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Conquer Padel Club is coming to Jacksonville. The racket sport that is described as a combination of tennis and squash. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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Have you heard of a sport called ‘padel’? A club is coming to Jax

Conquer Padel Club will host a sport described as a mix between tennis and squash.…

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Basketball Hall of Fame center and Jacksonville University graduate Artis Gilmore announced he will run for Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 inside the Duval County Supervisor of Elections. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
2 hours ago

Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore announces Jacksonville City Council bid

Artis Gilmore announced he will challenge incumbent Republican Nick Howland for a seat on the Jacksonville City Council.…

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A closeup view of the planned 125,000-square-foot Museum of Science & History. | MOSH
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Players Championship donates $1M toward new MOSH

The Players Championship is donating $1 million toward the new Museum of Science & History planned on the Northbank. The…

Featured image for “PolitiFact FL: Angie Nixon said Trump has deported ‘over 13,000’ Cubans. That’s mostly true”
A group of undocumented migrants stand by as they are processed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents before deporation across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on March 13, 2026. | Felix Marquez, AP
6 hours ago

PolitiFact FL: Angie Nixon said Trump has deported ‘over 13,000’ Cubans. That’s mostly true

Nixon, a U.S. Senate candidate from Jacksonville, called President Trump “the deporter in chief.”…

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St. Johns County voters will be asked in November about potentially paying a little extra to fund land conservation. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
1 day ago

St. Johns organizations weigh in on conservation tax measure

St. Johns County voters will decide whether the government should spend more money to support conservation.…

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A rendering of the Flagler Avenue Festival Street. | Downtown Investment Authority
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Flagler Avenue to become a ‘festival street’ on Southbank

Retractable bollards would allow Flagler Avenue to be closed for events like farmers markets and festivals.…

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Jacksonville police investigate an officer-involved shooting on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2026, on Mar Vic Lane near Dunn Avenue. | News4Jax
1 day ago

Jacksonville police kill armed woman after she shoots at them

The shooting was the 15th this year involving the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, compared with 17 all of last year.…

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Angie Nixon speaks at her Cafe Resistance on Oct. 5, 2026. | First Coast News via YouTube
2 days ago

OPINION | First they banned books. Now they come after the book store

An Angie Nixon press conference at her Cafe Resistance set her up as a defender of the kind of western…

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A third-floor view looking down on the food court and new concourse under construction at Jacksonville International Airport.
October 9, 2026

New concourse nears completion at Jacksonville International Airport

Concourse B, with new restaurants and six new gates, is expected to open in late January.…

Featured image for “St. Augustine braces for heavy flooding from king tides and Hurricane Isaias”
Water has already begun to flood the streets of St. Augustine. | News4Jax
October 9, 2026

St. Augustine braces for heavy flooding from king tides and Hurricane Isaias

King tides are expected through Tuesday, and the city is warning drivers to be careful on flooded streets.…

Featured image for “Edward Waters announces it will build first on-campus dorms since 1982”
Edward Waters University President A. Zachary Faison announced Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, that the university will have $33 million in capital projects over the next 24 months. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 9, 2026

Edward Waters announces it will build first on-campus dorms since 1982

Edward Waters University announced it secured financing from the Rice Capital Asset Program.…

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From left, Kent Donahue. public information officer at the Florida Department of Health in Orange County; Tom Bendle with the department's Division of Disease Control; and Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo list to a speaker during a hearing Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, on school immunization requirements. | Florida Department of Health, Facebook
October 9, 2026

Activists and doctors clash over repeal of school vaccine mandates

The Florida Department of Health wants to remove immunization requirements for four vaccines.…

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Satellite photo of Hurricane Isaias on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. | NOAA
October 9, 2026

Hurricane Isaias could trigger tornado supercells across North Florida

Conditions will be especially favorable for Isaias to spawn tornadoes as far east as Jacksonville.…

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A graphic novel adaptation of the literary classic "1984" was one of four books removed from Duval Schools' libraries at October's School Board meeting. | Kailyn Mallicoat, special to Jacksonville Today
October 8, 2026

Duval Schools removes more books, including ‘1984’ graphic adaptation

Two Jodi Picoult novels and a book by Stephen King will be removed, along with the “1984” adaptation.…

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The St. Augustine Airport, which is overseen by the St. Johns County Airport Authority. | St. Augustine Airport
October 8, 2026

Elections come at turning point for St. Johns Airport Authority

Airport Authority candidates want to put controversy behind them and regain the public’s trust.…

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The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Courthouse is in Daytona Beach. | Gamweb, Wikimedia Commons
October 8, 2026

NOV. 3 VOTER GUIDE | Fifth District Court of Appeal judge retention

The Fifth District Court of Appeal reviews decisions made by lower courts in the Jacksonville area and beyond. Three judges…

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October 8, 2026

Clay Hill man jailed after reports he waved AR-15 rifle beside road

Open carry is generally allowed in Florida, but not threatening people with an assault rifle.…

Featured image for “Andrew Jackson volleyball program found sisterhood through sports”
Jackson volleyball coach Rochelle Strowder provided each of the five seniors on the 2026 team with a gift box after their Senior Night victory over Ed White on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left: Jazmine Kelly, Brayla Hill, Davita Kelly, Natalia Hamilton and Skyler Mitchell. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 8, 2026

Andrew Jackson volleyball program found sisterhood through sports

The volleyball program ended the regular season with a pair of victories after a racially fraught incident in Nassau County…

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Fat Tuesday plans to return to Jacksonville this month.
October 8, 2026

Severe weather delays Fat Tuesday’s return to Jacksonville

Fat Tuesday says it will open its bar and lounge in Five Points on Oct. 16, a week later than…

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Rough surf ahead of Hurricane Isaias along the Gulf Coast. | City of Orange Beach
October 8, 2026

Isaias becomes first hurricane of the season, threatening northern Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall near the Alabama-Florida line by Saturday morning.…

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Wasabi Con this year includes a cosplay competition. | Wasabi Con via Facebook
October 7, 2026

WHAT TO DO | Wasabi Con; Arlington Mod home tour

The Wasabi Con anime festival in Downtown Jax and “Jacksonville’s grooviest home tour” in Arlington are What to Do this…

Featured image for “Jacksonville City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray appeals suspension from teaching job”
City Council Member Tyrona Clark-Murray addresses the School Board on March 3, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
October 7, 2026

Jacksonville City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray appeals suspension from teaching job

Tyrona Clark-Murray was suspended without pay for 10 days but says she’ll appeal the decision to the state.…

Featured image for “Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler dies at 87”
Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler has died at age 87. | Chandler family
October 7, 2026

Former Jacksonville City Council member Gwendolyn Chandler dies at 87

Gwendolyn Chandler was the city’s first Black professional librarian at the Haydon Burns Main Library.…

Featured image for “JAX Chamber comes out against Amendment 3 tax referendum”
The JAX Chamber in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
October 7, 2026

JAX Chamber comes out against Amendment 3 tax referendum

The chamber said Florida needs more comprehensive tax reform to benefit everyone, not just homeowners.…