Atlantic Beach News

Shorelines staff A large crowd came out to see Santa at the Beaches Town Center Holiday Celebration in Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach in 2007.

Provided by Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry Shana, Shyla and Komisha Blackman celebrate with Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry volunteers Sherry Chaney and Audrey Kirschner after Beaches individuals and groups donated 250 Thanksgiving baskets for residents struggling to make ends meet.

Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach both had winners after the Florida Lottery's Mega Money jackpot winner was announced last week.

Photos by MAGGIE FITZROY/Staff Oceanside Rotary members Bill Tomson , Gary Abbey, William Miller and Judy Poppell hold some of the American flags from their club's flag subscription project, which places American flags in yards at the Beaches on every patriotic week of the year.

Provided by the Florida Lottery Linda Branch of Atlantic Beach claimed the Florida Lottery's $1.2 million Mega Money jackpot this week.

Two men have been arrested and charged with insurance fraud related to a 2008 fire that destroyed the kitchen at Wakey Wakey Eggs and Bakey restaurant at 610 Third St.

An Atlantic Beach woman who played birthday dates on her lottery ticket has claimed a $1.2 million Mega Money jackpot.

The following is a compilation of Beaches-area police reports: ATLANTIC BEACH - A 40-year-old woman was charged with prostitution, resisting a police officer and false imprisonment after running from police after officers conducted a prostitution sting about 9:20 p.m. Nov.

The Mayport Middle School marching band shows its support for Fletcher musically.

City commissioners faced off with the St. Johns River Water Management District on Monday over the agency permit that lets the city provide water service to paying customers.

OneJax, a Jacksonville-based organization dedicated to promoting interfaith harmony on the First Coast, will host its 91st annual Thanksgiving gratitude service at 6 p.m. Thursday at Riverside Baptist Church.

The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police departments: ATLANTIC BEACH - A 45-year-old man was charged with battery after household items were thrown at a 43-year-old woman and she was kicked and shoved during a dispute about 7:30 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 100 block of Mayport Road.

When Jonathan Daugherty took his oath of office as the Seat 5 City Commission representative Monday, he took it on behalf of an area of the city that neighbors claim had long been under represented.

Click here to read the blog from Action News' own Pascale Head as she shares her experiences riding in a plane and behind the scenes at the event! November 6-8, 2009 Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront Click here for more info Join the City of Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport and City of Jacksonville Beach, City of Neptune Beach and City of Atlantic ...

Photos by MAGGIE FITZROY/Staff Hester Hartman, and her daughter Gabriella, 6, search for the perfect pumpkin at the Lord of Life patch.

The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police departments: ATLANTIC BEACH - A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged with filing a false police report after he left his bicycle behind at a swimming pool Oct.

Thankfully, that proposal has gone away, at least for the time being. But what to do about Mayport, which is in need of revitalization? A suggestion that is much better than turning Mayport into basically a parking lot and drop-off point for cruise ship passengers is to retain the fishing village atmosphere, which makes Mayport unique, and to make ...

Florida Highway Patrol says they have identified the man who died in an evening crash on Atlantic Boulevard.

From today until daylight saving time returns March 14, lawn watering is supposed to be cut back to once a week.

Three teens were injured, one critically, in an Oct. 23 accident on Third Street South just north of 19th Avenue after they ran out in front of a Cadillac driven by a Ponte Vedra Beach woman.