Going Ringside teams with River City Wrestling Con for major announcement
On Friday night, The Going Ringside Podcast is teaming up with River City Wrestling Con for a major announcement concerning its event in June. The live press conference will be held at World Golf Village and streamed live on News4JAX.com, News4Jax+ and the News4JAX YouTube Channel.
Golf Hall of Fame, IMAX closing, but surrounding businesses staying open
Itโs the last act for the IMAX Theatre at World Golf Village โ marking the final round for the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Johns County. The venue is showing documentaries through the week. Today was scheduled to be the last showing, but thatโs been extended until this weekend. The museum, theatre, and gift shop is officially closing today after 25 years โ itโll move back to Pinehurst North Carolina where it started.
Stanger Things stars join us from Ancient City Con
North Floridaโs longest running multi-day pop culture experience, Ancient City Con, returns to Saint Johns Convention Center in World Golf Village this weekend. The event promises to be bigger and better than ever going into its 14th year. The stars will be in the building including a few from Stranger Things and Barry Bostwick along with cosplayers, music and more. It starts Friday and runs through Sunday.
Ancient City Con geeks out in Jacksonville
North Floridaโs longest running multi-day pop culture experience, Ancient City Con, returns to Saint Johns Convention Center in World Golf Village this weekend. The event promises to be bigger and better than ever going into its 14th year. The stars will be in the building including a few from Stranger Things and Barry Bostwick along with cosplayers, music and more. It starts Friday and runs through Sunday.
PXG Womenโs Match Play Championship | River City Live
64 of the best rising star professional female golfers in the world will play in a first of its kind two-week event at World Golf Village. The series will feature one 54-hole stroke-play tournament the first week at King & Bear, followed by a Match-Play event the following week at Slammer & Squire, culminating with the crowning of the winners under the spire of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Jacksonville Tattoo Convention This Weekend | River City Live
The Jacksonville Tattoo Convention returns to the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village for its 17th installment.ย This family friendly event will have a convention center filled with local and national artists along withย food vendors and fun events for kids.ย Attendees can meet some of their favorite names and possibly have work done in the moment.ย Rance spoke with event coordinator Bert Simmons to find out what people can expect from this weekendโs event.
Tornado watches expire for NE Fla., SE Ga.
The tornado watch remains in effect for the following counties through 10 p.m.:Northeast Florida:Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Columbia County through 4:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee counties through 4:15 p.m.๐ช Tornado warning issued for supercell moving into Suwannee county. UPDATE 2:37 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Putnam County through 3:15 p.m. Here's a closer look at the area affect by the Tornado Warning just issued for Putnam county.
Chris Kirk wins Korn Ferry Tours King & Bear Classic
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Chris Kirk won the Korn Ferry Tours King & Bear Classic on Saturday at World Golf Village, a year after taking a leave of absence from the PGA Tour to fight alcohol abuse and depression. On Sunday, fellow PGA Tour player Luke List won at Dyes Valley Course at the TPC Sawgrass. Since returning to competition at Mayakoba, Kirk has missed missed cuts in five of seven PGA Tour starts. He tied for 60th last week at Colonial in the Charles Schwab Challenge, site of his last PGA Tour win five years ago,Lower closed with a 66. Joseph Bramlett (64) and Will Zalatoris (68) tied for third at 23 under.
Severe storms moving in Saturday night
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern St. Johns County in northeastern Florida... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 904 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crescent Beach, or 11 miles south of Saint Augustine, moving northwest at 35 mph. * Locations impacted include... Saint Augustine, World Golf Village, Saint Augustine Beach, Marineland, Vilano Beach, South Ponte Vedra, Crescent Beach, Saint Augustine Shores, Butler Beach and Saint Augustine South. Flood Warning is in effect for Southwestern Clay County and Northwestern Putnam County until 1215 AM EDT. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Palatka, Interlachen, Bardin, Florahome, Georges Lake, Hollister, Bostwick, Carraway, Mannville and Putnam Hall.
Weather wonder: Thunderhead spotted in Northeast Florida
Many of you sent News4Jax videos and photos of a lightning cloud Thursday night. We received emails from viewers near the World Golf Village area, St. Augustine and Elkton in St. Johns County, Palakta and East Palatka in Putnam County and Orange Park in Clay County. Posted by Kristi Nixon Griffith on Thursday, May 21, 2020Well, News4Jax Chief Meteorologist John Gaughan says it was a thunderhead" cumulonimbus cloud. It wasnt always a single cell, but, man, the lightning was just frequent and intense. A lot of dry air surrounding that thunderhead, and that led to a lot of static electricity and, of course, the form of static electricity we see in the skies of red this time of year is a form of lightning.
Buc-ee's unlikely to open near World Golf Village until 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - When Buc-ees indicated in February it was moving forward with a new location near World Golf Village, the hope was to break ground sometime over the past few months. Now the gas station isnt expected to open its doors for at least another year and a half. Yusuf Ali, who lives in World Golf Village, thought the 2020 timeline was unrealistic from the start. "You know, it's a gas station, who's excited about a gas station? There is no need for a (fourth) gas station in the (World Golf Village) area, Cynthia Colalillo, one of the petitioners signers, said.