Jacksonville native Angie Nixon celebrates winning the Democratic primary nomination for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Duval County Democratic Party Chair Lilly Leeds, (center) is flanked by Jacksonville City Council member-elect Moné Holder (left) and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon, following their victories on primary night, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Pay to park spots on South 7th Street in Fernandina Beach, marked with street signs and the QR code to access the system. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

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

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. | Susan Giles Wantuck, WUSF

Concrete culverts and pipes are part of a new artificial reef about 28 miles off the Mayport jetties, at what is called Harm’s Ledge. | Jacksonville Offshore Sport Fishing Club

Satellite photo of the Atlantic basin on Sunday, August 16, 2026.

Community members raise their hands at a School Board meeting on June 10, 2024, in a show of support for keeping Holiday Hill Elementary open. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

A homeless person sleeps on Bay Street in Downtown Jacksonville on Feb. 15, 2024. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

A vote-by-mail ballot in Duval County. | File photo, Jacksonville Today

The Fort George River off the Kingsley Plantation in North Jacksonville. | Florida History Online, University of North Florida

St. Johns County School Board District 1 candidates Kevin Allen and Beverly Slough. | Photos courtesy of the candidates

An illustration shows the Jacksonville Jaguars' "Stadium of the Future." | Jacksonville Jaguars

Will Lahnen, chair of Jacksonville City Council's Finance Committee, leads day one of the committee's budget review on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. | City of Jacksonville

A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. | David Goldman, AP file

"And Then There Were None" opens in Amelia Island this weekend. | Amelia Community Theatre

The Fish Island Preserve is a natural wildlife area within St. Augustine's city limits. The city owns a chunk of the 62-acre passive park. The state owns the rest. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

The shuttered Kings Trail Elementary site in the San Jose neighborhood is poised to be redeveloped by Dream Finders Homes into 110 houses.

A boat floats at the new Met Park Marina on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, with the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences under construction in the background. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Florida House of Representatives candidate Diana Jordan-Baldwin says she was attacked this week at a polling place in World Golf Village. | Photo courtesy of Diana Jordan-Baldwin

Tallahassee witnessed a partial solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. | Florida State University

In this file photo, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks to supporters and members of the media before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon. | Chris O'Meara, AP