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Community members show out to support Jacksonville and St. Johns law enforcement in Ponte Vedra
Some local law enforcement appreciation in St. Johns County Saturday morning, as community members showed out to Ponte Vedra with flags waving to show their support for the boys in blue, who keep the community safe every day.
š The walls are falling down
Happy Monday! Surprise, surprise, the weather and the feel like factor will take a slight deep as the sun plays hide and seek with the clouds. Today, we start with a simple picture of Sargassum fluitansĀ (Broadleaf gulfweed) as noted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. I snapped the photo because the naturally settling gulfweed (I did not manipulate the bunch to take the photo) reminded me of angel wings perfectly coiffed on the shores of...
Lanes reopen after vehicle fire snarls traffic on I-95 southbound near State Road 206
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. ā The cause of a vehicle fire is under investigation after it sent plumes of smoke over Interstate 95, blocking multiple lanes of traffic Saturday morning, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. Fire crews were dispatched around 9:30 a.m. to put out flames coming...
Where is your tax money going in St. Johns County?
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. ā You pay taxes, but how is the government spending that money?. St. Johns County's Clerk of Court just published a financial report for fiscal year 2023, showing where your money is going. It notes the county's population was 315,317. First Coast News has determined...
14 St. Johns County restaurants fail inspection. See the reports
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. ...
St. Johns County home listings asked for more money in June ā see the current median price here
The median home in St. Johns County listed for $567,000 in June, slightly up from the previous month's $566,950, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to June 2023, the median home list price decreased 2.9% from $583,998. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for...
š The fishing poles won't work
Happy Fri-yah! As the weather report remains on repeat ā hot and sticky š¤¬ ā the weatherman is adding clouds for ā today, tomorrow and Sunday. Ending this week's theme of protecting our cherished wildlife with a reminder from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to properly discard scallop sells with bay scallop fishing season now underway. Do not throw shells along inshore waters commonly used for recreational activities such as boating and swimming....
Local educators hope to help their students raise state test scores
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ā The results are in and thousands of students across the First Coast did not receive a passing grade. The Florida Department of Education released results of the F.A.S.T. tests, which stand for Florida Assessments of Student Thinking and are assessments of public school students in various topics like English, Science and Math.
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