Rufus “Gator Man” Stratton made the front page of the June 23, 2000 edition of the Recorder with an 8-foot nuisance gator trapped at Sawgrass Players Club. According to the caption, the hide went to Europe and the meat was served in a local restaurant. more

Fire Chief Carlos Aviles opened the City of St. Augustine’s Ceremony of Remembrance, a community gathering to remember those who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. more

K9s for Warriors held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at its campus in Ponte Vedra. more

Five lucky car enthusiasts from last Saturday morning’s Cars and Coffee meet at The Avenues Mall lived the “Willy Wonka” experience when the two head judges of the Ponte Vedra Auto Show handed them “golden tickets” to enter Sunday’s competition. more

The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Ponte Vedra Beach Division hosted Chamber Before Hours Wednesday morning, Sept. 11 at Optimal You Brain Center at 151 Sawgrass Corners Drive, Unit 102, in Ponte Vedra Beach. The event was rescheduled from Sept. 4 because of Hurricane Dorian. more

Ponte Vedra Wellness Center will host a Florida Fall Festival and Wellness Expo from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 to celebrate 15 years of operation at the Beach. The free event, in cooperation with Center State Bank, will be held outside the Ponte Vedra Beach office on Corridor Road, and is a Ponte Vedra Beach Division of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce After Hours event. more

Ever since Woody’s Bar-B-Q sold its first franchise in 1989, all of its franchisees have undergone an intensive six-week training process at the chain’s flagship restaurant on University Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida. more

Photos were taken, memories were shared and tears were shed, Friday, Sept. 13, at St. Augustine’s Davenport Park. The Sept. 6 death of J&S Carousel owner, Jim Soules, was abrupt and sudden, and news that the carousel would close very soon spread quickly on social media. more

Sunday, Sept. 15 was the last day to ride J&S Carousel at Davenport Park. The iconic St. Augustine attraction had been located at the park since 1994 entertaining children of all ages with brightly painted horses and traditional carousel music. For just $1, parents and grandparents could relive a childhood memory and share an American tradition with younger generations. more

On Sept. 13, the Ponte Vedra Corporation, a subsidiary of GATE Land, formally withdrew from the County Commission Transmittal hearing’s agenda. The Sept. 17 meeting would have decided whether to move forward with the company’s Comprehensive Plan Amendment application for the Outpost property. more