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Gov. Ron DeSantis took a major PR hit, but the Alachua School Superintendent scored big.

St. Augustine WFOY radio station owner and host Kris Phillips died on Aug. 12. Friends said she was kind, generous and had a memorable laugh.

Despite the efforts of the first responders, OConnell was pronounced dead around 11:48 that night. Quickly ruled a suicide by authorities, family and friends have insisted OConnell, a young mother who had just accepted a new job, would not end her own life. In addition, questionable policework at the crime scene and during the subsequent investigation provided further proof to skeptics that something else was at play, and that Banks may have played more of a role in the incident than he led a...

People release balloons during celebrations and other occasions. People also use balloons locally to help with fishing, which Morley described as intentional littering.  But what some might not realize is that creatures get caught in the string or eat the balloons or balloon fragments, which can injure or kill them. Balloons contribute to the hefty amount of garbage on beaches and in the ocean or rivers.  In response to the issue, the city of St. Augustine is looking to join other local gov...

For most of its existence, St. Johns County has been a "poor, rural, sparsely populated area," historian Thomas Graham told a crowd at the county government headquarters on Wednesday. But that has changed. In recent years, the county has found itself among the ranks of the wealthiest and fastest-growing counties in the state. Grahams speech was part of the time capsule celebration at the county government headquarters, which marked the countys 200th anniversary.  Graham shared some highlig...

Damaging tornado in Duval County In Duval County, a damaging tornado began at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at 6 miles north-northeast of Mandarin and continued 3.75 miles to an area 4 miles south of Arlington where it ended at 4:51 p.m. The tornado, rated EF-1, had estimated peak winds of 105-110 mph, the weather service reported. According to the weather service survey summary, the tornado initially touched down along San Ardo Drive, northeast of Beauclerc, damaging some homes near Goodbys Creek. The t...

Helping others through coffee "I said to myself, wait a minute, I come from Kenya. We have very, very good coffee and Americans love coffee. I realize that Americans are willing to pay $3 or $4 for a cup of coffee," Kabuki said. "And back home, the coffee growers are very, very poor because they get paid just a tiny bit of that amount. So I decided that Im going to start a company where the coffee growers are getting paid more money." Starting slowly in Jacksonville more than a decade ago...

CYNDI STEVENSON Secretary Maureen Long has invited interested Historic City News readers to attend the next meeting of the St Johns County Roundtable on Monday, June 14th.  The special guest speakers for this Zoom call will be Florida Representative Cyndi Stevenson and Paul Renner. As members of the local legislative delegation, Stevenson and Renner will…

All about the arts: Second annual CCPVB benefit raises $75K, recognizes supporters and artists For Shorelines © Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach Dave Wedow, a volunteer with the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, was named Volunteer of the Year during the second annual Beaches: A Celebration of the Arts gala. Arts patrons from all along the coast came together May 23 for Beaches: A Celebration of the Arts, an event benefitting the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Bea...

Highlights from the second annual Beaches: A Celebration of the Arts fundraising gala and awards ceremony, held last month