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Issue #025 · Monday, October 12, 2026
Morning, Fleming Island 👋
No school, no rain, and a new place to eat breakfast. Not a bad way to start a week.
Clay County students are off today for a teacher planning day, and after all that rain from Isaias, the sun is finally back. 🌴
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85° / 64°
HIGH / LOW
TODAY AROUND THE ISLAND
Sunny and dry. Finally.
Sunshine all day with a light northwest breeze, and no rain in the forecast. Tuesday looks just like it.
One last river note: a Coastal Flood Advisory for minor flooding along the St. Johns has been extended until 4 PM today, mostly around this afternoon's high tide.
☀️ Three things for your day off
🏈 FIAA flag football registration opens at 9 AM
The Fleming Island Athletic Association says divisions will be capped and spots are limited, so sign up early. The season runs Saturday, November 14 through January 16, with holiday breaks.
FIAA's registration page →
🥞 Grumpy's is open on Fleming Island
Today's the grand opening at 1803 East-West Parkway, just off US 17. Breakfast, brunch, and lunch, 5:30 AM to 2 PM.
Grumpy's →
🎃 The pumpkin festival is open on a Monday
Amazing Grace Family Farms opens today from 10 AM to 4 PM, the only weekday it's open all season. Crop maze, pumpkins, farm animals, and the cow train. $17.95 online or $24.95 at the gate, for ages 3 and up. 4251 State Road 21, Green Cove Springs.
Festival tickets →
🌙 Also today
🎨 Little Creators: Fall Leaf Chalk Art
10:30 to 11:30 AM · Fleming Island Library
Chalk leaf art for kids 5 and under.
🧱 LEGO at the Library: Halloween
4:00 to 5:00 PM · Fleming Island Library
Halloween builds for ages 5 to 11, with DUPLO blocks for the little ones.
⛳ Mulligan Mondays at Top of the Tee
All day · 2260 Town Center Blvd
$25 bays and $16 buckets of beer.
🧠 General Knowledge Trivia at Hibernia Pub
6:30 to 8:30 PM · 2260 Town Center Blvd
🏈 Bills at Rams
8:15 PM on ESPN
📅 The rest of the week
Tuesday, October 13
🏚️ Twilight Tour of the Applegate House and the Clay Theater, 6 to 8 PM, starting at 219 Spring St, Green Cove Springs. $25, and space is limited. It's a walking, standing tour with no seating. Proceeds go to the Green Cove Springs Preservation Society.
🍽️ Save your seat at the long table. Registration opens at noon for One Street. One Table., a free bring-your-own-lunch gathering down the middle of Walnut Street on Friday, November 13.
⛳ Toptracer Tuesday at Top of the Tee, $25 bays all day
Wednesday, October 14
🇺🇸 Clay County's America 250 Celebration, 9 AM to 5 PM, Historic Triangle, Green Cove Springs. Free. Food trucks, Clay High's NJROTC and brass ensemble, the U.S. Navy Band at 1:45, and the commemorative ceremony at 2:50. Yes, 2:50, for 250.
⛳ Ladies Night at Top of the Tee, specials 5 to 10, karaoke 7 to 10
🎤 Karaoke with Ashe at Encore, 8 PM
Friday, October 16
🎭 The Addams Family opens at The Island Theater, 7:30 PM, 1860 Town Hall Circle #54. More dates to follow.
🏈 Middleburg at Fleming Island High
The weekend
Friday's issue has it.
🏈 The weekend in football
Jaguars 19, Eagles 17. Trevor Lawrence called it "the craziest game I've ever been a part of," and he wasn't wrong.
Philadelphia took a 17-16 lead on a field goal with eight seconds left. Ameer Abdullah returned the kickoff 53 yards, and Cam Little hit a 57-yarder on the final play to win it in London.
The snap on that kick came from defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton, who'd been filling in at long snapper since the first quarter.
Lawrence threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns, both to Parker Washington, including a 27-yard fourth-down touchdown to retake the lead late. The Jaguars are 4-1 and have won three straight.
Saturday's college scores
Georgia 20, Alabama 17. The second-ranked Bulldogs won a top-10 game in Tuscaloosa.
South Carolina 38, Florida 19. The 16th-ranked Gators suffered their second straight loss.
Florida State lost 44-20 to Louisville on Friday night. The Seminoles are back home against Miami this Saturday.
Closer to home
Weather stopped Friday's Fleming Island-Clay game, with Clay leading 11-6. It'll be finished on November 3 or 4. The Golden Eagles host Middleburg this Friday.
🐾 Meet Macy
Macy has been at Clay County Animal Services since November 29, 2025. That's more than ten months of waiting.
She's a big black mixed breed, almost 7 years old, and already spayed. The shelter's write-up calls her "the perfect mix of couch potato and chaos gremlin," which is about the best description of a dog we've read.
She's a little reserved at first, but once she decides you're one of hers, it's zoomies, stuffies, and snacks. She knows sit, walks fairly well on a leash, loves to learn when treats are involved, and rides well in the car.
One thing to know: when she gets excited, she can get a little overstimulated and jumpy, so she'll do best with someone who'll keep working with her.
Clay County Animal Services, 3984 State Road 16 West, Green Cove Springs.
🗣️ Ask the Town
It's officially fall, even if it's still in the mid-80s out there. What's one fall thing on or around the island you never skip?
Hit reply and tell me. The best answers run in Friday's issue.
Before you go... tell me something good 💛
See a new business opening? Know of an event we should add to the calendar? Got a neighbor doing something wonderful, a local team having a big season, or just something good happening around Fleming Island?
Send it our way. This only gets better when all of us help find the good stuff.
❤️ Tell Us Something Good: A neighbor doing something kind. A kid doing something awesome. Something new going in or on around town. Anything that makes you think, "people around here should know about this."
📅 Submit an Event: Live music at a local restaurant, a fundraiser, a festival, a market, a school activity. Anything locals can put on their calendar.
⭐ Get Featured: Own a local business? Tell us your story through a short interview and give the community a chance to meet the people behind it.
Have a good week,
Shelly 🌴
Find Good. Share Good. Celebrate Good.