BEACHES Beaches Watch info on candidtates

As a public service, Beaches Watch, a nonprofit nonpartisan citizens organization is providing information about the candidates running for Jacksonville mayor, sheriff and at-large City Council seats at its website beacheswatch.com.

BEACHES Deck the Chairs donating to volunteer lifeguards

The Deck the Chairs committee and Jacksonville Beach city officials will gather for a ceremony donating $8,000 to the American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at the Lifeguard Station, 2 Oceanfront North, Jacksonville Beach. The money was raised by sponsorships of the Deck the Chairs holiday display and matching funds. The lifeguard corps also received $4,500 in public donations and raised another $1,500 during the event. For more, deckthechairs.org.

CLAY Young artists music competition

Clay County student musicians may apply through Friday, April 3, to compete in the Concert on the Green Young Artists Concerto Competition for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship. The competition is for students in sixth through 12th grade enrolled in a county school or is a Clay County resident. For more, concertonthegreen.com

CLAY Turpentine- A Historic Business in Clay County

The Penney Farms Historical Society is privileged to welcome Beth Smith, from Jennings State Forest, to discuss the history of turpentine operations in Clay County in the early 1900s. The presentation is 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Town Hall, 4100 Clark Avenue, Penney Farms. Turpentine was one of the products transported from Penney Farms to ships in the Green Cove Springs Harbor for shipment around the U.S.

HILLIARD Kings ferry historical marker dedicated March 14

The West Nassau Historical Society dedicates the states Kings Ferry historical marker 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Kings Ferry Boat Ramp, 49127 Bill Johnson Road. The ceremony will cap a 2-year long project by the volunteer nonprofit to place a marker on the British-built Kings Roads Revolutionary War-era crossing at the St. Marys River. A wooden signpost pointing toward spots along the river and road will be erected beside the marker. For more, wnhsfl.org.

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