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Picolata is a small community along the St. Johns River in west St. Johns County. The area's history goes back centuries, but very little physical evidence remains of forts and other structures that once stood. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

You may not know Picolata, but this couple is trying to preserve it

Picolata, in St. Johns County, was once a river crossing and the site of a fort, but much of the…

By Noah Hertz

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Justin Golden stands with attorney Kenneth Williams as he is sentenced to 30 years in prison in his baby's death. | News4Jax

Dad gets 30 years for running over baby and killing him

Justin Golden admitted he put his 8-month-old baby on the road but said he did not intend to kill him.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Raines football players are all smiles during a school pep rally to celebrate the undefeated Vikings on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Raines football champions celebrated with pep rally and parade

A parade to honor the William M. Raines football program will begin at Lonnie Miller Park at 9 a.m. Saturday.…

By Will Brown

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This sign now shows the planned location of the new eighth-mile Hicken Power Dragstrip at Callahan Speedway. | Image in Time Photography

Drag strip starts construction, the first track since 2017

Racing could begin in May or June at the new drag strip at Callahan Speedway, next to a go-kart complex.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Jacksonville skyline as seen from the Southbank in November 2024.

Moving to Jacksonville? 10 to-do’s for new residents | JAX TODAY GUIDE

Moving to Jacksonville, Florida? Here are 10 to-do’s for new Jacksonville residents.…

By Tracy Sadeghian

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A student from Fort Caroline Elementary sits in the district's new 3D printing lab on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

New 3D printing lab lets students explore engineering

Duval Schools students test-drive technology like 3D printing and learn real-world skills at the district’s STEM center.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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The entrance to the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, which just received a $3.5 million bequest from the estate of the late Betsy Lovett. | Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

Cummer Museum receives one of its biggest gifts ever

The estate of philanthropist Betsy Lovett has bequested $3.5 million to the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Local musician Joe Starkey died Dec. 10, 2025, in a road rage incident. | Family photo

Attorney demands justice in musician’s road rage death

Joe Starkey was shot death Dec. 10 in an incident that his attorney calls a road rage homicide.…

By Michelle Corum

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Mayor Donna Deegan (third from left) with the team who won the second Jax Litter League challenge | Wes Lester, city of Jacksonville

December 18, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jax Litter League winners

A team from the Northside won the 2nd Jax Litter League contest.…

By Heather Henderson

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Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico taking the oath of office in June 2025. | City of Jacksonville

December 18, 2025

After contentious 6 months, City Council VP and mayor pitch unity

Political observers note a particularly contentious second half of 2025 between City Council leaders and the mayor’s office.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Rendering of Sulzbacher Enterprise Village, to be completed by the end of 2026. | Sulzbacher

December 18, 2025

#AskJAXTDY l When will Sulzbacher hire for manufacturing jobs?

Enterprise Village will include manufacturing and jobs training that will be open to the community.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Land within the Coastal Headwaters Longleaf Forest Florida Forever Project will be protected in Escambia County. | Lauren Yoho, Wildpath

December 17, 2025

State will protect 2,060 acres in Putnam County

The $5.6 million expenditure is part of $27 million approved statewide to protect 21,500 acres.…

By Randy Roguski

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December 17, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Vinegar at Spinster Abbott’s; Holiday Disco Market; Luminaria

A show by the band Vinegar in St. Augustine; a holiday disco market in Springfield; and the Riverside/Avondale Luminaria are…

By Amy Garrett

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A Duval Schools sign hangs on a fence at Long Branch Elementary, one of the district's planned school closures. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

December 17, 2025

City Council members ask for voice on school closures

Council members Ju’Coby Pittman and Jimmy Peluso say school closures have implications beyond the school district.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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Jaguars nose tackle DaVon Hamilton is all smiles with 9-year-old Jayden Parker during the team's annual Shop with a Jaguar event on Monday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

December 17, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Shop with a Jaguar

Jacksonville Jaguars players brought joy to kids at the annual Shop with a Jaguar event this week.…

By Heather Henderson

Featured image for “Brooks Rehabilitation embarks on $68M expansion”

An artist's rendering of the planned expansion of Brooks Rehabilitation's Orange Park outpatient facility. | Brooks Rehabilitation

December 16, 2025

Brooks Rehabilitation embarks on $68M expansion

Brooks Rehabilitation will expand its Southside, Mandarin and Orange Park sites beginning next year.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Florida Rep. Kim Kendall, center, says she wants to see changes in a controversial state development law. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

December 16, 2025

St. Johns lawmaker backs changes to development bill

Rep. Kim Kendell says the state shouldn’t be dictating how local officials can regulate development.…

By Noah Hertz

Featured image for “THE JAXSON | Fairfield: You’ve probably driven through it but never knew”

Fairfield saw the demolition of entire blocks of homes for construction of expressways and the Matthews Bridge.

December 16, 2025

THE JAXSON | Fairfield: You’ve probably driven through it but never knew

Tucked along the western bank of the St. Johns River, just northeast of Downtown Jacksonville, the neighborhood of Fairfield holds…

By Ennis Davis

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People sign a poster remembering murder victims during a MAD DADS march in November 2024. | MAD DADS

December 16, 2025

MAD DADS dissolves, but senior member says it will return

MAD DADS filed paperwork to dissolve itself, but the group may return in a new form with a new board.…

By Dan Scanlan

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The River City Readers bookmobile brings free books to kids in Jacksonville. | Cummer Museum

December 16, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Family Literacy Night at the Cummer

The Cummer Museum will host a Family Literacy Night from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.…

By Heather Henderson

Featured image for “Mike Weinstein appointed as chief administrative officer”

Mike Weinstein speaks about the Jacksonville Jaguars Stadium of the Future in May 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

December 15, 2025

Mike Weinstein appointed as chief administrative officer

Mayor Donna Deegan promoted Weinstein, a longtime local official, to the city’s top appointed position.…

By Mike Mendenhall

Beth Sweeny will serve as St. Augustine Beach's mayor through 2026. | Submitted, Beth Sweeny

December 15, 2025

Meet the new mayor of St. Augustine Beach

St. Augustine Beach officials elevated Beth Sweeny from the position of vice mayor. Hear her priorities in the new position.…

By Noah Hertz

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More than 90 people took the oath of citizenship during halftime of yesterday's contest between the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

December 15, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Naturalization ceremony

Nearly 100 people became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony during Sunday’s Jaguars game.…

By Heather Henderson

Featured image for “JTA drops fares on buses and autonomous shuttles”

A bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville on March 1, 2024. | Carter Mudgett, Jacksonville Toda7y

December 15, 2025

JTA drops fares on buses and autonomous shuttles

Riding NAVI will be free again, and fares on buses will fall temporarily.…

By Jacksonville Today

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