Rotary Club delivers dinners to BMC

The Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra delivered dinner to more than 80 medical personnel at Baptist Medical Center South recently. The effort is part of a club project called “Feed the Frontline,” providing meals to frontline workers who are caring for COVID patients at local hospitals during this surge.

Duval County Public Schools, Department of Health working to vaccinate students over 12, employees

Duval County Public Schools is working with the Department of Health to give every employee and student age 12 and older easy access to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Each secondary school will host a vaccination event in partnership with the Department of Health–Duval. On Wednesday, Sept.

Three ways to ditch single-use plastics

Recycling is one approach for reducing landfill waste, but replacing single-use items with reusable alternatives is another way to tackle a growing environmental problem. Plastic accounts for a significant share of landfill waste each year.

Army Corps of Engineers will begin dredging in Palm Valley North Reach

The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin dredging sections of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in St. Johns County within the Palm Valley North Reach beginning in October 2021 timeframe and finishing in May 2022.

New facility helps homeless during pandemic

As the executive director of the Mission House in Jacksonville Beach, Carina Saladino works daily to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness in the community.

Atlantic Beach Rec Department makes alterations due to COVID-19

For the health and safety of the public and city employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Atlantic Beach is rescheduling or canceling most Recreation Department activities until further notice; after-school programming is the exception.

Beaches resident honored with street name in Neptune Beach

For more than 50 years, Lansing “Lance” McCauslin was a fixture at the Beaches, riding his bike, chatting up neighbors and supporting everything from high school football to local businesses. The Neptune Beach City Council honored the city’s “unofficial ambassador” Aug.

Kirby, Hutto named co-chairs of Wolfson Children's Hospital speaker series

The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital recently announced Jan Kirby and Frances Hutto as co-chairs of the 2021-22 Florida Forum Speaker Series. The Florida Forum welcomes four-time Super Bowl champion and broadcaster Terry Bradshaw Oct. 26; retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles F.

Jacksonville Beach hires new city attorney

The city of Jacksonville Beach has officially hired a new city attorney following a lengthy selection process. City officials conducted a series of interviews for the position after the arrest and resignation of previous attorney Chris Ambrosio. During the regular Aug.

Volunteers clean up FMS

More than 64 volunteers worked recently for five hours raking, mulching, power washing, leaf-blowing, weeding and more to clean up Fletcher Middle School campus. Volunteers included Fletcher Middle School staff, retired staff, parents and dozens of students.