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🌱 Patch AM: Retired Navy officer with Ponte Vedra Beach home faces serious charges
Also, don't miss DONNA 5K at TPC Sawgrass on the Ponte Vedra Beach Patch calendar
Cheers Ponte Vedra Beach! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Retired Navy officer with Ponte Vedra Beach home faces serious charges
Also on today's calendar: October Flea Market And Yard Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 86, low: 76.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ponte Vedra Beach Man, Retired Navy Sub Commander, Charged With Raping Deckhand Aboard His Yacht. (Rebecca Rosenberg, St. Johns Citizen, September 14, 2026) (blogspot.com) — A Ponte Vedra Beach homeowner and retired Navy submarine commander has pleaded not guilty to multiple rape and indecent assault charges tied to an alleged August incident aboard his yacht in Nantucket Harbor. The case, which includes DNA evidence cited in police reports, is proceeding in Massachusetts courts while the defendant remains free on bail and denies the accusations through his attorney. 
📸 Around Ponte Vedra Beach
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ponte Vedra Beach
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★ Featured events ★
- DONNA 5K at TPC Sawgrass →
Ponte Vedra Beach
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Nature Journaling →
GTM Research Reserve, 505 Guana River Rd., Ponte Vedra Beach
9:50 am - Martial Arts Class
Palm Valley Community Association Center, 148 Canal Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach
4:45 pm - Branches of Christ Church
Palm Valley Community Association Center, 148 Canal Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach
7:30 pm - Bike MS - Cycle to the Shore →
PGA TOUR Headquarters, 5380 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra Beach
7:00 am - Guided Exploration Hike →
Guana Trailhead, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach
9:00 am - Mumford Academy of Irish Dance
Palm Valley Community Association Center, 148 Canal Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach
10:00 am - Branches of Christ Church
Palm Valley Community Association Center, 148 Canal Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach
2:00 pm - Ponte Vedra 10-Miler presented by Alter Ego Running →
Ponte Vedra Beach FL - First Babtist Church of Ponte Vedra
Palm Valley Community Association Center, 148 Canal Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach
8:00 am - Palm Valley Farmers Market
Palm Valley Community Association Center, 148 Canal Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach
10:00 am - October Flea Market And Yard Sale →
Howe Memorial United Methodist Church, 252 S Summit St, Crescent City
8:00 am
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Help us vote...
we want to put one of these on a canvas and frame it. This is our boy Kodi....vote for #1 or #2...many thanks. [2 pix here...so click the fly out… (Nextdoor Riverwood) - Does anyone know how much it will be to replace a hose bib faucet that has welded itself to a garden hose?
It's standing on upright CPVC pipe. Also need to do about a 15 foot run underground to extend a hose bib from it inside a garden courtyard. Thanks! (Nextdoor A1A North)
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(05101) - 1229 Mayport Road in Atlantic Beach. Apply here.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida, Inc. posted a job opening for YDP- LEADERSHIP & SERVICE - Gail Baker in Atlantic Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ponte Vedra Beach here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jacksonville Beach
- 'I don't feel safe': Jacksonville Beach residents concerned after 2 shootings near same restaurant this year (news4jax.com)
- Josh Cameron will be the special guest on 'Jaguars All Access' and 'Jags Report Live' (actionnewsjax.com)
- 11 Underrated Florida Restaurants Serving Shrimp Po' Boys That Locals Say Are Worth The Drive (takingthekids.com)
Atlantic Beach
- Atlantic Beach police make arrest following multiple vehicle burglaries (actionnewsjax.com)
- Navy urges Florida well owners near bases to test for PFAS after some off-base wells test high (thecooldown.com)
Ok Ponte Vedra Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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