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LaShawnda Pinkney, 48, is the first to file to run in the race. She was born and raised in West Augustine and still lives there today.  Pinkney shared details about her background and platform to about 40 people on Friday at a meet-and-greet event for her campaign at the Murabella amenities center near Pacetti Road and State Road 16. The crowd included pastors, West Augustine advocates such as Greg White and Dwala Willis, Pinkneys children and others.  "Im running to fulfill my civic respon...

For years now, Bob Nawrocki has been trying to get to the bottom of a mystery that dates back to 1954. The story begins with two brothers, Fred and Floyd Perry, who dreamed of becoming railroad tycoons. So much so, that they spent seven years building their very own locomotive in the backyard of Fred’s small house at 44. S. Whitney St. in St. Augustine.   That’s right. They built a 60,000-pound, 36-foot-long completely functional narrow-gauge steam locomotive Fred called Engine 425. "They ...

Mayor Lenny Curry and some City Council members have said the city needs to finally tackle the steep cost of extending JEA sewer lines to neighborhoods that have relied for decades on septic tanks. Curry has spoken in favor of doing several hundred million dollars of sewer construction toward that end. City Council unanimously voted March 23 to put $14.4 million in new city funding plus $12.5 million from JEA into the sewer construction projects, whose cost has come in higher than the or...

Deputies arrested a St. Augustine man on attempted murder charges after he shot into a car, "narrowly missing" people inside, official reports said.

Officials are also seeking financial help from the state on local projects.  Those efforts include bringing a medical facility to West Augustine and expanding septic-to-sewer conversions in the neighborhood on West Third Street.  HB 3901, the West Augustine Care Center, seeks $4 million toward "a health center that was envisioned based, in part, on the 2018-2020 Community Health Improvement Plan," according to the request. "The principle beneficiaries of the Care Center are lower income resid...

As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues in St. Johns County, people are reaching out to residents in underserved areas to educate them as well as assist with vaccinations. The vaccines are available by appointment with St. Johns County government and certain retail outlets such as Publix, but some people dont have access to technology or transportation, and some have trouble navigating the registration process. Another challenge is that incorrect information about the vaccine has spread fea...

Students team up with nature society for MLK Day clean-up event Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Garbage collected from a previous clean up day (Courtesy of West Augustine Nature Society) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The West Augustine Nature Society is teaming up with Rotary and the Interact Club from St. Augustine High School for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service/CommUNITY Day event on MLK Day. Volunteers will be picking up trash and recycling off the streets, as littering is a major problem ...

5-year-old girl, 87-year-old great-grandmother located Deputies: Both are well, but they’re being evaluated by medical personnel Published:  Updated:  Tags:  File photo Because the child and woman are no longer missing, News4Jax has removed their names and photos from this article. ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A 5-year-old girl from St. Johns County who was at the center of a Florida Missing Child Alert and her 87-year-old great-grandmother were found Thursday evening, according to authoriti...

More than 420 people participated in the eighth annual Clays for a Cause sporting clay shoot, presented by St. Johns home builder MasterCraft Builder Group, which raised $207,000 for dozens of North Florida charities. The event, which took place Dec. 10 at Saltwaters Shooting Club in St. Augustine, was the largest to date and will support organizations such as St. Augustine Youth Services, Seamark Ranch, American Legion Post 194’s Kids Safe Zone, Reathreaded, HorsePlay Therapy Center, Alpha-...

St. Johns Countys Legislative Delegation for the Florida Legislature is scheduled to hear from dozens of speakers Friday on a wide range of topics, including mental health, infrastructure and schools.  The delegation ― made up of State Sen. Travis Hutson, delegation chair and State Rep. Cyndi Stevenson and State Rep. Paul Renner, all Republicans ― holds meetings to hear from locals about their priorities and to discuss upcoming legislative issues. The next regular session of the Florid...