The grand opening of Bass Pro Shops in St. Johns County is highlighting the region’s rapid growth.

Florida House District 18, which covers the northern half of St. Johns County, including Ponte Vedra Beach, Fruit Cove, World Golf Village, Vilano Beach, and neighborhoods in between, is an open seat in the 2024 elections. Republican Cyndi Stevenson, first elected to the House in 2015, can’t run again due to term limits.