Celebrations took place all across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia this weekend ahead of Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of those who were enslaved in the United States.

The Lincolnville Juneteenth Community Festival is hosting its annual celebration to honor civil rights in St. Augustine on Saturday, June 15.

Multiple Juneteenth celebrations were held Monday — including a festival — to celebrate freedom and community.

During segregation, Black St. Johns County residents weren’t allowed on any beaches. Not until Frank Butler created one.

If you are looking for a good example of just how wild the housing market has become in Northeast Florida, look no further than St. Johns County.

A museum vital to St. Augustine’s Black history is now home to another prominent piece of history.

A St. Augustine woman is one of many unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement who was a trailblazer for women working in health care.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Flooding has been a reoccurring issue for many coastal areas due to strong northeasterly winds and extreme tides. Kayla Doucette, who lives in the Lincolnville neighborhood of St. Augustine, got into a kayak Monday and floated down her road. A News4Jax crew had to leave the area quickly to avoid getting a vehicle stuck. “Always think twice and think of the what ifs.”Not far away, Logan Russom is an employee at the Bait Shack, located by the Vilano Bridge. “Over the last, like, three days it’s been very heavy winds and a little bit of rain,” he said.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - A 64-year-old man accused of shooting a man in a St. Augustine park Tuesday was taken into custody about an hour after the gunfire. Police said officers called to Eddie Vickers Park on Riberia Street in St. Augustine's Lincolnville neighborhood about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday found a man on the ground with a gunshot wound. The victim, who has not been named, told police Eubanks shot him. The man, who was shot in the back, was then flown to Orange Park Medical Center. WATCH: Man arrested after shootingEubanks was previously arrested in March on charges of battery, marijuana possession and resisting arrest.

VIDEO: Police took a 64-year-old man into custody about an hour after a shooting at a park on Riberia Street in St. Augustine's Lincolnville neighborhood.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Police are investigating a shooting Tuesday morning at a park on Riberia Street in St. Augustine's Lincolnville neighborhood. St. Augustine police tweeted at 11:09 a.m. that a shooting had just occurred. News4Jax learned it happened at Eddie Vickers Park and the victim was flown to Orange Park Medical Center. St. Augustine Police Department (@STAUGPD) August 6, 2019Officers with rifles were seen searching the area and a bicycle on the sidewalk was surrounded by crime scene tape. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.