The Baker County Press

02/13/2025

Interested in showing your youth where their food comes from? Learn how to raise & process your own meat chickens with the Coop to Plate project! Online course materials will walk you through how to properly raise your provided meat chickens all the way up until processing day. The in-person processing day will allow you & your youth the opportunity to harvest & prepare your meat birds for freezing. Processing is a required portion of this project and must be completed with the extension office.

This year, you will attend an interest/sign-up meeting in order to finalize your registration for the project. This meeting is REQUIRED for all participants! Payment is due at the end of the meeting in cash or check.
Participant fee: $20 each
Chicks: $3 per chick, up to 10 chicks per family
Register for the meeting here: https://2025cooptoplate.eventbrite.com

IMPORTANT DATES:
Sign Up Meeting: March 10th
Chick Pick Up: April 4th 1pm-5pm
Processing Day: May 31st, 2025

02/13/2025

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02/13/2025

FDOT Northeast Florida: Drivers on State Road 121 from U.S. 90 south to W. McIver Avenue will see nightly detours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17 to Wednesday, Feb. 19 for manhole and sewer repair. Signage will direct drivers through detours.

02/13/2025

Miss the city commission meeting Tuesday night? We didn't.

There was a ton of discussion about the Midpoint Commons master plan project.

Watch here

This was a meeting in which an attorney for the project and members of LaBuena Farms asked to address the Commission regarding some of the concerns which wer...

02/12/2025

The calendar is starting to fill up again as spring events are planned and the cold weather gets behind us. Let the community know about your event by adding it to our calendar!

No more hearing, "I didn't know that was a thing!" 😆 Let us help you spread the word! Add your event here: https://bakercountypress.com/3782-2/

02/12/2025

The Rotary Club of Baker County is searching for former winners of Miss Baker County! Can you help them out? 👑

✨ Calling all former Miss Baker County Queens!

⚙️ Rotary Club of Baker County is celebrating 100 Years of Miss Baker County! We are excited to welcome all former Miss Baker County Queens to join us for a momentous centennial celebration of pageant history.

✨ Please SHARE this post to help us gather as many queens as possible for this special night, March 1, 2025 at 6 p.m. in the Baker County Middle School Auditorium.

🖤 Contact us at Rotary Club of Baker County with any questions regarding the 2025 pageant (there’s still time to sign-up) or if you are a former Queen.

02/12/2025

**BCSO & DNA DOE PROJECT WORKING TO IDENTIFY HUMAN REMAINS**

Macclenny, FL - The DNA Doe Project and the Baker County Sheriff’s Office are looking for help from the public to identify a John Doe found in 1995 in Macclenny, Florida. Research by the DNA Doe Project has now revealed that the unidentified man had Colombian heritage, and he may have been a first generation immigrant to the US.

On September 5, 1995, a dog returned to its home in Macclenny, Florida with a human skull. Just a few days later, the same dog returned to its owner with another bone, a human femur. Subsequent DNA testing confirmed that these bones belonged to the same individual, but authorities were not able to pinpoint where the dog had found these remains.

A forensic anthropologist found that the remains were of a White man who was over 25 years old at the time he died. The bones showed no evidence of trauma, and it was estimated that the man had died around six months before his remains were discovered, suggesting that he died in early 1995.

Decades later, this case was brought to the DNA Doe Project, and a team of investigative genetic genealogists has now been working on it for the past three years. Their research has uncovered new information, including the fact that Baker County John Doe was of Colombian descent.

“It’s very possible that this man was originally from Colombia”, said team co-leader, Matthew Waterfield. “He may well have family living in areas like Jacksonville, Miami or Orlando, and he likely has other relatives who still live in Colombia.”

Genealogy research has determined that the unidentified man has links to the Caldas and Antioquia regions of Colombia, while the cities of Aranzazu, Manizales and Medellín are of particular interest. Surnames in his family tree may include Ocampo, Giraldo, Ramírez or Mejía.

“We’re hoping that someone remembers a Colombian relative or friend who they haven’t heard from since the 1990s”, said Paris Major, team co-leader. “We’d encourage anyone with family or friends in Caldas or Antioquia to spread the word about this unidentified man, as we’re sure there is someone out there who misses him.”

If you think you know who this man is, or have any information that could help the DNA Doe Project identify him, please email [email protected] or contact Lieutenant David Mancini with the Baker County Sheriff’s Office at (904) 259-9218.

02/12/2025

Join our Lunch Bunch Volunteers!! ❤️

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02/12/2025

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02/10/2025

ATTENTION CHURCH LEADERS!
You won't want to miss Wednesday's event! Come on out to connect with valuable resources for your congregation. And enjoy a free lunch, provided by the Darbyville!

02/09/2025

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02/08/2025

It’s Baker County’s 164th Birthday!

February 8, 1861, Baker County was formed from part of New River County. Baker was the 38th county formed in the State named for James M. Baker, former Judge of the Fourth Judiciary District. Sanderson was the county seat of Baker County until the Court House was destroyed by fire in 1877. After the fire, the county seat was moved to Darbyville, now known as Macclenny, and a new courthouse was built. 1900, the frame building used as a courthouse in Darbyville was burned. The fire destroyed all county records except one Justice Docket. Macclenny was known as Darbyville until 1899 when the name was changed to Macclenny in honor of Carr B. Macclenny, a sawmill and lumberman who settled here.

02/08/2025

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It’s Baker County’s 164th Birthday!

February 8, 1861, Baker County was formed from part of New River County. Baker was the 38th county formed in the State named for James M. Baker, former Judge of the Fourth Judiciary District. Sanderson was the county seat of Baker County until the Court House was destroyed by fire in 1877. After the fire, the county seat was moved to Darbyville, now known as Macclenny, and a new courthouse was built. 1900, the frame building used as a courthouse in Darbyville was burned. The fire destroyed all county records except one Justice Docket. Macclenny was known as Darbyville until 1899 when the name was changed to Macclenny in honor of Carr B. Macclenny, a sawmill and lumberman who settled here.

02/08/2025

Don’t forget! Some of these lovely businesses have deadlines to order for your Valentine! Get your orders in and shop local!! 🥰