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Rory McIlroy, winner of The Players Championship 2019, holds his trophy. (photo by Eleanor Snite)

Rory McIlroy take home 2019 TPC trophy

Rory McIlroy, a native of Northern Ireland, won The Players Championship on Sunday, March 17, with the high 16 below, and Jim Furyk, who lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, was right behind with 15. Mcllroy took $2,250,000 home and Furyk $1,350,000. Webb...

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives will perform at the festival. (photo submitted)

3rd Annual Suwannee Spring Reunion upcoming in Live Oak

The 3rd Annual Suwannee Spring Reunion will take place Thursday through Sunday, March 21 through 24, at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak. The festival features a range of music genres rooted in original music. The Suwannee Spring...

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)

Kids Play Days coming to Adventure Landing

Kids Play Days will be held at Adventure Landing’s Shipwreck Island Water Park, 1944 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville Beach, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 18 through March 21. The cost is $10.99 (free for kids 3 and younger). Visit jacksonville-beach....

'Grate Works of Art' on display at Cultural Center

The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, 50 Executive Way, is hosting "Grate Works of Art," a show by Bobbi Mastrangelo. Mastrangelo is an artist specializing in relief sculpture, mixed media and embossed prints on handmade paper. Her work is best...

Members of the Boys Scouts of America's first girls troop in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Ponte Vedra Boy Scout troop starts all-girl group

Ponte Vedra United Methodist Church will host the newest scout program, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 291, an all-girl troop. The girls will do the same program that the boys have done for over a century which emphasizes leadership, citizenship and...

Winn-Dixie introduces taproom

Southeastern Grocers, Inc., parent company of Winn-Dixie, introduced its new taproom concept to the Neptune Beach community during a grand opening event Jan. 18. Customers used the opportunity to “sip and shop” as they strolled through the store...

News Stories

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

Fletcher Senators earn win over Wolfson

The Fletcher Senators Varsity Baseball team improved to 8-1 on the season with a 10-0 win over Wolfson High School in 6 innings. Junior RHP Carter Shall threw a perfect game.

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.