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THE JAXSON | Jacksonville’s 4 disasters (and recoveries)

This is the story of Jacksonville’s recovery from four major disasters. In James Weldon Johnson’s lifetime, Jacksonville suffered three major…

By Jack Gaillard - The Jaxson

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Congressional candidate LaShonda Holloway, center, holds a sign outside Jacksonville City Hall on Friday, May 22, 2026, denouncing any plans for a new jail facility in areas that were previously redlined. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

City Council decides not to rule out redlined neighborhoods for next jail

Jacksonville lawmakers voted down a bill recommending that the jail planning process exclude redlined areas of the city.…

By Mike Mendenhall and Will Brown

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September 27, 2022

OPINION | Eastside deserves national historic designation

The history and heritage of Jacksonville’s many Gullah Geechee descendants have been largely overlooked, with little recognition given to the…

By Ennis Davis

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