Hastings News

Fall is here, and plans are being made for a variety of events, including a Thanksgiving Day lunch.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office arrested 34 people Friday morning in connection with illegal narcotics transactions.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - " The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations unit ran "Operation Street Sweeper" Friday.

A benefit for Sister Donetia Williams-Fortson, who lost everything in a recent housefire, is planned at 5 p.m. Saturday at St.

Food sales, banquets and other events are planned by area churches in coming weeks.

MAGGIE FITZROY/Staff Crawford plays Thursday with Ethan Berger, 3, in a toy train section of the children's department.

Come in costume. Enjoy a fun-filled evening with prizes, music, food and contests.

Churches will be offering Trunk or Treat options for Halloween this year, including Anastasia Baptist, where this photo was taken during last year's event.

With 377 days before Election Day, the starting gun hasn't yet fired on the race for the county commission, but four candidates have already started their stretching exercises.

St. Johns County Schools Nestled amid farms is South Woods Elementary School near Hastings.

Halloween fun abounds around the area in coming weeks. * A HOWL'oween Dogs in Disguise costume contest to benefit SAFE Pet Rescue of St.

Plenty of opportunities for Trunk and Treating and purchase of pumpkins this Halloween season are being offered by area churches.

The area to the north of State Road 207 is known to locals as "downtown." This part of Main Street is home to several businesses, churches and banks.

Betty Griffin House hosted its inaugural Celebrate Women Expo on Oct. 3 at the Ponce Mall.

A late night house fire sends one person to the hospital in St. Johns County. It happened about 10 p.m. Saturday night on Dallas street in Hastings.

Richard Eric Crews, 42, and Tammy Jean Sweeney, 45, both of St. Augustine. Charles Ira Hackett, 55, and Faye Frances Kausch, 43, both of Hastings.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies arrested a Hastings man accused of stealing tools, a rifle, a cross-bow, four tires and rims from a farm.

Two teenagers were to be arraigned on capital murder charges Monday morning, but the proceedings had to be postponed for one because the 16-year-old's mother wasn't in court.

Churches in the area have planned a variety of special events. Pompey's Temple Pompey's Temple Church of God in Christ, 611 Pompey Miller Road, is sponsoring a women's conference called "All or Nothing" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Oct.

Maya Steen, child of Sheldon and Mary Steen, in a picture taken last year at the First United Methodist Church pumpkin patch Pumpkin patches and reports of fall festivals are springing up all over as October arrives and area churches plan fundraising celebrations.