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The votes have been counted, the results are in! Here are the winners. (Tell us what you think.)

 
County Commissioner District 1

Albert J. Abbatiello- 33.44 percent

Cyndi Stevenson- 66.56 percent

County Commissioner District 3

Mark P. Miner- 51.35 percent

Ben Rick- 48.65 percent

County Commissioner District 5

Randy Brunson- 36.01 percent

Ken Bryan- 42.05 percent

Gary McMahon- 21.93 percent

 
State Attorney

RJ Larizza- 61.33 percent

John Tanner- 38.67 percent

The FCAT grades for St. Johns County were just released. Click here to view the grades for all schools in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. Here's how the St. Johns County schools in the area scored:

Elementary

Crookshank Elementary-A

Cunningham Creek Elementary-A

Durbin Creek Elementary-A

Hickory Creek Elementary-A

Julington Creek Elementary-A

Ketterlinus Elementary-A

Marjorie K Rawlings-Ponte Elementary-A

Mill Creek Elementary-A

Ocean Palms Elementary-n/a

A Julington Creek Plantation man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography by computer. He also has to forfeit his home and pay restitution.

Investigators raided the home of Darrell Mark Krause last year and seized his computer and three external hard disk drives that contained 17,100 digital photos and 1,400 videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr. this week sentenced Krause, 42, to the prison term to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. Krause was ordered to pay $3,220 in restitution to one of his victims depicted in his pornographic images. He also agreed to forfeit his St. Johns County home at 292 Maplewood Drive to the federal government because he used it to commit the offense.

We need your help. This week we are hunting the elusive apostrophe — you know, the one at the end of St. John's. Oh, that's right, there isn't one. Ever wonder why not?

For the next issue of My St. Johns Sun, we'll be focusing on the missing apostrophe, examples of it cropping up in places where perhaps it shouldn't, and the reasons why it is no longer part of the official names of either the river or the county.

If you know any amusing antecdotes about the apostrophe, or are versed in its history, please share them with us. If you or someone you know is a member of the grammar police and think the apostrophe needs to return, we'd love to hear from you.

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St. Johns County high school football fans: your show has arrived. Join us for the inaugural episode of The Playbook

We will debut a new episode every Friday morning, previewing up-coming games, and reviewing last week's biggest hits.

Stayed tuned this season for the most complete St. Johns County football coverage.

Straight Talk is a one-hour televised forum with a special focus for middle school students presented by the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, in partnership with the Jacksonville media, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy to be aired during National Teen Pregnancy Prevention month. The purpose of the program is to promote thoughtful discussion, improved parent/child communication and encourage responsible behavior.