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The Elm Street Sportsman Association dedicated a plaque to a local legend – Willie Mae Hardy Ashley – at the Peck Center on Saturday. Ashley was a well-known teacher, who after graduating from Peck High School in 1940, went to Bethune-Cookman College, teaching in Chester, Yulee, and...

  • Members of the Elm Street Sportsman Association unveil a bench dedicated to Willie Mae Hardy Ashley at the Peck Center. Ashley taught in Nassau County Schools for 35 years, including then-segregated Peck High School.
    Members of the Elm Street Sportsman Association unveil a bench dedicated to Willie Mae Hardy Ashley at the Peck Center. Ashley taught in Nassau County Schools for 35 years, including then-segregated Peck High School.
The Elm Street Sportsman Association dedicated a plaque to a local legend – Willie Mae Hardy Ashley – at the Peck Center on Saturday. Ashley was a well-known teacher, who after graduating from Peck…

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