Hastings News

The St. Johns County Public Library and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants will be providing a free Teen Financial Literacy Series for the next six Saturdays at local libraries: Today: Southeast Branch Library; 827-6900 July 18: Bartram Trail Branch Library; 827-6960 July 25: Hastings Branch Library; 827-6970 Aug.

Staff representatives of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson's office will hold office hours for St.

Freedom Never Dies: The Story of Harry T. MooreO will be featured at noon July 11 at the Hastings Branch Library.

Charge: Shoplifting. n Who: Cox, Kenneth, 40, Hastings. Charge: Battery, tampering with or harassing a witness or victim.

St. Johns County Clerk of Court annexes in Julington Creek, Ponte Vedra and the southeast end of the county will close Wednesday because of budget cuts.

Who would expect to find a group of budding artists -- seven years old to near 80 years old -- in the Hastings public library? Who would? Well, Hastings librarian Harold George, for one.

Four annex offices operated by Tax Collector Dennis Hollingsworth will remain open, with one annex eventually adding drivers tests, spokeswoman Patsy Heiss said Thursday.

A Hastings volunteer and a number of children's and youth programs were among the first grantees of the State of the Arts cultural awards.

For the second year in a row, R.J. Murray Middle School has had two winners for the 7th Judicial District Crimestoppers poster contest for "Break the Silence-Stop the Violence." The contest encourages students to share the responsibility for student safety and conduct by responding to students in need.

The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office: JAIL LOG * Who: Alkire, Raymond James, 51, St.

Members of the Class of 1959 of Walter E. Harris High School gathered recently for a 50th class reunion.

Greater St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 135th anniversary at 4 p.m. Sunday and June 28.

Overcoming a disastrous start of their deal that saw flooding wipe out many fields, some north Florida potato growers are busy digging and packing spring potatoes.

Sharing the joy would probably be a more apt description of what takes place each week.

Vacation Bible Schools get under way next week and continue throughout the summer.

Workers at Barnes Farm, outside of Hastings, sort just-harvested personal watermelons on Monday, June 8, 2009.

For one month out of each year, potatoes grown in Northeast Florida are the majority of all potatoes served on American tables east of the Mississippi River.

New exhibits open in more than 20 area galleries from 5 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month.

What do Martin Luther King and Elvis Presley have in common? Their images will both be on display at the Art Advocate during the St.

St. Johns County Deputy Sheriff Kelly Kemp wears more than one hat, as most deputies usually do.