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Former Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll addressed the Duval County Coalition of Black Republicans on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Jacksonville's San Jose community. Her remarks focused on faith, family and freedom ahead of the 2024 presidential election. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Black conservatives look to grow their ranks in Jacksonville

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for…

By Will Brown

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Wells Fargo to lay off 74 in Jacksonville

The company said it will exit the global operations business unit and lay off employees at an office on Philips…

By Mark Basch - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Jacksonville's chief resilience officer, Anne Coglianese, works at her desk.

#AskJAXTDY | Does the city’s resilience office have any power?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks whether the city’s Office of Resilience is purely advisory and is City Hall listening?…

By Dan Scanlan

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Baptist Health plans to develop a medical campus in the Silverleaf community of St. Johns County including this freestanding emergency department. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Baptist Health campus under review for Silverleaf

The medical campus would open in early 2026 with an emergency room, office space, maintenance building and later a helipad.…

By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record

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The Florida Supreme Court.

Florida Supreme Court asked to reject abortion statement

Floridians Protecting Freedom contends a statement that will appear on the ballot with Amendment 4 is inaccurate and political.…

By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

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Back-to-school sales tax ‘holiday’ is ready to start

Floridians can save on clothes, school supplies, computers and more beginning Monday.…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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Nadine Ebri answers questions during a District 1 School Board forum on July 25, 2024. | Jacksonville Public Education Fund/screenshot

Duval School Board District 1 forum: Ebri alone as Ricardo calls out sick

Nadine Ebri was one of five Teacher of the Year finalists in Duval County in 2020-21. Tony Ricardo taught at Andrew…

By Megan Mallicoat

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1,100 fewer Duval students qualify for buses this school year

Previously, the district bused all students who lived outside a mile-and-a-half radius of their assigned school.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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A. Philip Randolph, one of the chairmen for the March On Washington, stands in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial after a parade through the streets of the capital, Aug. 28, 1963.

Highway 17 North Heritage Trail celebrates local icons

The trail will preserve the legacies of Augusta Savage, A. Philip Randolph, and brothers James Weldon and J. Rosamond Johnson.…

By Will Brown

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Fans at last year's Enchantment Con gaze at a statue of a basilisk — a fictional serpent-like creature. | Enchantment Con

Enchantment Con will beguile Jax on Saturday

Enchantment Con will wrap together sci-fi, fantasy and cosplaying for lovers of all things fantastic.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Vote-by-mail ballots can be requested digitally in all 67 counties in Florida. l Tiffany Tertipes via Unsplash.

#AskJAXTDY l Can you really receive a digital vote-by-mail ballot?

A Jacksonville Today reader wants to know whether voters can receive a digital version of their vote-by-mail ballot.…

By Steven Ponson

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Sheriff T.K. Waters announces the arrest of a suspected serial rapist from the 1990s. State Attorney Melissa Nelson and other law enforcement staff joined Waters at a news conference Thursday, July 25, 2024. | News4Jax

Suspected serial rapist arrested after three decades

Advances in DNA testing led to the arrest of Calvin Dumas, 68. Police said he attacked women in their homes…

By Dan Scanlan

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Andrew Jackson's TayVion Lawson finishes beyond the outstretched arm of Raines' forward Zion Kemp during the 2024 Gateway Conference boys basketball tournament final on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. Lawson and the Tigers won 57-48. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

NIL deals approved for high school athletes

The Florida Board of Education allowed high school athletes to make money through endorsements and other kinds of deals.…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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The Cross Regions Group tower would be taller than the The Bank of America Tower about three blocks away. | Jacksonville Daily Record

New high-rise could become Jacksonville’s tallest building

Cross Regions Group is working with the Downtown Investment Authority on a condo tower next to Riverfront Plaza.…

By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Mixed Fillings Pie Shop is known for made-fresh-from-scratch pies.

Mixed Fillings Pie Shop is closing in Five Points

Owners said it was “time for a new chapter in our journey.” Preorders can still be placed for July and…

By Jonathan Lundy - News4Jax

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The Related Group is proposing a 25-story residential tower, a river-facing restaurant and a ship store at the site for the former River City Brewery on the Downtown Southbank. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Southbank high-rise headed to council

Jacksonville City Council will consider $58.79 million in incentives for The Related Group project.…

By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn walks out of the Bryan Simpson U.S. courthouse in Downtown Jacksonville after being convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud March 15, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Prosecutors seek years in prison for former JEA CEO

Aaron Zahn will be sentenced July 30 for conspiracy and wire fraud in a scheme to sell JEA.…

By Max Marbut - Jacksonville Daily Record

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#AskJAXTDY | Can a judicial candidate advertise herself as ‘conservative’?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders why a judicial candidate can advertise as a conservative in a nonpartisan race.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Mayor Donna Deegan announces the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board during a Pride Month event June 28, 2024, at City Hall. | city of Jacksonville

Members sought for first LGBTQ+ Advisory Board

Applications are open until Aug. 9 for the mayor’s inaugural LGBTQ+ Advisory Board…

By Dan Scanlan

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District 3 School Board incumbent Cindy Pearson speaks at the JPEF candidate forum on July 23. Opponent Becky Nathanson did not attend. | JPEF via web stream

Nathanson a no-show at Duval School Board District 3 candidate forum

Rebecca “Becky Nathanson” and Cindy Person are running to represent District 3 on the Duval County School Board.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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Holiday Harbor resident Molton Smith gestures down Hogpen Creek toward neighbors who initiated the creation of a new taxing district the he says is a surprise to many. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today

Intracoastal West residents face $4,500 annual tax that many say was a surprise

Opponents say what started as a petition to “explore” dredging Hogpen Creek for boating now threatens to price them out…

By Casmira Harrison

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Lawmakers did not identify which social media companies are affected by a ban for young children.

Here are the new rules on kids and social media

The state has published details about how it will carry out a new law aimed at keeping young children off…

By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

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The Laura Street Trio has been deteriorating for decades. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today

Is it time to discuss razing the Laura Street Trio?

Some City Council members say the option should be considered if it makes more sense than restoring the buildings.…

By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record

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An illustration shows the Rise Doro apartments. | Rise: A Real Estate Company

Jacksonville weighs incentives for Rise Doro rebuild

The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee voted Monday to advance legislation for $15.45 million in incentives…

By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record

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