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🌱 Where does Orange Park rank in this week’s Super 6?
Make time for Music & Movement In-Person on the Orange Park Patch calendar
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- Where does Orange Park rank in this week’s Super 6?
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Find out what's happening in Orange Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Orange Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 58.
- Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Varsity 4 Super 6 girls basketball: Bolles moves up, Creekside moves into rankings (news4jax.com) — Orange Park’s girls basketball team is highlighted among top regional programs in the latest Super 6 rankings, showing up both in quality wins and in the list of contenders. The piece breaks down how Bolles, Creekside, and other nearby schools stack up so fans can track who Orange Park is chasing this season. 
📸 Around Orange Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orange Park
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- Music & Movement In-Person
Green Cove Springs Library , Green Cove Springs - Children's Department , Green Cove Springs
10:30 am - Family Storytime - Eid al-Fitr In-Person
Middleburg-Clay Hill Library , Middleburg-Clay Hill - Meeting Room , Middleburg-Clay Hill
10:30 am - Music and Movement In-Person
Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Meeting Room A , Orange Park
10:30 am - Baby Storytime: Cookies In-Person
Fleming Island Library , Fleming Island - Children's Activity Room , Fleming Island
10:30 am - Digital Literacy Workshop In-Person
Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Conference Room , Orange Park
12:30 pm - Reading with Rover In-Person
Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Storytime Room , Orange Park
4:00 pm - Chess Knights In-Person
Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Meeting Room A , Orange Park
6:00 pm - Toddler Storytime: Elves In-Person
Fleming Island Library , Fleming Island - Teen Zone , Fleming Island
10:30 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Orange Park Library Book Club: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller In-Person
Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Conference Room , Orange Park
6:00 pm - Digital Literacy Workshop In-Person
Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Conference Room , Orange Park
12:30 pm - VIPcare Orange Park - Open House for 65+
2285 Kingsley Ave , Orange Park
3:00 pm - Explore Animals at Ronnie Van Zant
Ronnie Van Zant Memorial Park , 2760 Sandridge Rd , Green Cove Springs
10:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just want to thank the families around Lorrie Drive for helping me spot and finally catch my two dogs.
They were more than a mile from my house about a mile away and across Blanding in Ridgecrest. All in about an hour. THANK YOU! From me, Loki and… (Nextdoor Ridgecrest) - this little guy showed up at our front door around 3am.
he seems young, possibly a shih tzu/jack russell mix, brown/white and not neutered. he has a small red collar on with no tag. he is not chipped. does… (Nextdoor Ridgecrest)
- Life Care Centers of America posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Orange Park. Apply here.
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Welder Fitter (Intermediate) in Orange Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orange Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jacksonville
- JEA volunteers assemble and inspect over 100 bicycles at Salvation Army Angel Tree (actionnewsjax.com)
- City faces challenges as cold weather hits and unhoused residents continue to camp overnight despite ban (news4jax.com)
- Jacksonville police seek out other potential victims after rapist sentenced to prison (firstcoastnews.com)
Green Cove Springs
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