The Jaguars statue outside EverBank Stadium. | Visit Jacksonville

An agriculture-themed mural adorns the side of a building along Hastings' historic Main Street. The mural was painted by artist Kelsey Montague in 2025. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Stuart Bell speaks at a commencement ceremony at the University of Alabama, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He stepped down at Alabama shortly after and is the lone finalist for the University of Florida presidency.

Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonsville, stages a sit-in at Gov Ron DeSantis' office on Friday, May 15, 2026. | Angie Nixon, Facebook

Treadmills in the new Perry Weather Heat Lab, part of the Korey Stringer Institute. | University of North FloridaInstitute’s new UNF satellite location include these treadmills. | UNF

Sailboats are moored on the Amelia River in Fernandina Beach's historic waterfront district. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

A person sets the lawn sprinkler to the proper setting. |

The $100 million Holon autonomous vehicle factory is planned in Eastport Exchange industrial park at 10145 Eastport Road in North Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident at the school’s campus April 17, 2025, in Tallahassee. | Kate Payne, AP

Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville staged a sit-in outside the office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. | Angie Nixon, Facebook

William M. Raines High School opened on Jan.y 25, 1965. It was named in honor of longtime local educator who was principal of segregated high schools before his death in 1950. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Darian “Jack” Jackson prepares to open two businesses — a cigar bar and a cheesesteak restaurant — May 15 at 11 N. Ocean St. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record

St. Johns County's key public transit offering is the Sunshine Bus, operated in partnership with the area Council on Aging. | St. Johns County Council on Aging

Atlantic basin satellite image.

State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, speaks with a megaphone on the House floor during a debate about a redistricting bill on April 29, 2026. | Mike Stewart, AP

Winn-Dixie Co's headquarters is on Jacksonville's Westside. | Jacksonville Daily Record

The city's Emancipation Day celebration is returning to Lift Ev'Ry Voice and Sing Park this Sunday.

An illustration shows the proposed beer garden and restaurant in Riverfront Plaza's second phase. Another restaurant is planned on the western end of Riverfront Plaza. | City of Jacksonville/Perkins & Will

Runners cross the finish line at a recent Ironman competition. | Ironman

The Shands Bridge, which will be closed from Friday to Sunday for maintenance. | Florida Department of Transportation

Work to stabilize the historic Edwin M. Stanton High School in LaVilla could soon resume after an $143,710 appropriation from the Jacksonville City Council. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

The new Riverfront Music Garden features walkways shaped like musical notes, plus a large clef-shaped central Riverwalk section. | City of Jacksonville