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JEA headquarters is at 225 N. Pearl St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
16 hours ago

JEA set to raise water and electric rates; hearing and vote Tuesday

The average customer’s combined water, sewer and electric bill would rise about $8 per month.…

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Traffic moves across the Buckman Bridge. | Google Maps
17 hours ago

Some Buckman Bridge lanes will close this weekend, but only overnight

Single southbound lanes of the Buckman will close from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.…

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An aerial image shows the next segment of the First Coast Expressway from U.S. 17 to Leonard C. Taylor Parkway south of Green Cove Springs. | Florida Department of Transportation
18 hours ago

Next segment of First Coast Expressway will open Monday in Clay County

The latest section of the expressway stretches from U.S. 17 to south of Green Cove Springs.…

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Students from Kreative Minds Academy received books about a secret seahorse, birds, and a moose and 20 mice as part of a literacy initiative from Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration on Jan. 9, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
20 hours ago

Jacksonville leaders identify solutions in early childcare gaps

The Jacksonville Early Learning Task Force suggested several steps to increase childcare access.…

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Sarah Bailey during the Saving Julington-Durbin Creek Peninsula Celebration in 2018. | Bailey Family
20 hours ago

St. Johns environmentalist Sarah Bailey celebrates 100th birthday

Sarah Bailey is an environmental activist, a past county commissioner and a St. Johns County icon.…

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The Duval County Supervisor of Elections office l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
21 hours ago

Duval changes some voting sites for August and November elections

Ten Duval County voting sites are changing. Two of them are temporary and the rest permanent.…

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Unredacted texts tie Carrico’s JEA board pick to Nassau teen center project

The State Attorney’s Office provided previously redacted text message in a response to a public records request for subpoenaed documents.…

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3 days ago

WHAT TO DO | Filipino Barrio Fiesta; Battle of Bloody Mose reenactment; Sunset concert

A celebration of Filipino culture in College Park, a reenactment of a Fort Mose battle in St. Augustine, and a…

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan announces the city's down payment assistance program for home ownership. Joining her March 7, 2026, are, from left, Joshua Hicks, the city's director of affordable housing; City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman; Adam Rigel, chief financial officer of JWB Real Estate Cos.; and city Housing and Community Development Chief Travis Jeffrey. They gathered in front of a house for sale in the 1400 block of 25th Street East. | David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union
3 days ago

Jacksonville sets aside 14 more sites to develop affordable housing

Applications will open this summer for nonprofits to pitch affordable housing projects on the properties.…

Featured image for “A tribute to Edgewood Bakery: Credit union brings another baker to site”
Arble Baking Co. co-founder Alonza Anderson talks about the business' part in the new credit union in the former Edgewood Bakery. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

A tribute to Edgewood Bakery: Credit union brings another baker to site

Community First Credit Union and Arble Baking Co. will be operate at the former Edgewood Bakery site.…

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U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville, says connections between his office, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan's office and the federal Environmental Protection Agency helped secure $6.7 million in funding to remove septic tanks from the Christobel community in Northwest Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 23, 2026

How the Christobel sewer project improves community connections

The Christobel Septic Tank Phase Out Project fulfills a longstanding infrastructure promise to Northwest Jacksonville.…

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Jacksonville City Council member Ron Salem grills JEA Managing Director and CEO Vickie Cavey during a City Council Special Investigatory Committee meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 23, 2026

JEA chief executive testifies in City Council workplace investigation

JEA CEO Vickie Cavey will likely be the last of the utility executives to testify in the investigation.…

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More backups like this are possible on the Buckman Bridge. | FDOT via News4Jax
June 18, 2026

Two lanes of Buckman Bridge will be closed again this weekend

Two northbound lanes will be closed as crews continue to replace the Buckman’s steel joints.…

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Police bodycam video shows ICE and Florida Highway Patrol officers arresting Jennifer Cruz on Jan. 13, 2026. | News4Jax
June 18, 2026

Jacksonville woman faces prison time for resisting immigration agents

Jennifer Susan Cruz scuffled with ICE agents and state troopers who were conducting immigration enforcement.…

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks at a town hall meeting. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
June 18, 2026

Deegan’s city budget could include record spending on police and fire

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking Mayor Donna Deegan for a $675.9 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.…

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Former Trout Creek Academy Principal Katherine O'Connell smiles with flowers she received from rapper Fetty Wap | News4Jax
June 17, 2026

St. Johns County principal sues over her removal in yearbook controversy

Principal Katherine O’Connell was placed on leave after rap lyrics appeared in the school’s yearbook.…

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The Melanin Market's Juneteenth Celebration, along A. Philip Randolph Blvd. on the Eastside, is one of its largest festivals of the year. | Submitted, Melanin Collaborative Group
June 17, 2026

Where to commemorate Juneteenth across Northeast Florida

Jacksonville and St. Augustine groups will observe the 160th anniversary of the first Juneteenth celebration.…

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JEA headquarters is at 225 N. Pearl St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 16, 2026

JEA employees happy on the job, but survey rates leadership lower

The survey polled 59% of JEA’s administrative and frontline workers as a City Council investigation continues.…

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Men joined in the fight to prevent domestic violence at the 16th annual Stand Up & Stride Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in Jacksonville in 2025. | Hubbard House
June 16, 2026

Hubbard House’s new initiative helps men prevent domestic violence

Hubbard House’s Not My City program aims to help men prevent violence and become a positive influence.…

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Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP
June 16, 2026

St. Johns County is latest to consider moratorium on data centers

County Commissioner Ann Taylor said moratoriums in other counties make St. Johns a “sitting duck” for a data center.…

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Elizabeth Caldwell interviews a protester June 9, 2025, outside City Hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Protesters were opposing the deployment of the Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles. | Mike Simons
June 15, 2026

Hello, I’m Elizabeth Caldwell, Jax Today’s new investigative reporter

I’m a Fort Myers native who traveled to every continent on Earth before landing in Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Who gets the money from Duval school bus tickets?”
Cameras on Duval County school buses will capture images of people passing illegally. | Nancy Guan, WUSF
June 15, 2026

#AskJAXTDY | Who gets the money from Duval school bus tickets?

Duval Schools ticketed thousands of drivers last month for passing school buses illegally. See where the money went.…

Featured image for “Civil rights rabbi to visit St. Augustine, 60-plus years after his arrest with MLK”
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a rally at St. Paul AME Church in St. Augustine on June 11, 1964. | AP
June 15, 2026

Civil rights rabbi to visit St. Augustine, 60-plus years after his arrest with MLK

Rabbi Allen Secher is the last surviving rabbi in a group arrested for protesting segregation.…

Featured image for “LaVilla heritage trail is unveiled at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park”
From left, Jacksonville City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman, Mayor Donna Deegan and urban planner Ennis Davis observe one of the heritage markers that were placed as part of the LaVilla Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing Heritage Trail. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 12, 2026

LaVilla heritage trail is unveiled at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park

The LaVilla trail features 22 markers that celebrate history and culture within the Downtown Jacksonville community.…