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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 don't 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 fear. So people are working together in St. Johns County to connect residents with vaccines and correc...

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 in the neighborhood, organizers said. The West Augustine Nature Society’s mission is to help the c...

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 authorities. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday night that the two were located and were w...

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-Omega Miracle Home and Port in the Storm.    “Year after year, I’m blown away by the generosit...

St. Johns County's 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 Florida Legislature begins on March 2. The Legislative Delegation meeting will take place from 9:30 to 1...