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Site clearing debris burns, prescribed burns and residential burns in St. Johns County addressed

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

St. Johns County Administration and the Board of County Commissioners are aware of concerns and questions within the community regarding site clearing debris burns on large development sites.

Females in Action working out at sunrise. (photo submitted)

Group works toward fitness and camaraderie among women

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Saturday, February 29, 2020

Females in Action (FiA) is a nationwide group of women focused on empowerment and developing female friendships through health and wellness. Now in its second month, FiA participants gather at 5:30 a.m. Thursdays at Jarboe Park in Neptune Beach and 7 a.m.

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

Beaches Go Green, Rotary organize beach cleanup

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Friday, February 28, 2020

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.

Rodney McIntyre stands at a putting green in the '60s. (photo courts of the Beaches Museum)

Fletcher golf's first African American player walks down memory lane

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Shifting tides changed the cultural landscape at the Beaches in the early '60s when African American students once bussed across town were open to attend school on the island where they grew up.

Shown are two Fletcher Kiwanis Key Club Volunteers; Beaches Kiwanians Mary Ann Harper and Bob Burch; Finegan Art Teacher Jonathan Lynn; Beaches Kiwanian Karl Price; Finegan K-Kids Vice President Aubrey Saylor; Finegan K-Kids President Meredith Stocking; Finegan K-Kid London Kelley; Finegan K-Kids Treasurer Aiden Overland; and Finegan Pre-K Teacher Brittany Barbatelli. (photo submitted)

Finegan hosts Valentine's Dance

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Joseph Finegan Elementary School K-Kids hosted a Valentine's Dance fund-raiser at the school to support the school’s Accelerated Reading Program and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. It was attended by more than 100 Finegan students and their parents, netting a profit of more than $500.

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Cub Scouts hold banquet

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Local Ponte Vedra Cub Scout Pack 277 held its Annual Blue and Gold Banquet to celebrate the achievements of the boys and girls throughout the year on Feb. 14. This was an awards dinner for the Cub Scouts, where the children receive their badges for advancement to the next level of scouting.

The Jacksonville Beach pier. (photo by Liza Mitchell)

Jax Beach considering taking over pier operations

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Jacksonville Beach officials are weighing the possibility of taking over operation of the city’s fishing pier once reconstruction is complete. The storm-battered structure sustained damage during Hurricanes Matthew in 2016 and again the following year during Hurricane Irma.

Beaches Watch hosts city mayors

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

City officials joined forces recently to update the community on the state of the three Beaches cities. Beaches Watch hosted Mayors Charlie Latham, Ellen Glasser and Elaine Brown at its Feb.

Baptist Beaches gets 5-star rating

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Baptist Medical Center Beaches recently received a five-star rating in the national ranking through the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ (CMS).

Publix to purchase Lucky's lease

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Lucky’s Market in Neptune Beach closed its doors after recently announcing it would shutter all of its 21 Florida locations. Employees left messages of gratitude in the window thanking the Beaches community for the support.