Jacksonville City Council member Rory Diamond, shown here in 2023. | Jacksonville Daily Record

A meeting of the Jacksonville City Council. | City of Jacksonville

The CEIA OPENGATE weapons detection system. | Duval County Public Schools

The St. Augustine Beach shoreline | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Summer at the Cummer is a free event every Friday in June | Cummer Museum via Facebook

St. Johns County Commissioner Christian Whitehurst holds up a sign reading "$113" in reference to the estimated $113 million in tax revenue the county could lose by 2029 if voters approved property tax cuts. | Screenshot, St. Johns County

Hundreds of boaters cluster around a floating DJ booth off Bayard Point for the 2025 Boater Skip Day in Clay County. | Chris Anthony, Boater Skip Day

City Year Jacksonville says 56 student success coaches in its 2025-26 cohort devoted an estimated 100,000 service hours at Duval County Public Schools. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A judge with a gavel. | Adobe stock/Lightfield studios

St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick is seeking pay raises for staff and deputies. | News4Jax

Jacksonville At-large Councilman Ron Salem, who sits on the Finance Committee. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today

The Florida Historic Capitol Museum and State Capitol in Tallahassee.

The former Tinseltown Hooters will become a new sushi restaurant

Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby finished with 78 yards on 16 carries in the latest Jaguars loss. The Jaguars fell to 2-6 following a 30-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 at EverBank Stadium. Former Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus converted a short field goal at the buzzer to lift Green Bay to victory. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Riverside Avondale Preservation is seeking artists  for a public sculpture project at the Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts at Herschel Street and St. Johns Avenue. | Google Maps

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, where the death penalty is carried out in Florida. | Curt Anderson, AP file

Floor votes are scheduled Tuesday on a proposal to cut property taxes. | Douglas Soule, WUSF

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan presents State of Jax, a data analysis portal she hopes will reduce politics in policymaking. Deegan and the city's chief of analytics, Parvez Ahmed, announced the project Aug. 5, 2025, at City Hall. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP

Two fires burning near the Clay–Putnam County line merged into the massive Railroad Fire. | Jesse Hanson, News4Jax

Satellite picture of the Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean on June 1, 2026.

The Florida Legislature passed a $114.5 billion budget Friday, May 29, 2026. | Gary McCullough, AP

Terrance Freeman was among the nine members of the Jacksonville City Council who discussed their budget priorities for the 2025-26 fiscal year on the steps of City Hall on Aug. 25, 2025. | Will Brown

Eggboy in Mayport is one of the new restaurants added to Florida's Michelin Guide. Owner Nick Presti and his team are overjoyed. "Mayport is on the map!" he says. | Nick Presti, Eggboy