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Jax Vets, a local organization, spearheaded an effort to assist multiple Purple Heart recipient Craig Dunning following an accident in which Dunning’s three-wheel bicycle was struck by a vehicle. He was presented with a new recumbent bike at a March...

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...

'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...

St. Johns County holds 'tree-cycling'

A total of 364 Christmas trees were recycled at various locations around St. Johns County for the Parks and Recreation Department’s 3rd Annual Tree-Cycling Program. Held over five days in January, the program accepted decoration-free trees at Al...

Surfer Corey Sapp snaps one off the lip just south of the Jacksonville Beach Pier. (photo by David Rosenblum)

Surfers enjoy waves

Surfers flocked to the Jacksonville Beach Pier on Super Bowl Sunday to rip some waves that broke up a recent flat spell at the Beaches. The waves, generated by a small nor'easter that passed through the area, were welcomed by many as the Atlantic...

News Stories

Ponte Vedra High students organize fund raiser

For a third year, a group of Ponte Vedra High School students have organized the “Teens Take a Stand” Benefit Concert, set for 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the school at 460 Davis Park Road.

Jacksonville Beach eyes ticketing boat ramp parking violators

Boaters frustrated by an inability to find parking for their trailers at Jacksonville Beach’s only boat ramp have prompted the city to look at stepping up enforcement of parking limits in the area.

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.

Sports

Tebow Foundation hosting celebrity gala

The Tim Tebow Foundation is hosting its 9th Annual Celebrity Gala and Golf Classic Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30, at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, home of THE PLAYERS Championship.

Ryman Koester with a solid sheepshead caught on the nearshore rubble piles. (photo submitted)

Choose your fishing time depending upon location

This week has felt like a last grasp of winter in North Florida – windy

Vicar's Landing golf tournament helps employees

The 14th Annual Vicar's Landing and Lend An Ear Outreach Golf Tournamen

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.