The festivities surrounding the City of Jacksonville’s Christmas tree lighting begin at 5 p.m., and at 5:30, News4JAX will have LIVE coverage from James Weldon Johnson Park, with a special appearance from Olympians like Poe Pinson, Ryan Murphy, and Caeleb Dressel.

The City of Fernandina Beach will host a homecoming parade Friday to celebrate Olympic skateboarder Poe Pinson, who placed fifth in the Women’s Street final at the Paris Olympics.

The City of Fernandina Beach will host a homecoming parade Friday to celebrate Olympic skateboarder Poe Pinson, who placed fifth in the Women’s Street final at the Paris Olympics.

The 2024 Olympics in Paris are right around the corner and the area has a handful of athletes who are headed to compete. Here’s a look at the athletes who were born or attended high school or college here who have qualified for the Olympics and Paralympics.

Rance connected with skateboarder Poe Pinson while learning about the skatepark activations planned in Fernandina Beach.  He discovered that she missed an opportunity to go to the 2020 Olympics due to extenuating circumstances.  At the time of the conversation, qualifying for the 2024 Olympics hadn't really launched, but they talked about her goals to fulfill that dream.  The River City Live family decided to re-air that interview after learning that Poe will be representing the U.S.A. , Fernandina Beach and Jacksonville in Paris in just a few weeks.  Support your locals doing big things!   IG:  poepinson

Poe Pinson, 19, from Fernandina Beach, just returned from competing in the May 16 to May 19 Street Skateboarding finals during the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China.