A dolphin leaps from the water at Marineland Dolphin Adventure. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

An agriculture-themed mural adorns the side of a building along Hastings' historic Main Street. The mural was painted by artist Kelsey Montague in 2025. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

St. Johns County's key public transit offering is the Sunshine Bus, operated in partnership with the area Council on Aging. | St. Johns County Council on Aging

The city's Emancipation Day celebration is returning to Lift Ev'Ry Voice and Sing Park this Sunday.

Runners cross the finish line at a recent Ironman competition. | Ironman

The Shands Bridge, which will be closed from Friday to Sunday for maintenance. | Florida Department of Transportation

This aerial view shows the World Golf Hall of Fame at World Golf Village in St. Augustine. | Visit St. Augustine

Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP

These new bungalows at Anastasia State Park are a part of what the park's concessionaire calls its new "glamping" offerings. | Cape Leisure Corp.

Manufacturing — like HVAC company Q-PAC in Elkton — are one area where St. Johns County is seeing businesses grow. | St. Johns County

Family photos of Brian Tracey kept by his sister, Lillian Scharf, who has tried for three years to get answers about how her brother died at a jail in St. Johns County in 2023. | Greg Kahn for ProPublica

Speakers oppose a proposed Daily's gas station, convenience store and car wash in Fruit Cove. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

St. Augustine's Treasury building, seen from the Bridge of Lions, is the tallest in the historic downtown's skyline, standing six stories tall. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

The St. Augustine Beach shoreline | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Cats like these kittens are trapped outside St. Augustine and taken to clinics in Jacksonville and Clay County. St. Johns County has no program to spay, neuter and vaccinate cats and return them to the outdoors. | Photo courtesy Adrienne Arnone

The Florida Legislature passed a $114.5 billion budget Friday, May 29, 2026. | Gary McCullough, AP

An illustration shows the planned Fire Station 22 in St. Johns County, with the Sheriff's Office Operations Center. | St. Johns County

A historical display stands at the future site of the Florida Museum of Black History in West Augustine. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Sing Out Loud headliner Hozier performs during the 2025 event. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Businesses like Blue Hen Cafe and Graet Goods vintage dot West King Street, the main commercial thoroughfare of the West City neighborhood in St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

A proposed path path along Shore Drive in St. Augustine South is officially off the table. St. Johns County officials had proposed building a trail to get pedestrians and cyclists out of the winding two-lane road. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Country Carriages has operated its horse and carriage business in St. Augustine since 2004. | Courtesy Country Carriages

Randy Fine speaks at the Florida Capitol in 2022 | Phil Sears, AP