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September 23, 2025

State denounces Clay teacher for Charlie Kirk comments

State Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said teachers who “encourage violence” will be investigated.…

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Florida East Coast rail lines as seen from the Baymeadows Road overpass. | Google
September 23, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Does the city regulate noise near rail lines?

A neighbor of the Florida East Coast rail line hears constant beeping every morning. She’s not sure where it comes…

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A "Rays Up" sign outside Steinbrenner Field on March 24, 2025, ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays' season opener.
September 23, 2025

MLB owners approve sale of Tampa Bay Rays to Jax group

A group led by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski is expected to close on the Rays purchase this week.…

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September 23, 2025

Fall arrives, but temperatures rebound to summer levels

Much of Florida is starting the season warmer than average.…

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Duval Schools considered the Suddath Building at 815 S. Main St. under a land swap offer that the superintendent rejected. | Google Maps
September 22, 2025

Southbank building swap was among offers in Duval Schools’ HQ sale

One of the 10 offers for the sale of the Duval Schools headquarters was a trade for the Suddath building…

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An illustration shows Keane's Tavern, a new Irish pub coming to the Elbow district.
September 22, 2025

Irish pub will open Halloween weekend on Bay Street

Keane’s Tavern will open in the former Justice Pub and Mark’s bar, near several new entertainment spots.…

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Cars parked on American Beach. | News4Jax
September 22, 2025

American Beach will remain open to beach driving

Nassau County settled a lawsuit by a group called Save Historic American Beach, which wanted to end beach driving.…

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A red-light camera hangs on a pole in Orange Park. | Tommy Garcia, News4Jax
September 22, 2025

Red-light cameras raise $1.1M for Orange Park

The town’s eight red-light cameras captured 19,545 violations in a year — more than 53 per day.…

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The parking lot of the Orange Park Mall was filled when the property opened Sept. 24, 1975. | Duval County Public Library
September 22, 2025

Orange Park Mall will celebrate 50th anniversary this week

The mall will celebrate its anniversary with remarks from local leaders, a marching band and a time capsule.…

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Trash lies in the Riverview area near Lem Turner Road. | Lindsey Kilbride, WJCT News
September 22, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is there still trash on the highways?

State and local governments spend a lot of money to clean up roadways. But a lot of trash remains.…

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September 22, 2025

Two storm systems brewing behind Hurricane Gabrielle

Hurricane Gabrielle is not expected to affect Florida, but two other disturbances in the Atlantic bear watching.…

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Odille Thomas is a nurse with Ascension St. Vincent's who helped new and expectant parents understand a PURPLE cry during a Brighter Beginnings workshop on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Brighter Beginnings is a program that was created in 2009 to help reduce Duval County's infant mortality rate. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 21, 2025

Infant mortality efforts in Jacksonville face local funding cut, federal policy changes

The Jacksonville City Council is cutting funding to fight the city’s high infant mortality rate, as doctors also bemoan federal…

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An illustration shows a renovated room at the future Dune House Hotel & Spa. | Jacksonville Daily Record
September 19, 2025

One Ocean to be ‘reimagined from the ground up’ 

One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach will be renovated into Dune House Hotel and Spa.…

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September 19, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Jax budgets: Proposed vs. passed

Our number of the week is $26,749,757: the amount of money the Council stripped from Deegan’s proposal so far.…

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The unemployment rate in the Jacksonville metropolitan area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties rose from 4.2% in July to 4.6% in August.
September 19, 2025

Northeast Florida has highest unemployment in 4 years

The 4.6% unemployment rate for August is the highest since 4.7% in June 2021.…

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The Duval County jail. | Andrew Pantazi, The Tributary
September 19, 2025

Feds will lead investigation of Duval jail death

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has not indicated how jail inmate Charles Faggart was severely injured.…

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The Deerwood Country Club, with its clubhouse. | Deerwood Country Club
September 19, 2025

Deerwood Country Club plans golf course renovation

Among the changes, Deerwood Country Club will add a six-hole short course called “The Approach.”…

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Drought monitor released on Sept. 18.
September 19, 2025

Drought conditions worsen in North Florida

Recent rains have eased the drought in South Florida, but North Florida is now drier than most of the state.…

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Parking along Centre Street in Fernandina Beach is currently free. | Google
September 19, 2025

Fernandina residents will vote on paid parking downtown

The Nassau County supervisor of elections has certified a question for the Fernandina ballot next year.…

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A police car blocks the road where several people were shot in Oakleaf on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. | News4Jax
September 18, 2025

Details begin to emerge in baffling Oakleaf shootings

Sheriff’s officials say a 16-year-old boy shot and killed a gunman who burst into an Oakleaf home.…

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One factor fueling St. Johns County's budget for the 2026 fiscal year is the need to keep the county's fire rescue services out of the red. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
September 18, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Making sense of billion-dollar budgets

Jacksonville and St. Johns County officials both talk about their $2 billion budgets, but what do the numbers mean?…

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Florida Agricultural Commissioner Wilton Simpson discusses the dangers of 7-OH at a news conference with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, left, and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. | News4Jax
September 18, 2025

Florida cracks down on ‘kratom,’ an opioid sold as 7-OH

State officials came to Jacksonville to announce they’ve outlawed 7-OH, which they likened to “gas station morphine.”…

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Breezy Jazz House plans to move to 337 E. Bay St., next to Myth Nighclub. | Joe Lister, Jacksonville Daily Record
September 18, 2025

Incentives approved for jazz club to move Downtown

The Downtown Investment Authority board approved $132,662 for Breezy Jazz House to move from San Marco to Bay Street.…

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Florida chief financial officer, Blaise Ingoglia, says the city of Jacksonville has $200 million in wasteful spending during a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
September 17, 2025

Florida DOGE claims Jacksonville is overspending by $200M

Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia says a DOGE audit shows residents are being overtaxed.…