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The St. Augustine Beach Hotel was instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement. | St. Johns Cultural Council
April 30, 2024

St. Augustine civil rights landmark wins $750,000 grant

Wade-ins at the St. Augustine Beach Hotel contributed to the passage of the national Civil Rights Act.…

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The Duval County jail. | Jacksonville Daily Record
April 30, 2024

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Sheriff T.K. Waters said investigators got a tip that corrections officer Kobe Collett was smuggling drugs into the jail.…

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More than 700 people watched as 40 people became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at First Coast High School. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 30, 2024

Jacksonville welcomes 40 new US citizens

More than 700 people watched as 40 people became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at First Coast High School.…

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Josue Galeano, 5, from Spring Park Elementary School, does imprint art on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at The Cummer Museum with help from volunteer Alisha Wood. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 30, 2024

Students, sculpture and fun come together at the Cummer

The Arts for All camp provides exceptional hands-on art experiences for students with differing abilities.…

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The University of North Florida will offer both graduate and undergraduate programs in fintech. | ML/Mikko Lemola/ Stock.Adobe.Com
April 30, 2024

UNF announces new fintech programs

The fintech programs will position students in one of Jacksonville’s most prominent economic sectors.…

Featured image for “Duval school district rebuffs pressure to end relationship with Jacksonville Public Library”
The Dallas Graham Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library is often filled with children from nearby Durkeeville, Grand Park and Moncrief Springs in the afternoon following the end of the school day. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 30, 2024

Duval school district rebuffs pressure to end relationship with Jacksonville Public Library

Amid the national “book ban” conversation, Duval school officials defended a longstanding connection with the Jacksonville Public Library.…

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Three EV race cars zip past a course worker Saturday, April 27, 2024, during a race at Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 29, 2024

EV racers from Florida zip around FSCJ course

With electric cars becoming more popular, automotive technology students race for fun and knowledge in the Electrathon of Florida.…

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Beach renourishment efforts started Monday, April 29, 2024, along Duval County's beaches. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
April 29, 2024

Beach renourishment begins along Duval shoreline

The beach restoration is the first in Duval County since 2019. The federal government pays the $32 million cost.…

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A leatherback turtle leaves Crescent Beach in St. Johns County. | St. Johns County.
April 29, 2024

Sea turtle nesting season begins this week

Local governments and environmental agencies are asking people to take precautions so nesting turtles aren’t deterred.…

Featured image for “Plant Vogtle Unit 4 goes online, providing power to JEA”
Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle Unit 4. | Georgia Power
April 29, 2024

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 goes online, providing power to JEA

JEA says about 13% of its customers’ power is now supplied from Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 in Waynesboro,…

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The Jaguars drafted LSU's Maason Smith, a defensive tackle, seen here at the NFL scouting combine in February. | (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
April 28, 2024

SPORTS | Did Jaguars get better in the draft?

The Jaguars’ draft looks good on one hand, but further inspection brings up some key questions.…

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April 26, 2024

Duval Schools apologizes for errors over arrested teacher

The district acknowledged that a teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts should have been removed his classroom immediately.…

Featured image for “Ponte Vedra Concert Hall to close one year for renovations”
The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, pictured this year. When it reopens next year, it will look different on the outside and will accommodate more people. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
April 26, 2024

Ponte Vedra Concert Hall to close one year for renovations

Work will begin soon on $11 million worth of renovations that will enlarge the stage and seating.…

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Audience members bow their heads in prayer Friday, April 26, 2024, as nine workers who died on the job last year in North Florida are remembered. Their names are displayed on cards on the empty row of chairs at the Northeast Florida Safety Council's Workers’ Memorial ceremony. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 26, 2024

Worker safety stressed as nine who died are honored

The Northeast Florida Safety Council says worker deaths are preventable with proper training and practices.…

Featured image for “JEA shines a light for people considering solar power”
These solar panels on David Byers' home in Springfield face the east and the morning sun. A matching set is installed on the western roof for the afternoon sunlight. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 26, 2024

JEA shines a light for people considering solar power

JEA has a new program, the Solar Concierge, that helps customers who want to add solar panels to their rooftops.…

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This was the plan for a fuel storage and rail depot on a 101-acre property in Dinsmore.
April 25, 2024

Fuel storage plan may track west, to a different neighborhood

Dinsmore residents managed to drive away a proposed bulk fuel storage yard, but the plan could pop up in another…

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The U.S. Justice Department building in Washington, D.C, | Alex Brandon, AP
April 25, 2024

Jacksonville man sentenced for hate crimes on Black women

Frederick Pierallini III pleaded guilty to accosting two Black women with a shotgun in separate hate crimes.…

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St. Augustine | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
April 25, 2024

St. Johns invites residents to learn about local government

The county is starting SJC 101, a citizen’s academy to educate people about how their government works.…

Featured image for “Jaxport gets federal grant to reduce truck emissions”
Trucks line up at Jaxport. | Jaxport
April 25, 2024

Jaxport gets federal grant to reduce truck emissions

The Talleyrand Marine Terminal is one of two port facilities in Florida that will share more than $8 million to…

Featured image for “OPINION | School closures? Blame charters, state government and ‘choice’”
Fishweir Elementary is one of the schools that a consultant has floated as potentially ripe for closure and consolidation.
April 24, 2024

OPINION | School closures? Blame charters, state government and ‘choice’

I ask you to write your state representative and state senator to seek limitations on what charters can do and…

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An image from a security camera shows someone inside the Firehouse Subs restaurant in San Marco. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
April 24, 2024

Windows smashed at 10 San Marco businesses

The smash-and-grab incidents caused about $29,000 in damage plus some stolen merchandise, police said.…

Featured image for “Roger Bansemer and Lynyrd Skynyrd join Florida Artists Hall of Fame”
Roger and Sarah Bansemer of St. Augustine work on a shot for their public television program "Painting and Travel with Roger and Sarah Bansemer." They are near the Portland Light historic lighthouse in Maine. | Roger Bansemer
April 24, 2024

Roger Bansemer and Lynyrd Skynyrd join Florida Artists Hall of Fame

Bansemer is renowned for his public television series “Painting and Travel with Roger and Sarah Bansemer.” Skynyrd is known as…

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Former Douglas Anderson School of the Arts teacher Jeffrey Clayton pleaded guilty to four counts on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 24, 2024

Former Douglas Anderson teacher pleads guilty

Jeffrey Clayton admitted to touching a teenage student and uttering romantic feelings about her.…

Featured image for “Newfangled roundabout planned in Murray Hill”
The Florida Department of Transportation is proposing a bean-shaped roundabout that crosses a railroad track in two spots and eliminates multiple traffic signals. | FDOT
April 24, 2024

Newfangled roundabout planned in Murray Hill

The Florida Department of Transportation plans an unusual bean-shaped roundabout with train tracks running through the middle of it.…