports and Outdoors teamed up with the Jaguars to provide a girls high school flag football team with a $3,000 shopping spree at the location on Southside Boulevard.

The Jaguars and some of their players spend time helping mentor and develop future football players.

The mother of a Middleburg High School senior who was killed 10 years ago is speaking about her daughter’s death. Elaine Conley’s hope is to help other families experiencing loss and grief.

Zane Haack is captain of the soccer team and starting kicker on the football team at Middleburg High School. He is in the National Honor Society and the Beta Club.

Art students from Middleburg High School recently brushed up on their painting skills by decorating ceiling tiles for the children staying at Orange Park Medical Center.

Meghan Bonser is the captain of the cross country team at Middleburg High School. She’s a member of the National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America and the NJROTC program. This year Meghan was selected as the commanding officer of the Middleburg NJROTC Unit. She currently has 86 community service hours and her favorite community service event is the JP Hall Charities Christmas Party. Meghan currently has 3.9 GPA.

Skylar Baltezegar is a senior on the basketball and volleyball teams at Middleburg High School. She has a weighted GPA. of 4.3 and is a member of the National Honor Society. She volunteers with the Special Olympics and local basketball and volleyball campsSkylar has committed to continuing her academic and athletic career at Charleston Southern University.

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.

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – Some Middleburg High School students likely lost their appetites after discovering some unwanted guests had decided to join them for lunch: live maggots making themselves at home on students' cafeteria trays. In a statement released through a spokesperson, the Clay County School District confirmed the insects were found in lunches served to Middleburg High School students Oct. 15, calling it an isolated incident. The statement said the school district’s director of food and nutrition, along with the school’s cafeteria staff, took immediate steps to address the incident. “It was disgusting,” said the unnamed student, who added that she will be packing her lunch for a while. “It made me not want to eat any school food.”

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A custodian at Middleburg High School was arrested and accused of selling a controlled substance to an undercover deputy with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Working with the Clay County District Schools Police Department, Kristen Howard was arrested Friday at the school and booked into the Clay County jail. On Wednesday, members of the CCSO Targeted Narcotics Team arranged to buy Suboxone pills from Howard at Middleburg High School. Those News4Jax spoke to said Middleburg High is a good school and the actions of one shouldn’t tarnish the school as a whole. “One custodian cannot ruin the school, but if it kept on going it could have.”A spokeswoman from the Clay County School District issued a statement about the arrest:

Standing in front of a podium at Middleburg High School on Monday morning, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rolled out a plan that would increase the minimum starting salary for teachers across the... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

DeSantis said his proposed 2020 budget recommendation will include asking to increase the minimum starting salary for teachers to $47,500. Currently, in Clay County, the starting salary for teachers is under $39,000. Teacher Pay Northeast Florida Counties, 2018-19According to the National Education Association, Florida ranks 26th in the nation for starting teacher pay at $37,636. If enacted, the raise would rank Florida 2nd in the nation for starting teacher pay, DeSantis said. Raising minimum starting pay is a beginning.

Family and friends of a Middleburg High School senior who died after she was hit by a car gathered to remember her at a candlelight vigil Thursday night. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.