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Shoppers are reflected as they walk by a TJ Maxx storefront in North Andover, Massachusetts, in May 2017. | Elise Amendola, AP
May 12, 2025

TJ Maxx will open Sunday in Jacksonville Beach

The store will open in the South Beach Regional shopping center. It will be the sixth TJ Maxx in the…

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Jacksonville City Hall | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 11, 2025

OPINION | Smoking gun? Firearm registry presents reputational challenge for Donna Deegan

Critics are calling it an illegal gun registry maintained at the behest of the mayor’s office. Who’s to blame?…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, was joined Friday, May 9, 2025, by Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, right, and local real estate expert Jordan Hooten at Gators BBQ on West Beaver Street. | Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis
May 9, 2025

DeSantis wants ‘accountability’ on City Hall gun registry

Florida’s governor says there needs to be accountability as the controversy deepens into Jacksonville gun registry issue.…

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A reenactor guards the battlements of the newly reconstructed Fort Mose | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 9, 2025

Centuries later, Fort Mose finally has a fort again

A reconstructed fort opened Friday at Fort Mose Historic State Park, site of the first settlement of freed Black slaves.…

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A closeup image of a Thor Guard Lightning Prediction System shows the multiple horns mounted under its rim. | Thor Guard
May 9, 2025

Strobes and horns alert Atlantic beachgoers to lightning risk

Two new lighting alert systems on Atlantic Beach predict when lightning strikes are imminent.…

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"The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band
May 9, 2025

Parker High grad retires as drum major of president’s Marine band

Jacksonville native Duane King was the 40th drum major since the Marine Band was created in 1798.…

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Parking attendant Valerie Frazier with her Mother's Day display | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
May 9, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jacksonville’s most festive parking garage

City parking attendant Valerie Frazier brings festive cheer to a parking garage in Downtown Jacksonville.…

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Shrimp are shown at Safe Harbor Seafood restaurant in Mayport on Tuesday,May 6, 2025. Michelle Corum/Jacksonville Today
May 8, 2025

Shrimp demand is growing, and tariffs could help local industry

Experts discussed the trends this week during a meeting in Mayport, part of a shrimping industry market study.…

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May 8, 2025

Mayport’s ferry is out of service for up to 3 months

The ferry’s boarding ramp needs repair after the ferry hit it Sunday night. The reason is still under investigation.…

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Clay County's first permanent supportive housing for veterans has opened in this classic home in Green Cove Springs. | Operation Lifeline Inc.
May 8, 2025

Veterans get a supportive home in Green Cove Springs

Clay County’s first supportive housing residence for veterans opened Thursday in a classic home on Spring Street.…

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The St. Johns Sheriff's Office's Detention Center Annex was once the county's jail. In the 1960s, civil rights activists like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were held there. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
May 8, 2025

St. Johns County backs off plan to demolish civil rights site

Activists sought to preserve the old jail where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was held after segregation protests.…

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Vivian Soto received her Certified Nursing Assistant pin during a ceremony Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Ascension St. Vincent Riverside. Soto says she plans to become a traveling nurse. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 8, 2025

Westside High students get early jump on medical careers

Students in the school’s medical magnet program will receive both diplomas and certifcation as nursing assistants.…

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IDEA River Bluff School in Arlington. | Google
May 8, 2025

Charter school teacher accused of abusing students

A kindergarten teacher at IDEA River Bluff School in Arlington faces five counts of child abuse.…

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State Sen. Tracie Davis, D-Jacksonville, recalls her 2011 abortion after sustaining an ectopic pregnancy. She spoke during a campaign event May 1, 2024, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 7, 2025

Q&A | Sen. Tracie Davis reflects on Democrats in Florida

The Jacksonville senator discusses legislating in the minority party, taxes, public schools and women’s health care.…

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Dean Black was Duval County GOP chairman when Republicans celebrated victories at the local and state levels on Nov. 5, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 7, 2025

Q&A | Rep. Dean Black says property tax reform will take time

As the Florida Legislature returns to session, the Republican lawmaker discusses taxes, charter schools, politics and more.…

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May 7, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Moonlight Movie; Sunflower & Tomato Festival; Indie Night

A free showing of Top Gun: Maverick. a family festival in St. Augustine and an indie music show in Fernandina…

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An entrance at the Entrepreneurship & Workforce Development Center in Brentwood. | Wes Lester, city of Jacksonville
May 7, 2025

Jacksonville opens first of 4 entrepreneur centers

The city bought the building in Brentwood after neighbors protested plans for a liquor store there.…

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The Duval County School Board votes on a change to remove mention of women- and minority-owned businesses in one of its policies on May 6, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today.
May 7, 2025

Duval Schools changes sex ed, employee conduct policies 

Teachers are now required to use only the district’s approved tools to contact students, plus other changes the school board…

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The new K9 at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is a year-old bloodhound named Pepper. | ElderSource
May 7, 2025

Now you can record a person’s scent in case they wander

A bloodhound at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will use the scent to track the missing person.…

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Looking north at Main Street from the Main Street Bridge during the 1950s. | National Archives Catalog
May 7, 2025

THE JAXSON | Streets of memory: Jacksonville’s forgotten urban commercial hubs

Once vital arteries of Jacksonville’s growth and cultural identity, here are four historic commercial corridors that have been forgotten and…

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David Carpenter will serve as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp manager for the 2025 season. Carpenter made more than 200 appearances in the majors as a pitcher for six different clubs. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 6, 2025

Jax Shrimp return to friendly confines of VyStar Park

The Jumbo Shrimp’s 21-12 record through six weeks is their best since becoming a Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins…

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A cigarette butt is shown on Jacksonville Beach after a smoking ban was enacted. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
May 6, 2025

Jax Beach bans smoking and vaping on the beach

Jacksonville Beach joined Atlantic and Neptune beaches in prohibiting smoking on the sand.…

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May 6, 2025

Students with disabilities connect with art at the Cummer

For 30 years, the museum has opened its doors for a unique hands-on program for exceptional education students.…

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Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, vice chairman of the NTSB.
May 6, 2025

Former Mayor Alvin Brown is out as NTSB vice chair

Brown was the latest of several Democrats that President Donald Trump has fired from federal agencies.…