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May 8, 2023

Clay County woman takes national role with Moms for Liberty

Tia Bess of Clay County is the new national outreach director for Moms for Liberty.

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April 24, 2023

Trees could be swamped when water rises in Lake Geneva

Environmentalists fear a lakebed forest could be at risk when a new pipeline carries water from Black Creek to shrunken lakes in Keystone Heights.

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February 28, 2023

IT firm pays to outfit tech lab at Andrew Jackson High School

CSI Cos. spent about $300,000 to repurpose most of the school library and started mentoring a crop of young people.

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February 20, 2023

Parents sue JU and ex-coach over daughter’s suicide

Former track and cross country coach Ron Grigg is accused of berating and bullying Jacksonville University student Julia Pernsteiner.

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February 14, 2023

Jacksonville wants your thoughts on coping with climate change

Jacksonville policymakers — for the first time — are developing a resilience strategy to prepare for the effects of climate change.

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February 10, 2023

Jacksonville mayoral candidates share views at Interfaith Center

LeAnna Cumber, Donna Deegan and Audrey Gibson discussed crime, faith and culture wars during a forum at the Interfaith Center of Northeast Florida.

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February 8, 2023

First Coast homeowners eligible for storm erosion grants

Florida has begun taking applications for repairing coastal erosion from Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole in Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties.

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February 3, 2023

Few diversity changes necessary, FSCJ says

Officials who pledged to remove critical race theory from coursework and policies found almost nothing to change at Florida State College at Jacksonville.

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January 30, 2023

Black firefighters lose suit over Jacksonville’s shaving rules

Jacksonville firefighters challenged rules requiring them to be cleanshaven even if they had a condition called pseudofolliculitis barbae, or PFB.

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January 25, 2023

Land deal saves Little Tiger Island for conservation

Nearly a square mile of marsh and uplands facing Fernandina Beach’s historic waterfront is being preserved.

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