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  • Get to Know...Karen Pan

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:49 pm ET  

    As the public affairs specialist for St. Johns County you’ve likely seen her name in print dozens of times. This week get to know the face behind the name. Full Story »

  • Guana Preserve Beach Access Parking

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:36 pm ET  

    We wish to thank The Ponte Vedra Recorder for the attention that they have given to the recent burglary problems at the three Guana Preserve beach access parking lots. Full Story »

  • Redevelop Sawgrass Village

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:36 pm ET  

    We want to give you our collective ringing endorsement of the long overdue redevelopment plans for "our" Sawgrass Village Shopping Center in Ponte Vedra Beach. Full Story »

  • Call it Christmas

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:34 pm ET  

    The politically correct strike again. This year it’s the Christmas Tree at St. Johns Town Center that takes the hit. We are informed it is to be referred to as the Great Tree. Full Story »

  • Clerks cited with underage alcohol sales

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:34 pm ET  

    Three employees of Ponte Vedra businesses are facing charges for selling alcohol to a minor following the latest sting by the St. Johns County Sherriff’s Office as part of "The Party’s Over" campaign. Full Story »

  • Palm Valley property may become wedding site

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:34 pm ET  

    Looking to get married? You may soon have another venue to choose from if a temporary use application filed last week with the county is approved. The application requests temporary use approval to allow two outdoor weddings per month beginning Jan. 1, 2010 at 186 N. Roscoe Blvd. Full Story »

  • County modifies Nocatee Development Order

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:20 pm ET  

    St. Johns County Commissioners approved modifications to the Nocatee development order Tuesday that will allow the developer additional time pay the Florida Department of Transportation for the widening of Phillips Highway from Racetrack Rd. to St. Augustine Rd. Full Story »

  • County approves $200k sponsorship

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:20 pm ET  

    On Tuesday, St. Johns County Commissioners approved a sponsorship agreement with the PGA Tour for $200,000 for advertising during The Players Championship in May 2010. Full Story »

  • Fraternal Order of Police issue warning

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 1:20 pm ET  

    With the holiday season upon us many people are opening up their wallets to help others but the giving season is also a prime time for scammers looking to take advantage of giving hearts. Full Story »

  • Can you identify this object?

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 11:19 am ET  

    E-mail your answer to news@pontevedrarecorder.com by 5 p.m. Monday. A winner randomly selected from the correct responses will receive tickets for two to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. Full Story »

  • Annual PGA/BEAM Thanksgiving Basket giveaway at Pablo Hamlet

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 11:04 am ET  

    Each year the Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry celebrates Thanksgiving with help from the PGA Tour. Full Story »

  • International photographer highlight of Art Walk

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:49 am ET  

    St. Augustine’s Jim Kern has been busy traveling the globe with his cameras for half a century in search of rare and endangered wildlife, leaving him somewhat unknown in this neck of the woods. Full Story »

  • Sassy Tappers to perform Holiday in Toyland

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:49 am ET  

    The Sassy Tappers of the Neptune Beach Senior Activity Center, will perform their Holiday in Toyland show on Friday, Dec. 11 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Full Story »

  • Festival of Trees begins

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:49 am ET  

    Family friendly festive displays and activities, visits from Santa and more … all in the name of giving are part of the St. Johns County Festival of Trees at World Golf Village. Full Story »

  • New Oasis of the Seas offers a cruise like no other

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:35 am ET  

    Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, recently made her much anticipated debut at her home port in Ft. Lauderdale. Oasis is unlike other ships in more ways than one. She sets a new standard in cruising. Full Story »

  • In Review... Fantastic Mr. Fox

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:35 am ET  

    The stop motion animation adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox recently opened in theaters. Full Story »

  • Little dog, big heart

    The Ponte Vedra Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:19 am ET  

    It has been said that dogs needn’t remain on this earth as long as humans because they already know many of God’s truths that take a lifetime for the rest of us to learn. But when they’re gone, they are often sorely missed. Full Story »

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