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Members of the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network toss signs up in the air while being escorted out of an October 22, 2024, Jacksonville City Council meeting. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
January 9, 2025

Decorum rules at Jax City Hall meetings could tighten

Finger snapping and sign waving would be added to the list of prohibited behaviors by the public, among other changes.…

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This aerial view shows the World Golf Hall of Fame at World Golf Village in St. Augustine. | Visit St. Augustine
January 9, 2025

IMAX’s future at World Golf could be clarified this month

County commissioners will discuss options for World Golf Village and the IMAX Theater when they meet Jan. 21.…

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PGA Tour Studios is adjacent to PGA Tour Headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach | Chris Condon, PGA tour
January 9, 2025

Advanced PGA Tour Studios opens in Ponte Vedra Beach

The 165,000-square-foot facility will produce all PGA Tour broadcasts around the world.…

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The Jacksonville fire department headquarters has been named for former Chief Gary France Keys Sr. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
January 9, 2025

Jacksonville names fire headquarters for late chief

The headquarters honors former Chief Gary France Keys Sr., who served in the department for 29 years.…

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January 9, 2025

Florida pronoun debate could shift to cities and counties

A Christian coalition wants to expand a law that restricts the use of personal pronouns in schools.…

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Electric race cars zip past a course worker on April 27, 2024, during an Electrathon race at Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
January 9, 2025

Electrathon racers will zip around FSCJ on Saturday

The Electrathan race series started in 1980 as a fun way to educate students about electric cars.…

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Fernandina Beach City Attorney Tammi Bach
January 9, 2025

Fernandina Beach commission fires city attorney

City Attorney Tammi Bach is the longest-serving charter officer and the highest-paid city employee.…

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January 9, 2025

Polar vortex chills temperatures statewide

Millions of Floridians are feeling the big chill this week after multiple cold fronts.…

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Talbots in St. Johns Town Center is closing. Marc Jacobs is coming to the space. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 8, 2025

Talbots closing at Town Center; Marc Jacobs on the way

Employees say Talbots will close Jan. 25 but other stores in the area will remain open.…

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The first Shake Shack in Jacksonville was at St. Johns Town Center. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
January 8, 2025

Jacksonville’s 2nd Shake Shack is coming to Jax Beach plaza

Shake Shack is shown on a site plan for the South Beach Regional shopping center in Jacksonville Beach.…

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January 8, 2025

Court restricts vehicle searches when police dog sniffs pot

The court threw out a search because the dog could not differentiate between medical marijuana and illegal pot.…

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Baptist Medical Center plans to expand its emergency department with a 110,000-square foot addition and renovation of its existing emergency services building. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 8, 2025

Baptist plans expansion of emergency department

Baptist proposes a 110,000-square-foot, four-story expansion at its Downtown campus.…

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A rabbit curls up in a crate after rescue on New Year's Day. | Bebette’s Bunny Rescue
January 8, 2025

12 abandoned rabbits rescued at Timucuan Preserve

Bebette’s Bunny Rescue is caring for the domesticated rabbits after they were abandoned in the woods.…

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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts on Jan. 7, 2025 | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

Duval School Board approves $365K settlement in latest Douglas Anderson lawsuit

The latest lawsuit brings the district’s spend on Douglas Anderson settlements to nearly $2 million.…

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A holographic version of Mayor Donna Deegan welcomes travelers at Jacksonville International Airport — as the real Deegan watches on the left. The technology was unveiled Dec. 19, 2024. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

Council members push back on ‘Holo-Donna’ at airport

City Council members are questioning whether money was misued for a hologram-like image of Mayor Donna Deegan.…

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A person sits near their tent in an empty lot near Ashley and Clay streets in Downtown Jacksonville on March 8, 2024. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

Council members decry that Beaches cities left out of homeless relocation program

A city program to transport homeless people back to their hometowns to be closer to personal support systems, can’t be…

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The Duval County jail. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 7, 2025

Defense attorney accused of smuggling drugs into Duval jail

Nathan Samuel Williams, 37, was charged with slippping drug-soaked paper to inmates in the jail.…

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The columns supporting the Fuller Warren Bridge between Riverside and San Marco are no longer lighted. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
January 7, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Will lights ever shine again on Fuller Warren Bridge?

A Jacksonville Today reader remembers when the Fuller Warren Bridge used to light up the Downtown skyline.…

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An oil derrick in the Gulf of Mexico. | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
January 7, 2025

Environmentalists applaud ban on oil drilling off Florida’s coast

President Biden made oil and gas drilling off-limits off Florida’s Gulf Coast.…

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St. Johns County owns the World Golf Hall of Fame building and IMAX Theater and is trying to find someone to run the theater. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 7, 2025

Plans for World Golf stall in St. Johns County

The county rejected the only bidder to oversee the World Golf IMAX theater.…

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A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department drone shows the Rise Doro fire at its height. after the roof had burned out and floors collapsed inside. | Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department
January 6, 2025

Cause ‘undetermined’ in massive Rise Doro fire

A year after the Rise Doro fire, a state investigation could not identify a definitive cause.…

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Coach Sherri Anthony cuts the ribbon during the ceremony dedicating Nease High School's basketball court in her name. | Courtesy of Sherri Anthony
January 6, 2025

Nease High School honors longtime basketball coach

Allen D. Nease High School has named its basketball court after former girls basketball Coach Sherri Anthony.…

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January 6, 2025

Jacksonville Jaguars fire Head Coach Doug Pederson

Updated at 4:12 p.m. Monday. The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired Head Coach Doug Pederson after a disappointing 4-13 season. Owner…

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The St. Augustine campus of St. Johns River State College. | St. Johns River State College
January 6, 2025

3 appointed to board at St. Johns River State College

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed three new faces to the board of trustees at St. Johns River State College.…