🌱 Patch AM: Why a Ponte Vedra Beach family’s name now greets Ole Miss fans

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Ponte Vedra Beach family’s name now greets Ole Miss fans
• Could Ponte Vedra Beach’s Ryker Kemp end up closer to home?

Also on today's calendar: St. Augustine Community Chorus Christmas Concert and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 66, low: 59.
• Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 72 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MacAdams Gift Names Gate 30 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (thelocalvoice.net) — A Ponte Vedra Beach couple, Kristen and Nat MacAdams, have made a major gift to the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation, earning their family name on Gate 30 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The longtime University of Mississippi alumni, now raising four children and working in finance and accounting, say the donation reflects their deep personal ties and game-day memories in Oxford.
   

• Gator fans should track these Utah players now that Whittingham is stepping away (hailfloridahail.com) — One Utah defensive end to watch for Gator fans is Ryker Kemp, a Florida Class 5A All-State first-teamer from Ponte Vedra Beach who redshirted in 2025. As Utah’s coaching change unfolds and the transfer portal opens, he’s among several Florida natives whose next move could draw interest from the University of Florida.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ponte Vedra Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• PUSSER'S BAR & GRILLE PONTE VEDRA BEACH RESTAURANT
  Pusser's Bar & Grille Ponte Vedra Beach Restaurant, 816 Highway, A1A N, Ponte Vedra Beach
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• MUMFORD Academy of Irish Dance
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Martial Arts Class
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  4:45 pm

Friday December 19

• VPIZZA event
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  1:00 pm
• Paul Lundgren Band
  Pusser's Bar & Grille Ponte Vedra Beach Restaurant , 816 Highway A1A N , Ponte Vedra Beach
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Branches of Christ Church
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  2:00 pm
• Apex Theatre Studio Presents: A Christmas Carol
  Ponte Vedra Concert Hall , 1050 A1A N , Ponte Vedra Beach
  2:00 pm
• St. Augustine Community Chorus Christmas Concert
  Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine , 38 Cathedral Pl , St. Augustine
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Palm Valley Farmers Market
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  10:00 am
• Martial Arts Class
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  4:45 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Community Yoga
  Bull Memorial Park & Adele Grage Cultural Center , 716 Ocean Boulevard , Atlantic Beach
  9:00 am
• MUMFORD Academy of Irish Dance
  Palm Valley Community Association Center , 148 Canal Blvd. , Ponte Vedra Beach
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Job post summary
  Date posted: December 14, 2025 Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour Job description: Job Overview Vincenzo’s Cucina, a beloved family-owned Italian… (Nextdoor The Plantation)

• Marriott International posted a job opening for Housekeeping Attendant in Ponte Vedra Beach. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Jacksonville Beach

• ‘He's trying to bite my fingers off!': Police report details violent altercation at Jax Beach (news4jax.com)
• Doubleheader rocket launches from Florida, watch from the Treasure Coast (tcpalm.com)
• Jacksonville police seek out other potential victims after rapist sentenced to prison (firstcoastnews.com)

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