24 minutes ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | TrailblazersBlack Jaxsons who carved pathways, through their service or sacrifice, that opened professional opportunities for others.…By Will Brown
25 minutes ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | The Bethel ChurchKnown as Bethel Baptist Institutional Church for decades, The Bethel Church in LaVilla has been a predominantly Black congregation whose…By Will Brown
42 minutes ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | Arts and LiteratureWriters, musicians, visual creators and entertainers who brought the African American experience to life or left a lasting mark on…By Will Brown
58 minutes ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | SportsCoaches and players whose athletic gifts helped bring notoriety to Jacksonville, its schools and some of its oldest neighborhoods.…By Will Brown
4 hours ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | BusinessPeople who created financial independence for themselves and opened up job opportunities for others through entrepreneurship or executive leadership.…By Will Brown
4 hours ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | Civil RightsLocal champions of the quest for a more perfect union.…By Will Brown
4 hours ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | PoliticsPeople who won elected office and left a legacy of community engagement and improvement…By Will Brown
4 hours ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | Culture and UpliftPeople who left Jacksonville, and the world, a better place than they found it. …By Will Brown
5 hours ago BLACKSONVILLE 100 | JudiciaryPeople who moved Jacksonville and Florida’s legal community forward through their service and legal victories. …By Will Brown
7 hours ago 5 more counties warned to conserve water during shortageA continuing drought led officials to declare a water shortage in most of Northeast Florida.…By Dan Scanlan
10 hours ago Fleet Landing considers another retirement tower on the riverFleet Landing is evaluating options for a community at the former Haskell campus in Brooklyn.…By Max Marbut - Jacksonville Daily Record
10 hours ago JTA seeks comments on next phase of driverless shuttlesPublic meetings will start this week to share information about the shuttles, known as the Ultimate Urban Circulator.…By Dan Scanlan
11 hours ago Hardee’s reopening in Arlington, 2 years after fireHardee’s was renovated after a fire damaged the fast-food restaurant during a roof replacement in 2024.…By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record
12 hours ago 10 wounded in 3 weekend shootings in DuvalNine adults and a juvenile were hurt in shootings in Jacksonville Beach, Mandarin and Jacksonville’s East Side.…By Caleb Yauger - News4Jax and Marcela Camargo - News4Jax
1 day ago Florida private schools sue Step Up for Students over voucher payout problemsPrivate school owners filed suit against Step Up for Students, the Jacksonville company in charge of handling half a million…By Megan Mallicoat
February 20, 2026 Mayor alleges ‘smear campaign’ against JEA chiefMayor Donna Deegan says CEO Vickie Cavey is under attack after ending a JEA contract with a politically connected firm.…By Mike Mendenhall
February 20, 2026 Families cling to hope for loved ones who are still missingFamilies and friends shared their sorrows Friday during Missing Adults Day at Jacksonville City Hall.…By Dan Scanlan
February 20, 2026 1 in 10 Jacksonville homes are built strictly to rentThe number of build-to-rent homes in the Jacksonville area has grown 600% since 2019, data shows.…By Tiffany Salameh - News4Jax
February 20, 2026 St. Johns County schools to consolidate to cut costsSt. Johns Technical High School will join with St. Augustine High School beginning in the 2026–27 school year.…By Ariel Schiller - News4Jax and Jud Hulon - News4Jax
February 20, 2026 Florida’s worsening drought could persist in MarchThe extreme drought in Florida expanded by nearly 24% last week, according to reports released Thursday.…By Irene Sans - Storm Center
February 20, 2026 House backs referendum on cutting property taxesThe proposal would ask voters in November whether to eliminate most homestead property taxes.…By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
February 20, 2026 BLACKSONVILLE 100 | EducationEducators who pursued scholarship, expected excellence from their students, as well as advocates who opened doors for others to be…By Will Brown
February 20, 2026 Counties fear law would tie their hands on developmentThe “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill could allow developers to circumvent some local regulations.…By Noah Hertz
February 19, 2026 Questions arise after 12-year-old’s death on minibikeThe child was hit near Patriot Oaks Academy in St. Johns County, although minibikes are banned on public roads.…By Dan Scanlan