Janelle Cox, a Venetia Elementary parent, tells district officials she's looking forward to a rebuilt school at a community meeting on Sept. 29, 2026, as School Board member Reggie Blount and district COO Jim Culbert look on. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

The design for the rooftop lounge at Grafton & Fleck’s includes views of the beach community. | Charlene Shirk Public Relations

Henry Mack, as senior chancellor with Florida Department of Education, tours St. Petersburg College in February 2022. Mack was approved as Florida education commissioner on July 22, 2026. | St. Petersburg College, Facebook

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Florida International University call on the school to divest from Israeli military contractors. | Diego Perdomo, courtesy of WLRN.

The Floribunda show (seen here in 2024) returns this weekend to CoRK.

JEA's electric and water/sewer rate increases go into effect Oct. 1, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Currently, Duval Schools does not allow guns on school property. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Travelers approach the TSA security check at the Jacksonville airport on Sept. 30, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Inmates in the Duval County jail are among those awaiting transfer to a state hospital for mental health treatment, a lawsuit says. | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today

The JTA headquarters and regional transportation center.

Jacksonville Housing Authority headquarters Downtown. | News4Jax

This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Brian Wilker Orr, a Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts teacher, is facing multiple felony charges allegedly slapping a student on the buttocks and sending a disturbing email to students and school employees. | News4Jax

St. Augustine City Manager David Birchim was appointed in 2023. | City of St. Augustine

Italian American Club of Jacksonville members preparing a spaghetti dinner. They refused to reveal any details of the house recipe for meatballs and sauce | Hanna Raskin

JAXPORT officials said Sept. 28 that global economic conditions, including tariffs and a drought slowing Panama Canal traffic, have contributed to a 5% year-over-year decline in container tonnage and vessel calls. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Jacksonville City Council member Kevin Carrico says he will not run for reelection to launch an advisory firm with his wife Daysi Jacobson Carrico. | Alignment G

A rendering from 2023 shows early plans for the Jacksonville Armada's proposed Downtown stadium, which the club has yet to build. | Jacksonville Daily Record

The Florida Historic Capitol Museum and State Capitol in Tallahassee.

The St. Johns County Commission reversed course and denied two proposed developments that the board previously approved in August | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

A banner posted atop the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department's former training tower off I-10 shows opposition to Amendment 3 by the local Fraternal Order of Police and Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters unions. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The JEA board of directors appointed Jody Brooks as interim CEO on Sept. 25, 2026. | JEA