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View MoreJEA board names Jody Brooks interim CEO after Cavey exits
JEA's board unanimously appointed Jody Brooks as interim managing director and CEO on Friday, Sept. 25, replacing Vickie Cavey. The municipal utility serves more than one million residents across four Northeast Florida counties, including St. Johns County.
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View MoreSt. Johns County commits $125,000 to Black History Museum effort
St. Johns County commissioners allocated $125,000 to the Foundation for the Museum of Black History, providing seed money for the nonprofit raising funds to build the Florida Museum of Black History on the former Florida Memorial University campus in West Augustine.
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View MoreSt. Johns County survey backs beach wildlife protections
More than 1,000 St. Johns County residents backed nighttime driving restrictions, expanded wildlife education and dune protections in a survey shaping the county's next 20-year Habitat Conservation Plan.
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View MoreSt. Johns school board sets Sept. 22 public workshop
The St. Johns County School Board will hold a public workshop at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 40 Orange St. in St. Augustine, with virtual access via Webex.
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View MoreSt. Johns County libraries drop Sunday hours, raise fees in October
The St. Johns County Public Library System will end Sunday hours at all six branches and raise overdue fines for the first time in over a decade, effective Oct. 1 and Oct. 4.
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View MoreBartram Trail marks 9/11's 25th anniversary with ceremony
St. Johns County School District leaders joined a remembrance ceremony Friday, Sept. 11, at Bartram Trail High School, where a courtyard sculpture made from World Trade Center debris has stood since 2002.
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View MoreSt. Johns mortgage costs jump as rates hit 14-month high
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.76%, its highest since June 2025, adding roughly $115 a month for buyers financing a typical $450,000 St. Johns County home as affordability pressures mount.
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View MoreCash-heavy boomers outbid younger buyers in St. Johns County
National Association of Realtors data shows 46% of homebuyers ages 71 to 79 pay cash, giving them a significant edge in St. Johns County, where the median home price hit $589,030 in July and the affordability index signals most families can't qualify for a mortgage.
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View MoreRiverTown's Rocktober on the River tickets go on sale Oct. 2
In-person tickets for RiverTown's adults-only Rocktober on the River go on sale Friday, Oct. 2, at two St. Johns locations ahead of the Halloween-themed party on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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View MoreDurbin Crossing fall market brings vendors, petting zoo Sept. 27
Durbin Crossing's second Fall Country Market of 2026 brings local vendors, food trucks and a Sheehan Homestead petting zoo to St. Johns on Sunday, Sept. 27, open to all with no RSVP required.
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View MoreAudubon challenges 4,462-acre Nocatee enclave before commission vote
Audubon Florida argues the Davis family's 4,462-acre agricultural enclave application near Nocatee actually covers 4,569 acres when full parcels are counted, exceeding SB 686's 4,480-acre cap, as the St. Johns County Commission reconvenes Sept. 1 to decide whether to certify the proposal.
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View MoreRiviera 89 French-Italian restaurant plans September opening in Nocatee
French restaurateurs Emeric and Anthony Roy Perruccenio plan to open Riviera 89, a 73-seat French-Italian restaurant with a full bar, at 100 Marketside Ave. in Nocatee in September, bringing a build-your-own pasta bar and dishes from their Alsace restaurant to the former Catullo's space.
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