Support Groups

To add your group to the Support Groups listing, or to make a change to your listing, email hal@beachesleader.com. Epilepsy Support The Epilepsy Parent Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m.

Book Talk Cafe will be held Monday

Journalist Lyn Millner will share her fascinating exploration of the little-known Koreshans, a religious cult that settled in mosquito-infested scrubland near what is today Ft. Myers. Millner is associate professor of journalism at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Detox facility rejected by Jacksonville Beach

A request to allow a 24-bed detoxification facility in a former medical office at 340 16th Ave. S. was unanimously rejected by the Jacksonville Beach Planning Commission Monday. Neighbors objected to granting conditional use approval to the project, citing its proximity to Fletcher Middle School.

Ripley's Red Train Tours now available in Spanish and French

Ripley's Red Train Tours in St. Augustine recently announced that its tours are now available in both Spanish and French. Guests on the historic Red Trains tourscan download an app from the Google Play or iTunes stores on their smart phones.

Visit to White Oak Plantation is fascinating

“Come Saturday morning, I’m goin’ away with my friend … .” Remember those lyrics from the  early '70s? They were playing in my head on a recent Saturday as my husband and I left the beach for White Oak Plantation, the famed wildlife conservation center near Yulee.

Clare Dunn performs in Ponte Vedra Friday

MCA Nashville singer-songwriter Clare Dunn is scheduled to perform at Cornerstone Park on May 13. The concert is one of the many stops on Dunn’s tour. In addition to Dunn, “Fix” singer Chris Lane and rising country artist Nate Moran are also on the bill.  Doors open at 6 p.m.

Hearing on Gate station could run for hours

The Atlantic Beach City Commission is holding a public hearing today to hear the appeals of Site Development Plan Approval for the proposed Gate Petroleum on Atlantic Boulevard.  The meeting began at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Community Presbyterian Church, located at 150 Sherry Dr.

Two girls run over by ranger on beach

A Saturday morning accident in which an Atlantic Beach park ranger ran over two 13-year-old girls calls for a policy regarding employee safety training, according to Mayor Mitch Reeves.

Jacksonville Beach resident recognized at worldwide event

Jacksonville Beach resident Danis Trinidad, general manager of the McDonald’s at 51 South Third Street, has earned the Ray Kroc Award, recognizing the top one percent of McDonald’s restaurant managers from around the world.

St. Johns County to host its hurricane drill

St. Johns County will host its annual hurricane exercise for Emergency Support Functions (ESF), Hurricane Menendez Functional Exercise, on Thursday, June 9, at the St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center.