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Hilliard graduates enter higher education with substantial savings, as the class garnered nearly $500,000 in scholarships.  Jonathan Donley earned a four-year scholarship to Stetson University valued at $127,364.  Jacob Crews will attend the University of North Florida on an athletic...

Students and parents parade through the bus loop at Callahan Elementary School Friday morning during the Fairwell Faircloth parade. Principal Sabrina Faircloth, wearing the red boa, is retiring. Current Assistant Principal Melissa Johnson will serve as principal for the 2020-21 school year. 

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced May 21 that Florida was awarded $12 million in federal funding through the Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant in response to COVID-19. This federal Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant will provide disaster relief employment in the...

Brand new vehicles will be rolling into St. Marys by the hundreds starting next month because of a leasing agreement between the city and Subaru Corporation of America.  Council approved leasing the city’s former airport site to the company for overflow parking over the next three months...

Plans for Callahan’s Depot Park are moving forward.  The town’s public works employees recently installed water and sewer lines and filled in ditches near Dixie Avenue. The site is adjacent to the historic Callahan Train Depot.  The building’s $120,000 first phase will be...

Seniors, disabled adults and their caregivers can get free, live help from trained customer service specialists and information about local programs and services through ElderSource’s HelpLine. The help line is available Mondays through Fridays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 888-242-4464.  ...

Callahan town officials prepare to set a timetable for future expansion along U.S. 301.  In January 2019, the Callahan Town Council authorized Mayor Marty Fontes to sign a contract with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to receive a $5 million grant. The project includes the...