Boeing collaborated with Communities in Schools Jacksonville, as well as the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to giveaway backpacks and school supplies to Duval County students on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Students also participated in hands-on STEM activities during the event. | Submitted, Boeing

Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich speaks at the Moms for Liberty annual convention in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 30, 2024. | Mark Schiefelbein, AP file

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. acquired Maple Street Biscuit Co. in 2019 for $36 million. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Official track by the National Hurricane Center issued on Monday, July 20, at 8 pm EDT.

Mayor Donna Deegan, on stage at right, speaks at a town hall meeting on March 24, 2026, at Springfield Middle School. | City of Jacksonville

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, delivers her annual budget address Monday, July 20, 2026, with City Council President Nick Howland to her side. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Ballot boxes at a voting booth. | Felix, rawpixel.com, stock.adobe.com

Alex Vindman (left) and Angie Nixon (right) seek to become the first Democrat from Florida elected to the United States Senate in 14 years. | Submitted

Neptune Beach is exploring fees that could help pay for future capital projects. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Congressman Byron Donalds at an event April 8, 2025, celebrating heroic veterans across a Southwest Florida community. He is running for Florida governor in 2026.

City Councill President Nick Howland, seen here in 2024. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today

Amid a cyclospora outbreak, doctors caution that washing produce with water may not be enough. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today

The Arbor Mill 55+ community in Oakleaf. | News4Jax

This 8,558-square-foot oceanfront home at 1185 and 1187 Ponte Vedra Blvd. sold for $20 million July 13, 2026, with proceeds benefiting The Sontag Foundation. | Jacksonville Daily Record

A Florida voter registration form.

Halfway through summer, Florida has experienced warm temperatures and scattered rainfall.

Jacksonville Aviation Authority board Chair David Hodges Jr. leads a special meeting to consider filing a lawsuit against the city of Jacksonville. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Discharged U.S. Marine William L. Upham, as seen in a Facebook video threatening President Trump. | William Upham, Facebook

Candidates for St. Johns County Commission District 4, from left: James Galloway, Krista Joseph and Sam Williams | Photos submitted or shared from candidate's campaign social media page.

Open-air dining at The Roost, Congaree and Penn's new foray into casual dining | All photos by Hanna Raskin

Florida has more school book removals than any other state, according to nonprofit groups tracking them.

Outgoing JTA CEO Nathaniel P. Ford's oversaw major changes and new initiatives, including the introduction of Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation, or NAVI (pictured)