Students provide support to homeless

Beaches Habitat’s Prep Club and State Farm insurance agents Jayson Judy, Ramey El-Abu and Michael Tauzel assisted the homeless at Mission House in Jacksonville Beach on Nov. 19.

Sanctuary residents ask Jacksonville Beach to continue flood mitigation efforts

Sanctuary residents are asking city officials to continue flood mitigation efforts in the south Jacksonville Beach neighborhood. During the Nov. 6 City Council meeting, resident Andrew Scammon addressed the issue on behalf of the 222 residents in the Sanctuary subdivision.

Better Together announces holiday toy drive to support families in need

Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, is seeking Christmas gifts to distribute to families in need across the state of Florida. Every year, with the support of donors, Better Together provides Christmas gifts to the families it serves.

Input for transportation survey sought from beaches residents

The North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is seeking input from beaches residents in a statewide transportation survey. The TPO is developing its long-range transportation plan (LRTP), 2050 Path Forward, and is seeking input from citizens in Clay, Duval, Nassau and St.

Thanksgiving 'Leader' issues will publish early

The Thanksgiving week issues of The Beaches Leader and Ponte Vedra Leader will publish Wednesday, Nov. 22, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The deadline for editorial submissions, including Letters to the Editor, Religion Briefs and items for the Calendar, is noon Friday, Nov. 17.

Paul West memorial paddle out set for Sunday

A memorial paddle out will be held this weekend for the man known as “the epitome of Aloha.” Paul West will be remembered for his wide smile, unending love for his family and commitment to the sport of surfing at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Atlantic Boulevard oceanfront.

State of Florida will remove stranded sailboat

The strange odyssey of a sailboat stranded for more than two weeks on the Jacksonville Beach oceanfront is coming to an end. According to a notice posted on the 40-foot vessel by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, the state will begin the process of removing it today.

St. Johns County celebrates opening of Utilities Lab

St. Johns County recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new $4.6 million St. Johns County Utilities Lab.

St. Johns County announces Listening and Learning Opportunity for residents

As St. Johns County prepares to begin the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan beginning this year and its inaugural Strategic Plan in 2024, it is engaging with its community through a new Listening and Learning Opportunity that was launched Nov. 9 through the release of the St.

St. Johns County Public Library System’s Food for Fines Program returns

The St. Johns County Public Library System (SJCPLS) announced recently the Food for Fines program has returned to St. Johns County libraries and bookmobiles this year. Donating one non-perishable, unexpired food item will remove $2 of fines from a patron's library record.