Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives will perform at the festival. (photo submitted)
Shipwreck Island Water Park at Adventure Landing in Jacksonville Beach features the Little St. Johns River, Typhoon Lagoon – a half-million gallon wave pool and 4Xtreme slides. (photo submitted)
photo courtesy of the Beaches Museum
Shown are Atlantic Beach Commissioner Candace Kelly, Atlantic Beach Commissioner Brittany Norris, Atlantic Beach Mayor Ellen Glasser, Earnest Davis, Bishop Percy Golden of the Holy Church of the Living God Revival Center in Atlantic Beach, Bill Gulliford, celebration committee member Kenny White, Felix White and celebration committee member Mary Kay Brannen-White. (photo by city of Atlantic Beach)
Members of the Boys Scouts of America's first girls troop in Ponte Vedra Beach.

News Stories

Brazilian Pepper trees.

St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department announces scheduled removal of invasive plant species for 30 acres of dune habitat

According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, invasive plant species compete directly with native species for moisture, sunlight, nutrients, and space.

Church's coffee shop gets city approval

Outdoor seating for a new coffee restaurant at the southwest corner of 3rd Street and 7th Avenue North has been app

Margaritaville work begins

Work is beginning on the oceanfront Margaritaville Beach Hotel at 715 1st St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. Welbro Construction will mark the official groundbreaking March 8 at the hotel.

Parallel parking by a busy Atlantic Beach beach access proposed

A citizens committee on parking and pedestrian safety in Atlantic Beach

Jacksonville Beach board approves variance for 65 percent lot coverage

Putting impervious surface on 72 percent of a residential property is t

Sports

Black skimmer sitting on chicks. (FWC photo by Carol Rizkalla)

Nesting waterbirds need room to breed

Give waterbirds room to breed this nesting season.

Jacksonville Armada holding summer youth camps

The Jacksonville Armada FC Youth Academy is hosting two development camps this summer, designed to help improve overall play and increase the love for the game.

photo submitted

Sheepshead

Amelia Fiastro holds the lone she

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Mangrove snapper

Nick Pulido shows off a healthy mangrove snapper.

Report horseshoe crab spawning sightings with the FWC app

Spring is peak mating season for horseshoe crabs, and biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) encourage sighting reports with the FWC Reporter application.

Obituaries

LAWRENCE ELTON GREEN

Lawrence Elton Green, born April 2, 1917, died February 11, 2019 two months shy of his 102 birthday.

JOSEPH HOUSTON ANDREW (JOE)

Joseph Houston Andrew (Joe), 89, passed away on March 11, 2019. Joe was born in Mayport, FL on April 15, 1929 to Joseph Nicholas Andreu and Cora Knight Andreu.

DEATH NOTICES

     Joseph Houston Andrew (Joe), 89, died March 11, 2019. Funeral services will be held at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach on March 18, 2019 at 10:30am.

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