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Annual Hastings Back-to-School Festival Provides Local Families with 250 Backpacks Filled with School Supplies

The St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department and Public Library System hosted the annual Team Up Hastings Back-To-School Festival on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the W.E. Harris Community Center, helping local families prepare for the upcoming school year with essential resources and services.

Children from the Hastings and Flagler Estates communities received 250 backpacks filled with school supplies to help them start the new school year. Additionally, attendees received free back-to-school physicals from UF Health St. Johns, immunizations from the Florida Department of Health, and enjoyed complimentary breakfast and lunch provided by Simon’s House.

Inside SJC Episode 17 Takes Viewers Inside the GIS Department

St. Johns County released Inside SJC Episode 17: GIS Department Mapping Excellence.

Have you ever wondered who manages all of the location-based data in St. Johns County, from commissioner districts and school locations to road centerlines?

In this episode, viewers get an inside look at the Geographic Information Systems Department and learn how the team ensures accurate mapping and provides access to vital geographic information across St. Johns County.



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St. Johns County Community Unites for Suicide Prevention Awareness

Community leaders, behavioral health professionals, educators, first responders, advocates, and residents gathered this week for the Zero Suicide St. Johns Summit to raise awareness about suicide prevention, examine local trends, and provide community members with tools to recognize and respond to someone experiencing a mental health crisis. The Office of Public Affairs produced a video to recap the important event.

The summit, hosted by LSF Health Systems, followed the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners’ designation of Aug. 12 as Zero Suicide St. Johns Day. The designation recognizes suicide as a critical public health issue and encourages residents, organizations, and community partners to work together to strengthen suicide prevention efforts.

S.E.A. Community Help Resource Center Opens to Serve Rural St. Johns County

St. Johns County officials, community leaders, and residents recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the S.E.A. (Spuds, Elkton and Armstrong) Community Help Resource Center, a new nonprofit hub dedicated to serving families in need across the county’s rural communities. The Office of Public Affairs produced a video to capture the event.

Located at 6408 Armstrong Road in Elkton, the S.E.A. Community Center expands access to essential services including food distribution, clothing, school supplies, and support resources for individuals and families experiencing hardship.

New Traffic Patterns Coming to SR 16 at Stratton Boulevard and Industry Center Road

St. Johns County Public Works is preparing to introduce new traffic patterns at the intersections of State Road 16 with Stratton Boulevard and Industry Center Road as part of an intersection improvement project funded in part through a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) grant. The Office of Public Affairs produced a video to help explain the new traffic pattern to the public before it opens. The video features Public Works Project Manager Chris Gatchell, who walks viewers through the improvements on location and explains how the new intersection design will operate once construction is complete.

The improvements follow an FDOT Intersection Control Evaluation study, which identified the Restricted Crossing U-Turn design as the most efficient way to improve traffic flow and reduce conflict points at these intersections.

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