1 cat dies, another saved in Julington Creek house fire; cause under investigation

Firefighters responded to the scene of a house fire Tuesday morning in the Julington Creek area, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue.

Westminster Woods on Julington Creek is senior living close to Jacksonville and St. Augustine nestled in a serene natural setting.

Southside residents blamed road engineering issues for the reason that they have been dealing with flooding issues for over 10 years — even when there are no signs of rain or storms.

Five people were rescued Sunday afternoon after their boat caught fire in the Julington Creek and St. Johns River area.

The County Attorney’s Office for St. Johns County has submitted a draft e-bike ordinance to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office after a middle-school-aged boy was critically injured following an e-bike crash in Julington Creek Monday night.

The Julington Durbin Creek Preserve, which is part of the Timucuan Parks Foundation, is on a peninsula at the confluence of Julington and Durbin creeks.

Students took part in the effort by earning money through household chores to purchase canned goods, instilling a sense of responsibility and pride in helping others.

A gas outage in St. Johns County has left businesses closed and homeowners without hot water and working stovetops since Monday.

A local woman who discovered Amazon had been overcharging her sales tax for years has now received a $750 credit from the company, and other local customers affected could also be receiving refunds soon.

St. Johns County Fire Rescue is fighting a residential fire that is in the 400 block Paisley Place.

Clark’s Fish Camp & Seafood Restaurant was sold last month for $1.4 million. The restaurant closed on Sept. 21, 2022, after 47 years of operation.

Multiple people on social media have been sharing photos and videos saying they’ve seen coyotes roaming near homes in northern St. Johns County in recent weeks.

The team is hoping to raise $12,000.

A reopening date has not yet been announced.

Evans Rowing has secured a waterfront site along Julington Creek in St. Johns County, and plans to build the first recreational rowing center in the county, according to a news release sent Thursday.

News4JAX on Tuesday obtained a report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission into a canoeing accident in Julington Creek, in which a 16-year-old boy died.

It’s no longer a secret, and it hasn’t been for a really long time. Your choice for Jacksonville’s best biscuit is Maple Street Biscuit Company. Again.

The body of a missing 16-year-old boy was located Monday after the teen disappeared Sunday when a canoe overturned, authorities said.

Heading out for dinner with the kiddos? Think about Clark’s Fish Camp, your choice for Jacksonville’s best kid-friendly restaurant.

According to police, officers were called to the neighborhood around 4 p.m. Monday after reports of shots being fired. Patrol officers tried to take Taylor into custody, but he barricaded himself in the home and SWAT was called out to negotiate with him. It’s a very safe neighborhood. I was neighborhood watch coordinator for years and people wouldn’t come to the meetings and stuff like that so I said ‘Heck with it.’ I said, ‘We’re a safe neighborhood why bother’ and then this happens today. JSO said a risk protection order will be issued, which will prevent Taylor from legally possessing a gun again.

A one-night haunted trail is coming to Julington creek on Saturday, Oct. 24. The event will feature a trek through the woods, several scare zones, food trucks, kids carnival games, snacks, a dance floor, prizes and more. Scare Zones:Spider maniaCDC zombie boiler roomThe butcher shopWitches and werewolf’sPennywise goodbyeKnow before you go:Food Truck (details coming soon) will be onsite serving food from 6-11pm! Please wear closed toed shoesPlease bring a cash for donation to charityMasks are encouragedParking:If you live in Julington Creek, please ride your bikes or walk as parking in & around the neighborhood may be limited. Date And Time:Sat, October 24, 20206:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDTLocation:4721 E Catbrier Ct4721 East Catbrier CourtJacksonville, FL 32259

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – There is a man going to homes in Julington Creek and Mandarin asking residents for personal information. Several people in the area have said the man approached their home at least once in the last few weeks. He told one household he was following up on a survey they never received and claimed some residents owe money. Neighbors didn’t realize how many others had been approached by the same man until seeing him on countless home surveillance images. One thing that stood out in all of the videos, was the way the man approached each household.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - A Jacksonville man who fired a gun into a car filled with three people during a 2017 road rage incident in Julington Creek was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison. Charles Michael Mohr, 24, was convicted of three counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle. Prosecutors said that Mohr was involved in a road rage incident off Racetrack Road on Sept. 29, 2017. He pulled alongside the victims vehicle and began to confront them. As the victims attempted to leave, Mohr fired several shots from a 9mm handgun into their car, prosecutors said.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The Memorial Emergency Care Center at Julington Creek is set to open Monday and ready to take care of patients with medical emergencies. This makes it a lot different from an urgent care center," a news release reads. This facility is licensed by the state as an Emergency Department and gives St. Johns County rescue crews a place for patients to be treated 24/7. From chest pain to strokes to broken bones, emergency medicine trained physicians will help both adults and children during medical emergencies. The center is located at 42 Doctors Village Drive, right off Racetrack Road, just west of Veterans Parkway.