In Saint Augustine, A Dead Priest Pleads for the Life of His Killer
Father Rene Robert, who was murdered, signed the Declaration of Life in 1995: it is wrong for the state to take the life of a convicted criminal, no matter how vile the crime, and no matter how...
View ArticleDemocrat Nancy Soderberg, Ambassador From Departed Era, Wants to Represent...
Nancy Soderberg, a foreign policy expert and top aide in Bill Clinton's presidency, wants the seat held by Republican Ron DeSantis. She has a lot to learn. The post Democrat Nancy Soderberg, Ambassador...
View ArticleDoes Palm Coast Have a Panhandling Problem? Council Member Thinks So, But...
Palm Coast City Council member Heidi Shipley, citing "regulars" panhandling on Old Kings Road and Palm Coast Parkway, wants an anti-panhandling ordinance. The post Does Palm Coast Have a Panhandling...
View ArticleBrandon Henry, Kayaker in St. Johns, Missing on River Since Sunday Afternoon,...
Brandon Henry, 29, of St. Johns County, was last seen at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon launching his kayak on the St. Johns River, near his home, and traveling north on the water, somewhat south of...
View ArticleSen. Travis Hutson Draws a Democratic Opponent in Palm Coast’s Curtis Ceballos
Curtis Ceballos, 54, launched two technology startups in the past two years and intends to focus on technology jobs and vocational education in his campaign. He unsuccessfully ran for county commission...
View ArticleSt. Johns County Commissioner Bill McClure Will Run For Crenshaw Seat in...
St. Johns County Commissioner Bill McClure formally announced Monday that he will run to succeed retiring Republican Congressman Ander Crenshaw in a Northeast Florida district. The post St. Johns...
View ArticleJames Colley Jr. Sentenced to Death in Murders of Ex-Wife Amanda Colley and...
James Terry Colley Jr., 38, of St. Augustine, murdered his estranged wife Amanda Colley and her friend Lindy Dobbins in 2015 in St. Augustine after stalking and harassing Amanda for weeks. The post...
View ArticleFlorida Film Academy’s International Student Film Festival in St. Augustine...
Florida Film Academy is hosting its inaugural International Student Film Festival on Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15 at Corazon Cinema and Café in downtown St. Augustine with showings...
View ArticleUNF Pitches Medical Hub in Palm Coast’s Town Center in Major Partnership With...
The University of North Florida is submitting a $23 million request to the State Board of Governors that includes Palm Coast's Town Center as a hub of an innovative concept of medical higher education...
View Article7th Annual Clays For A Cause Raises $158,000 For Three Northeast Florida...
The 7th annual Clays for a Cause sporting clay shoot, presented by St. Johns home builder MasterCraft Builder Group, was held on December 5, 2019 at Saltwaters Shooting Club in St. Augustine. It was...
View ArticleFacing Death by Lethal Injection, Derrek Perkins Pleads Guilty to Murdering...
Derrek Perkins pleaded guilty to five charges, including murder, charges before Circuit Judge Howard Maltz in St. Augustine. The judge then sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of...
View ArticleNortheast Florida Regional Airport in St. Johns Lands $700,000 Grant
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $700,000 grant award to the St. Johns County Airport Authority through the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP). The...
View ArticleCostco in St. Augustine Opens on Aug. 3 Near Buc-ee’s, Halving Distance for...
The new Costco is about a 34-mile distance from the intersection of I-95 and Palm Coast Parkway. Until now, Flagler County shoppers' Costco options were either at a warehouse at the south end of...
View ArticleCastillo de San Marcos Marks 350th Anniversary
Sunday, October 2, 2022, marks the 350th anniversary of the 1672 ground-breaking ceremonies for Castillo de San Marcos. Join us at the fort throughout the day to explore the 350 years of Castillo...
View ArticleCritical Medical Examiner Choice for Flagler’s District Down to Chief of Palm...
Dr. Wendolyn Sneed is the Chief medical Examiner for District 15 in Florida, which covers all of Palm Beach County. She is also Dr. Catherine Miller's boss. Miller is an associate medical examiner. On...
View ArticleEnding Speculation, Flagler Health+ and UF Health Announce Plans to Merge
Ending months of speculation, Flagler Health+ and UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center, announced plans to merge, potentially changing the health care landscape in Flagler and...
View ArticleFlagler-St. Johns Scenic A1A Organization Wins National Byway Award
The National Scenic Byway Foundation congratulates the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway as the winner of our 2023 Byway Organization Award for Partnership. This is one of the Foundation’s eight...
View ArticleFishing on Florida’s Historic Coast Heats Up This Summer
From fishing piers and kayak fishing to deep sea charters, fly fishing, and everything in between, there is never a shortage of fishing opportunities when you visit St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, and The...
View ArticleFlagler County Joins St. Johns in Banning ‘Floating Structures’ Used as...
A month after St. Johns County did so, the Flagler County Commission last week banned all floating structures used on county rivers, lakes or inlets "like a neighborhood convenience store on the...
View ArticleSt. Augustine Girls’ Team Wins Babe Ruth World Series Again
After winning the Florida State Championship, and taking home the win for the 8U (age 8 and under) division all together, St. Augustine's the all-girls Creeks Softball team went on to win their biggest...
View ArticleAs Expected, Joy Andrews Will Move Up to St. Johns County Administrator After...
The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) today selected Joy Andrews as County Administrator. Andrews has served as Interim County Administrator for St. Johns County since July 2023....
View ArticleGamble Rogers Folk Festival’s Monthly Concert Series at Waterworks
For over 25 years, the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival has celebrated the indelible mark he left on folk music. Now in its second year, the “Live From The Waterworks” Concert Series celebrates Rogers'...
View ArticleDefense Calls Out Sharp Inaccuracies in Arrest Account of Migrant Facing...
The defense lawyer for Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, the 18-year-old migrant held for over eight months on an aggravated manslaughter of an officer charge in the death of a St. Johns County deputy, is...
View ArticleWrongfully Arrested Migrant To Be Freed on Immigration Bond as Civil Rights...
Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, the Guatemalan migrant who had been wrongfully arrested outside his motel in St. Johns County last May and charged with manslaughter after the sudden death by heart attack of...
View ArticleSt. Johns County Commits to Keeping IMAX Theater Open
Following the recent transition of ownership of the IMAX Theater and World Golf Hall of Fame building, St. Johns County has reaffirmed its dedication to keeping the IMAX Theater open to the public. The...
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