Neptune Beach News

Patsy Bishop , owner of Shorelines in Neptune Beach and president of the Beaches Town Center Merchants Association, is among the Beaches merchants who are enjoying good sales from a comparatively mild winter.

The Neptune Beach seafood restaurant launched its new lunch menu a week ago under chef Kenny Pickett , the fourth Pickett brother to join Sliders' operation, said Marcella Yonkosky , the restaurant's manager.

The 37-year-old son of Chief Circuit Judge Donald Moran resisted arrest and threatened an officer's job during the course of being taken into custody Tuesday evening, according to a report from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

I didn't get to include information from an interview with a Chicago lift bridge enthusiast in my story that ran in Monday's Times-Union. But I thought readers might enjoy hearing retired engineer James S. Phillips' thoughts on the child-like fascination bridges can cause.

Thinking her home was on fire, she rushed out of her bedroom and saw David Kurlin, whom she'd never met, standing in her kitchen cooking on her stove, according to a report from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

The first real government action on supporting continuation of the St. Johns River Ferry Service could take place tonight in two Beaches municipalities.

It seemed like a simple objective about 18 months ago when Neptune Beach city officials started dabbling with the concept of adding solar panels to the roof of City Hall to cut energy costs.

The body of an eleventh person has been found in a pickup truck days after a deadly pileup on Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The cast of The Oldest Profession - Jane Bull, Patty Zipperer, Leslie Lyne, Judy Hulett, Leonard Alterman and Pam Larson - on stage at The Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre.

The groundswell of public concern over the possibility ending funding for the St.

"I used to go to the Rite Spot when I was a kid living at Mayport Naval Base back in the 70s ... is it really closed? So sad! We're going to be down there next week and I was hoping to stop by.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Duval County Supervisor of Elections says Republican voters can make their voices heard before the Jan.

Neptune Beach joined its neighboring coastal community this week in funding a consultant that could help the municipalities challenge Jacksonville and the city's demands that the Beaches cities pay higher fees for garbage services.

Photos by Maggie.FitzRoy@jacksonville.com Beaches Museum and History Park archivist Taryn Rodriguez-Boette arranges items for a new exhibit about "river churches" and the St.

"It's kind of like when they tear down old houses and buildings and you regret it later, and your children and grandchildren don't get to see it," Neptune Beach resident Elaine Brown said.

The White House has produced a new campaign-style video highlighting Vice President Joe Biden's low-key education policy pitches in three swing states.

Neptune Beach City Council members vote tonight on a measure to split funding with Atlantic Beach to pay for a financial analyst firm to look into fees for garbage services for the coastal communities assessed by the city of Jacksonville.

State Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, hauled in $278,665 in the last campaign finance reporting period, making him one of seven incumbent senators each received more than $100,000 in contributions during the final three months of 2011.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Supervisor of Elections in Duval County is getting ready for Florida's GOP Primary by testing voting machines Friday.