St. Johns County beach renourishment project in Vilano Beach completed ahead of schedule
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the renourishment project at Vilano Beach in St. Johns County, Florida, three months ahead of schedule. The project, which involved adding sand to the shoreline, was finished in December. The next project for the Army Corps will take place at St. Augustine Beach, where 2.5 million cubic yards of sand will be added from Anastasia Island to A Street. This upcoming project is set to begin in February.
Showers fade Sunday night
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ A round of showers and storms that moved across our area prompted a Weather Authority Alert Day on Sunday. People in that area saw hours of rain, with amounts up to an inch. Clay, Putnam and St. Johns counties were under a tornado warning for parts of Sunday afternoon as showers and stormes pushed through. There were some reports of downed trees near State Road 13A and some flooding on County Road 65. AdThe Weather Authority Alert Day ended shortly before 6 p.m., and showers will fade Sunday night.
2 right whale calves spotted off coast of Northeast Florida
Two right whale calves and their mothers were spotted last week off the coast of Northeast Florida. So far, there have been seven calves sighted this right whale season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Southeast. On Friday, a right whale known as Minus One and her new calf were sighted off South Ponte Vedra Beach. A right whale known as โMinus Oneโ is a mom again! Right whales are an endangered species that usually migrate south along the Georgia and Florida coastline to give birth to their calves.
250 students, volunteers help clean up Guana Beach
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. โ More than 257 volunteers, mostly students, helped clean up GTMNERR (Guana) Beaches in South Ponte Vedra Beach on Sunday. Some of the schools represented were Ponte Vedra High School, Nease High School, Greenwood High School, Landrum Middle School, Fletcher Middle School, Palm Valley Academy, Ocean Palms Elementary, as well as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. They collected eight bags of trash, two bags of recycling and more. If you want to get involved, sign up for event emails at www.beachesgogreen.org or follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
Part of WWII-era plane washes ashore in Ponte Vedra Beach
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. โ After the norโeaster last week, part of a Navy plane dating back to World War II washed in South Ponte Vedra Beach. The plane has "landed" onsite โ๏ธ Our team believes this artifact is a WWII era Grumman F4F Wildcat. Another complication is the mixture of materials found such as aluminum and steel, said Andrew Thomson, the museumโs archaeological conservator. Thatโs something to which Bob Buehn, a retired Navy aviator and chairman of the lighthouseโs board of directors, can relate. Coincidentally, the museum just opened a World War II exhibit and it would like to see if the plane could stay permanently.