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Jax Beach Deck The Chairs will hold a Jaguars pep rally on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Seawalk Pavilion. The rally will be centered around the Jaguars' DUUUVAL lifeguard chair display and will feature The ROAR Cheerleaders, The Jax...

PVHS presenting 'Sister Act'

Students at Ponte Vedra High School will present "Sister Act: The Musical" Dec. 12 through 15 in the school's auditorium. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door. For...

Youth of the Month named

Beaches Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Month for October is Kaylee Sander. Kaylee is an 11th-grader at Fletcher High School. She wants to become a lawyer or a business entrepreneur. Unit director Alan Melanson, and board member and program...

Finegan kids make holiday placemats

Finegan K-Kids recently made more than 100 Thanksgiving-themed placemats as a community service for the annual Beaches Kiwanis-sponsored Thanksgiving dinner at the Beaches Senior Center on Nov. 22. Beaches Kiwanis K-Kids at Joseph Finegan Elementary...

Atlantic Beach resident and classical guitarist Samantha Wells performs during the 2017 Artisans’ Faire. (photo submitted)

Atlantic Beach Artisans' Faire is Thursday

The Atlantic Beach Artisans’ Faire will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Adele Grage Cultural Center. The event is sponsored by the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee. The holiday shopping kick-off event will feature...

ABET presenting 'Twelfth Night'

All Beaches Experimental Theatre (ABET) will present "Twelfth Night" or "What You Will" beginning Friday, Dec. 6. The classic play by William Shakespeare is a gender-bending comedy of love, unrequited and true, brought to life in a music-filled...

News Stories

Jacksonville Beach police will increase presence at city meetings

Bad things have happened at public meetings elsewhere in the country, and that has Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene Paul Smith rethinking some policies.

Sailors invited to night out before departure

THE PLAYERS Championship, in partnership with Topgolf Jacksonville, is hosting members of the USS New York and their families on Friday, Dec. 6.

Name change for part of Mayport Road being considered

Should the portion of Mayport Road that passes through the city of Atlantic Beach have a different name?

St. Johns County residents can get phone calls from Santa

Parents with children younger than 8 who live in St. Johns County can sign up to have Santa call their child at home Dec. 10 through Dec. 12. Calls will be made between 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department is gone

The city of Jacksonville took over fire protection duties for the city of Jacksonville Beach Nov. 23 and there have been a few changes.

Sports

It's Wahoo season on the First Coast

With December here and a chilly fall so far, it’s Wahoo season on the First Coast.

Gus Fore holds his custom longboard, which was recently stolen in Atlantic Beach. (photo submitted)

Stolen surfboard to be replaced

A custom surfboard stolen recently in Atlantic Beach will be replaced with donations raised by members of the local surf community.

Fish lengths lowered for Catch a Florida Memory

In celebration of Catch a Florida Memory’s third “fish-iversary” in November, anglers have more chances to reel in a recognition by lowering Reel Big Fish lengths for ladyfish and bluefish.

Balaram Stack, winner of the 2019 Red Bull Night Riders at the Jacksonville Beach Pier, celebrates on the winner's podium. (photo by Robert Snow/Red Bull Content Pool)

New York surfer wins Red Bull Night Riders

Balaram Stack of Long Beach, N.Y., took the win in one of the premiere surf contests on the East Coast, Red Bull Night Riders.

PLGA holds annual Member-Member Tournament

Over a chilly two days, the Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach Ladies Golf Association (PLGA) held the 2019 Member-Member Tournament, one of the major events on the PLGA schedule.