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August 1, 2024

Jet pilots arriving to train at NAS Jacksonville

Residents should expect more noise as pilots train for the next few weeks at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.…

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The late Ben Frazier speaks in mid-January 2023, pressing City Council members to get rid of the city’s Confederate monuments. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
August 1, 2024

Downtown street could be renamed to honor Ben Frazier

Legislation before Jacksonville City Council would rename Confederate Street as Frazier Place.…

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OneBlood continues to operate despite a ransomware attack. l OneBlood.
July 31, 2024

Ransomware attack slows OneBlood operations

The not-for-profit blood bank was assessing whether donors’ personal information was compromised.…

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Aldi bought Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
July 31, 2024

#AskJAXTDY | Are Winn-Dixie stores still becoming Aldis?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders when Aldi will convert Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores to the Aldi brand.…

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Fire Station 22 firefighters salute as the station's flag is raised for the first time on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
July 31, 2024

Newest fire station opens on Lenox Avenue

The latest Jacksonville fire station replaces a 58-year-old facility that originally opened for volunteers.…

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An illustration shows the 24,000-square-foot medical office that ShareMD plans to build at 841 Prudential Drive on the Downtown Southbank. | ShareMD
July 31, 2024

Medical office planned on Downtown Southbank

ShareMD will open the first non-hospital medical office development Downtown in more than 20 years.…

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District 5 candidates Hank Rogers (left) and Nahshon Nicks prepare to debate at a forum on July 30, 2024. Reggie Blount did not attend. | JPEF, screenshot
July 30, 2024

District 5 School Board candidates – minus Blount – face off

Duval School Board District 5 candidates Nahshon Nicks and Hank Rogers answered questions Tuesday night.…

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Four employees at McGraw, (from left): Chip McGraw, James Higbee, Taylor Ohntrup and Weston Ferguson, are either running for St. Johns County Commission or are related to candidates, none of whom are actively campaigning. | Images: McGraw's website
July 30, 2024

‘Ghost candidates’ in St. Johns Commission races? 

Four of the most quiet candidates in the hotly contested races for St. Johns County Commission have connections to each…

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Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn leaves federal court after his guity verdict on March 15, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
July 30, 2024

Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn sentenced to 4 years in prison

Zahn faced up up to nine years in prison for a scheme to sell JEA. His atttorneys said he had…

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July 30, 2024

New hours in effect for military food assistance

Jacksonville’s Food Farmacy program will distribute free food to active-duty military on the second and fourth Thursday of every month.…

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Despite "no trespassing" signs, skateboarders try out the Artist Walk Skatepark in Riverside on Monday, July 29, 2024. The skate park will open in early August. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
July 30, 2024

New skate park is ready to roll under Fuller Warren Bridge

The $8.8 million skate park will open in early August between Riverside Avenue and Park Street, but skateboarders are already…

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Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse in Jacksonville. | Charlie McGee, The Tributary
July 30, 2024

‘Computer error’ blamed for wrongful Medicaid denials

A “computer error” and bad data from third-party vendors led Florida to wrongfully strip Medicaid coverage from residents, court testimony…

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Former President Donald Trump stands on stage at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
July 30, 2024

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, according to a new poll from…

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Charles Jones, also known as Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio. | News4Jax
July 29, 2024

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

The rapper was ambushed outside a hotel in Tampa while celebrating his 26th birthday.…

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The Jacksonville Public Education Fund is offering financial assistance to 15 Duval County schoolteachers so they can buy school supplies for their classrooms. l Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash.
July 29, 2024

Duval teachers can get help buying school supplies

The Jacksonville Public Education Fund is offering financial assistance to 15 Duval County schoolteachers.…

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Bartaco is planned for the ground floor and rooftop at the four-story 1534 Oak St. building in Riverside. It previously was home to the Black Sheep Restaurant. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 29, 2024

Bartaco gets permit to replace Black Sheep in Riverside

The taco and margarita restaurant will occupy the ground floor and rooftop of the four story building in Five Points.…

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Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Alfred J. Hamwey, 24, of Jacksonville. | Find A Grave
July 29, 2024

Aviator’s remains identified 79 years after WWII crash

Alfred Hamwey of Jacksonville was shot down in 1945 while fighting Japanese forces in New Guinea.…

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Sandbags are stacked before a storm. | News4Jax
July 29, 2024

St. Johns County offers free sandbags to residents

With hurricane season in full swing, St. Johns County will offer free sandbags to residents on Wednesday.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the crowd before publicly signing HB7, dubbed the "Stop WOKE" bill, during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens on April 22, 2022. | Daaniel A. Varela, Miami Herald
July 29, 2024

Federal judge permanently blocks part of ‘Stop WOKE Act’

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker granted a permanent injunction against a part of the law that restricted workplace training.…

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July 29, 2024

Tropical depression could form this week on path to Florida

Forecasters say an area of disturbed weather has a 50-50 chance of developing over the next seven days.…

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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
July 26, 2024

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

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

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July 26, 2024

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…

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Jacksonville's chief resilience officer, Anne Coglianese, works at her desk.
July 26, 2024

#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?…

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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
July 26, 2024

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.…