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Compare the candidates | NOV. 3 DUVAL COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

Duval County voter guide | Compare the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.…

By Jacksonville Today

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Compare the candidates | NOV. 3 ST. JOHNS COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

St. Johns County Voter Guide | Compare the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.…

By Jacksonville Today

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Compare the candidates | NOV. 3 CLAY COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

Clay County voter guide | Compare the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.…

By Jacksonville Today

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Mary Blocker-Williams, left, is the President of the AFSCME Local 1328. She is joined by Lindsay Stephens, a registered nurse and vice president of AFSCME Local 1781 during an Oct. 14, 2026 demonstration outside UF Health's campus in Brentwood. The two unions have accused UF Health Jacksonville of Unfair Labor Practices in a grievance filed with the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 18 of this year. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Hospital workers’ union files labor grievance against UF Health amid contract talks

The AFSCME Local 1328 and Local 1781 filed an Unfair Labor Practice grievance against UF Health amid stalled contract negotiations.…

By Will Brown

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Compare the candidates | NOV. 3 NASSAU COUNTY VOTER GUIDE

Nassau County Voter Guide | Compare the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot with our Candidate Comparison Tool.…

By Jacksonville Today

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THE JAXSON | Primo Carnera’s Jacksonville knockout: A Forgotten Night in 1930

When future heavyweight champion Primo Carnera boxed in Jacksonville in 1930, the city stood in the center of the ring.…

By Jerry Urso

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Bus service at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority has been reduced and changed to reduce costs amid a $39 million budget shortfall. | Bill Bortzfield, WJCT News

City Council approves $30M gas tax loan to stop JTA ‘death spiral’

The emergency legislation approves a no-interest loan to stabilize JTA financially amid a $39 million budget shortfall.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Basketball Hall of Fame center and Jacksonville University graduate Artis Gilmore announced he will run for Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 inside the Duval County Supervisor of Elections. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore announces Jacksonville City Council bid

Artis Gilmore announced he will challenge incumbent Republican Nick Howland for a seat on the Jacksonville City Council.…

By Will Brown and Mike Mendenhall

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A closeup view of the planned 125,000-square-foot Museum of Science & History. | MOSH

Players Championship donates $1M toward new MOSH

The Players Championship is donating $1 million toward the new Museum of Science & History planned on the Northbank. The…

By Randy Roguski

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St. Johns County voters will be asked in November about potentially paying a little extra to fund land conservation. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

St. Johns organizations weigh in on conservation tax measure

St. Johns County voters will decide whether the government should spend more money to support conservation.…

By Noah Hertz

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Jacksonville police investigate an officer-involved shooting on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2026, on Mar Vic Lane near Dunn Avenue. | News4Jax

Jacksonville police kill armed woman after she shoots at them

The shooting was the 15th this year involving the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, compared with 17 all of last year.…

By Dan Scanlan

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A third-floor view looking down on the food court and new concourse under construction at Jacksonville International Airport.

October 9, 2026

New concourse nears completion at Jacksonville International Airport

Concourse B, with new restaurants and six new gates, is expected to open in late January.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Edward Waters University President A. Zachary Faison announced Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, that the university will have $33 million in capital projects over the next 24 months. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

October 9, 2026

Edward Waters announces it will build first on-campus dorms since 1982

Edward Waters University announced it secured financing from the Rice Capital Asset Program.…

By Will Brown

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A graphic novel adaptation of the literary classic "1984" was one of four books removed from Duval Schools' libraries at October's School Board meeting. | Kailyn Mallicoat, special to Jacksonville Today

October 8, 2026

Duval Schools removes more books, including ‘1984’ graphic adaptation

Two Jodi Picoult novels and a book by Stephen King will be removed, along with the “1984” adaptation.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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The St. Augustine Airport, which is overseen by the St. Johns County Airport Authority. | St. Augustine Airport

October 8, 2026

Elections come at turning point for St. Johns Airport Authority

Airport Authority candidates want to put controversy behind them and regain the public’s trust.…

By Noah Hertz

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The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Courthouse is in Daytona Beach. | Gamweb, Wikimedia Commons

October 8, 2026

NOV. 3 VOTER GUIDE | Fifth District Court of Appeal judge retention

The Fifth District Court of Appeal reviews decisions made by lower courts in the Jacksonville area and beyond. Three judges…

By Elizabeth Caldwell

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October 8, 2026

Clay Hill man jailed after reports he waved AR-15 rifle beside road

Open carry is generally allowed in Florida, but not threatening people with an assault rifle.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Jackson volleyball coach Rochelle Strowder provided each of the five seniors on the 2026 team with a gift box after their Senior Night victory over Ed White on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left: Jazmine Kelly, Brayla Hill, Davita Kelly, Natalia Hamilton and Skyler Mitchell. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

October 8, 2026

Andrew Jackson volleyball program found sisterhood through sports

The volleyball program ended the regular season with a pair of victories after a racially fraught incident in Nassau County…

By Will Brown

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Wasabi Con this year includes a cosplay competition. | Wasabi Con via Facebook

October 7, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Wasabi Con; Arlington Mod home tour

The Wasabi Con anime festival in Downtown Jax and “Jacksonville’s grooviest home tour” in Arlington are What to Do this…

By Amy Garrett

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City Council Member Tyrona Clark-Murray addresses the School Board on March 3, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

October 7, 2026

Jacksonville City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray appeals suspension from teaching job

Tyrona Clark-Murray was suspended without pay for 10 days but says she’ll appeal the decision to the state.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler has died at age 87. | Chandler family

October 7, 2026

Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler dies at 87

Gwendolyn Chandler was the city’s first Black professional librarian at the Haydon Burns Main Library.…

By Dan Scanlan

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The JAX Chamber in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record

October 7, 2026

JAX Chamber comes out against Amendment 3 tax referendum

The chamber said Florida needs more comprehensive tax reform to benefit everyone, not just homeowners.…

By Randy Roguski

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October 7, 2026

THE JAXSON | The oak tree that remembers Black Bottom

Much of the Jacksonville neighborhood known as Black Bottom has disappeared from the landscape.…

By Jerry Urso

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Thrifted furniture, some of it gifted by friends, and local art fill the Downtown high rise apartment of Haley Wright | Cole LoCurto

October 7, 2026

BOLD SPACES | Downtown advocate’s high-rise oasis is a local-art-filled Pink Pony Club

In the heart of Jacksonville’s Downtown, an apartment filled with local art, Dolly Parton ephemera and plenty of pink.…

By Matt Shaw and Cole LoCurto

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