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September 15, 2023

Just in time, EverBank name goes up on Jags’ stadium

Signs beaming the stadium’s new name — EverBank Stadium — were going up Friday, two days before the Jaguars’ first home game of the season.

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June 8, 2023

New Duval jail is priority for incoming City Council president

City Councilman Ron Salem said there’s been discussion of moving the jail to the Northside or Cecil Field.

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May 12, 2023

Mother of Tristyn Bailey’s killer gets 30 days in jail

Crystal Smith, the mother of Aiden Fucci, was charged with tampering with evidence after a video showed her washing blood from his pants.

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May 8, 2023

Mediator sides with teachers in St. Johns County

Teachers said a pay raise proposed by the district was not enough, especially in a county with a high cost of living.

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April 24, 2023

Teacher negotiations stall again in St. Johns County

Pay and bonuses remain a point of contention as the two sides submit their proposals to a mediator.

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January 19, 2023

St. Johns County teachers take hard line on pay

Teachers plan to protest their pay by working only 7.5 hours a day, the amount of time they’re paid for.

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November 28, 2022

Airplane flies Confederate banner over TIAA Bank Field

Before the start of the Jacksonville Jaguars game on Sunday, an airplane flew over TIAA Bank Field with a banner in tow showing the Confederate flag. The banner also had a message: “PUT MONUMENTS BACK.” The group Save Southern Heritage (SSH) claimed responsibility for the message in a news release. Read the rest of this story at News4Jax, a Jacksonville

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November 23, 2022

St. Johns County teachers vote down pay raise because it wasn’t enough

St. Johns County teachers have rejected a proposed pay raise, with many saying the raise wasn’t big enough. The fact that the union rejected the proposal was historic. The St. Johns County teachers union has been around since 1975 and has never voted against a pay increase — until last week. While the St. Johns County School District consistently ranks

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November 21, 2022

Emotional T.K. Waters sworn in as Jacksonville sheriff

Sheriff-elect T.K. Waters took an oath of office Sunday afternoon, officially becoming the third person to hold the position in Duval County in just five months. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Bible Believers Baptist Church in Mandarin. After taking an oath, Waters became emotional as he thanked God and members of the church for helping him overcome hardships and

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October 18, 2022

Clay County sheriff’s lieutenant fired after second DUI charge

Clay County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Christopher Coldiron, arrested Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence, was fired Monday, a spokesman confirmed to News4JAX.. Coldiron was also arrested in December 2021 by FHP and accused of the same crime, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Coldiron was a patrol lieutenant with the Sheriff’s Office when he caused a crash in Bradford

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