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Ricky Skaggs to perform in Ponte Vedra Beach

Gospel Music Hall of Famer and 15-time Grammy Award-winner Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will perform Friday, Aug. 21, at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach, at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Tickets range from $39 to...

Fletcher JV baseball players shop for elderly

With baseball on hold, a few members of the Fletcher junior varsity boys baseball team took to Walmart to shop and create bags of necessities for the elderly patients at Heartland. Jayden Smith, Ryen DeAngelis and Walker Rabren, along with Drake...

Shown are (front row) Realtors John Bayer and Paige Tyler, K9s Donor Relations Manager Megan Mosley, CBV Chair Cindey Nordman, K9s Donor Relations Manager Lindsay Grayson, Realtors Carole Bayer and Nancy Hammond, and (in back) Realtor Ranson Combs. (photo submitted)

K9s For Warriors receives donation

A check for $500 was presented to K9s For Warriors representatives at Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty’s sales meeting held at the Ponte Vedra office March 9. The check is in support of the K9s For Warriors’ ongoing efforts to provide service dogs...

Beaches Energy will begin supplying solar power

Beginning this spring, Beaches Energy will begin supplying solar power to about 10,000 customers as part of the Florida Municipal Solar Project, the largest municipal-backed solar project in the nation. Solar panels were recently installed as part...

Photographers highlight aspects of living at the Beaches

Local photographers each capture the essence of the Beaches through their own unique lenses. From sunrise to surfing and wildlife to nightscapes, Harriet Pruette, Julz Arnold, Saul and Deborah Freiden, and Glenn Shuck create images that reflect...

Volunteers picked up trash at Mickler's with Beaches Go Green and the Rotary Club. (photo submitted)

Beaches Go Green, Rotary organize beach cleanup

On Feb. 22, Beaches Go Green partnered with the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach to host a beach and community cleanup at Mickler’s Beach in Ponte Vedra. More than 263 volunteers came together for the cleanup. About 342 cigarette butts were...

News Stories

Easter will be celebrated in new ways

Since the 1960s, they have come to the beach in the early morning darkness with chairs and blankets to celebrate Easter and the resurrection with the rising of the sun.

By Linda Borgstede, Staff Writer

SJC Council on Aging extends closures

St. Johns County Council on Aging (COA) has extended its recent program closures until April 30. All COA senior centers in St.

Cities start virtual public meetings

Beaches cities are adjusting to COVID-19 restrictions, limiting contact among essential employees only and holding city meetings through a virtual platform when possible to help keep the public inf

Non-essential retail, commercial businesses ordered to close in Duval County

Effective 12:01 a.m.

The St. Johns County and Duval County line is shown at the beach March 28. On the St. Johns County side, beachgoers fill the beach prior to the closing of all St. Johns county beaches March 29. (photo submitted)

St. Johns County closes beaches

In order to protect public health, safety and welfare, and maximize compliance with State of Florida Executive Order 20-68, all public beaches in St.

Sports

Boat show, tennis program, more canceled

The 2020 Jacksonville In-Water Boat Show set for April 3 to 5 has been canceled. Tickets will be refunded.

Freedom Boat Club postpones blood drive

Freedom Boat Club has postponed its community blood drive that had been scheduled for Saturday, April 11, at its Jacksonville Beach location at Beach Marine.

Great time of year for trout, pompano and more

April is here and a great month for fishing on the First Coast. This time of year is great for targeting big trout, crawling redfish, pompano, mahi, cobia, blackfin – spring fishing at its finest.

Willing to bet ramps will close next

Well, I’m not sure what to report.

Ponte Vedra girls lacrosse secures win

In what may be the final game of their season, the Ponte Vedra Lady Sharks Lacrosse Team (10-1) traveled to Orlando to take on the powerhouse Hornets of Bishop Moore High School (6-4).