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Clay County Bishop Marvin C. Zanders II speaks Dec. 31, 2025, with a group of other regional faith, education and civic leaders. | Livestream of news conference

Criticism grows over racial remarks by Clay School Board member

Community leaders spoke out Wednesday against racial comments by School Board member Robert Alvero.…

By Michelle Corum

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Jacksonville native Antonio Clary celebrates Virginia's win in the 81st TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at EverBank Stadium. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Sandalwood grad Antonio Clary caps off collegiate career with Gator Bowl win

The Jacksonville native helped the University of Virginia win the 2025 Gator Bowl in his final collegiate game.…

By Will Brown

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(From left) Leila Warren, Jayden Giselle Register and Eiana Claire Nova are three of six Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students selected as 2026 YoungArts honorees. | Submitted

December 24, 2025

BIT OF JOY | 2026 YoungArts honorees

Six students from Jacksonville’s Douglas Anderson School of the Arts are 2026 YoungArts honorees.…

By Heather Henderson

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Merrill Road Elementary is one of two schools that remain on Mater Academy's list for Schools of Hope. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

December 23, 2025

Only Merrill Road Elementary, Fort Caroline Middle eyed as Schools of Hope

Mater Academy has narrowed its list of 25 buildings to two intended for Schools of Hope in Duval.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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December 23, 2025

BIT OF JOY | St. Johns Reads

The “One Book, One Community” celebration, part of the St. Johns County Library’s St. Johns Reads program, begins in January.…

By Heather Henderson

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Two of the JTA’s autonomous NAVI shuttles are parked on North Georgia Street on June 27, 2025. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

December 23, 2025

JTA wants to know what’s on your mind

JTA will have a series of meetings next month to explain plans and solicit feedback from the community.…

By Heather Henderson

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Raines football coach Donovan Masline receives a key to the City of Jacksonville during a Dec. 18, 2025 celebration at Raines High School. The Vikings went 14-0 and claimed the FHSAA Class 3A championship with a 23-22 win over Miami Northwestern. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

December 22, 2025

PHOTO ESSAY | Will Brown’s favorite images of 2025

Jacksonville Today’s Will Brown shares his favorite photos from Jacksonville in 2025.…

By Will Brown

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December 22, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Edible St. Augustine Lighthouse

A replica of the St. Augustine Lighthouse made of canned food won a big prize for charity.…

By Heather Henderson

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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

December 19, 2025

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

Picolata was once a river crossing and the site of a Spanish fort, but much of the settlement is gone.…

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

December 19, 2025

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

December 19, 2025

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

December 19, 2025

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.

December 18, 2025

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

December 18, 2025

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

December 18, 2025

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

December 18, 2025

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

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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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