To celebrate the holiday season Benton House of St Johns will host its annual Festival of Trees to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association at 5 p.m. Dec. 12 at 115 Benton Lane in St. Augustine. Light refreshments will be served as guests view the holiday trees and listen to seasonal music. more

Southeastern Grocers, Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie grocery stores, will donate 7,850 frozen turkeys to communities throughout the Southeast to help feed the one in eight people who will struggle with hunger this Thanksgiving holiday, the company has announced. more

Anne Fallon’s third graders at Bolles’ Lower School in Ponte Vedra Beach are finding time to take a break from academics, and opportunities to find peace of mind, during what Fallon calls “Mindful Moments.” more

The fourth annual Beaches Tour of Homes kicked off Dec. 7, featuring 13 Jacksonville, Atlantic and Neptune Beach homes available for viewing. more

According to Neptune Beach lore, the origin of the town was established by Dan Wheeler, who lived in the area. Back in the 1920s, he worked in Jacksonville and had to take a train from Mayport to get to work and back. While walking home from Mayport one weekday, someone told him that if you build a train station, a train is obligated to stop there. more

When a neighbor mentioned to Linda Jones that one of the famous Budweiser Clydesdale horses would be visiting Winn-Dixie in Ponte Vedra Beach Saturday, Jones was thrilled. more

Local all-volunteer nonprofit Hugs Across the County is kicking off its fifth annual No Hungry Holidays program. The community effort provides much-needed breakfasts and lunches over the long winter break to 1,200 students referred by their school counselors. more

Nease Navy JROTC’s varsity drill team travelled to Atlanta this past weekend to take on 15 of the best NJROTC programs in North Georgia and the team came away victorious, taking home the overall academic, athletic and drill championship held at Sprayberry High School. more

First graders at Palmer Catholic Academy in Ponte Vedra Beach shared their time and talent with other children at a recent class Fall Party. All class parties at the school include a service project, and this one focused on providing outreach to children being treated at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. more

The Marriott Sawgrass Resort invites the public to a special event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 to experience a variety of year-end product and treatment specials that will detoxify and rejuvenate for a fresh start in 2020. more