Featured image for “Atlantic Beach candidates separated by just 2 votes. What now?”
An election worker inspects a ballot. | Lynne Sladky, AP
1 hour ago

Atlantic Beach candidates separated by just 2 votes. What now?

Lisa Herrold holds a razor-thin lead over Jennifer Lagner for Seat 4 on the Atlantic Beach City Commission.…

Featured image for “Charges refiled in fake voter guide case in St. Johns County”
County Commissioner Sarah Arnold, former St. Augustine Beach Mayor (and current City Commissioner) Dylan Rumrell and County Commissioner Christian Whitehurst. | St. Johns County, St. Augustine Beach
2 hours ago

Charges refiled in fake voter guide case in St. Johns County

Five people face misdemeanor charges in connection with a phony voter guide designed to look like the real one.…

Featured image for “St. Johns voters give resounding yes to land conservation referendum”
An early morning view from Anastasia State Park near St. Augustine | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
15 hours ago

St. Johns voters give resounding yes to land conservation referendum

Voters in St. Johns County overwhelmingly supported a conservation land measure.…

Featured image for “Republican Ashley Moody edges Angie Nixon for US Senate seat”
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody of Florida. | Steve Cannon, AP
15 hours ago

Republican Ashley Moody edges Angie Nixon for US Senate seat

The incumbent Moody will keep the seat she has held since 2024, when Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her.…

Featured image for “Voters approve Amendment 3 tax cut but reject other ballot measures”
Empty polling booths inside the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
15 hours ago

Voters approve Amendment 3 tax cut but reject other ballot measures

Amendment 3 faced harsh criticism from local officeholders and first responders who said the tax cut was too drastic.…

Featured image for “Republican Byron Donalds wins Florida governor’s race”
Republican Gov.-elect Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, celebrates at an election night event with his wife, Erika, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Hollywood. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
16 hours ago

Republican Byron Donalds wins Florida governor’s race

Gov.-elect Byron Donalds promised to make Florida more affordable. He will take office Jan. 5.…

Featured image for “Clay County voters renew school tax, keep commissioner salary cap, elect Edwards”
A sign designating a polling place is seen on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
17 hours ago

Clay County voters renew school tax, keep commissioner salary cap, elect Edwards

Clay County voters made decisions on two local issues and elected a new member to the five-person Board of County…

Featured image for “Duval voters overwhelmingly pass 1-mill renewal; all 3 school board races close”
17 hours ago

Duval voters overwhelmingly pass 1-mill renewal; all 3 school board races close

School Board winners were all endorsed by current reps, so the board’s political makeup is unlikely to change.…

Featured image for “Full election results for Florida and the First Coast”
The parking lot at voting Precinct 407 was packed just before noon Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at Southpoint Baptist Church on Tiger Hole Road. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
19 hours ago

Full election results for Florida and the First Coast

Jacksonville Today has complete election results for statewide races, local offices and ballot issues.…

Featured image for “School Board member urged to resign over anti-Islam social media post”
Duval School Board member Tony Ricardo is one of six board members who voted to remove the book "Identical" from school shelves in April 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
21 hours ago

School Board member urged to resign over anti-Islam social media post

Tony Ricardo shared a social media post calling Islam a “political cult masquerading as a faith.”…

Featured image for “St. Johns County bans data centers for at least a year”
Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP
23 hours ago

St. Johns County bans data centers for at least a year

The county became the third in Northeast Florida to impose a moratorium on large-scale data centers.…

Featured image for “European Street Cafe owner prepares to open Downtown”
European Street Cafe owner Andy Zarka stands in front of the dessert counter at the San Marco location. | Sheldon Gardner, Jacksonville Daily Record
24 hours ago

European Street Cafe owner prepares to open Downtown

The new European Street at Riverfront Plaza will mark the next phase of a decades-long story in Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “Why are Republicans listed first on Florida’s ballots?”
Florida's general election ballots list Republicans over Democrats. Why? It's because of a state law.
1 day ago

Why are Republicans listed first on Florida’s ballots?

Florida law gives the top ballot position to candidates from the party that won the last governor’s race.…

Featured image for “Former JTA CEO Nat Ford to testify before City Council in January”
Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford speaks at the topping-out ceremony for the U2C Autonomous Innovation Center near Broad and Water streets in LaVilla. | Jeffrey Leeser via Jacksonville Daily Record
2 days ago

Former JTA CEO Nat Ford to testify before City Council in January

JTA’s finances were “a disaster” by July 2025, a past CFO told a council committee Monday.…

Featured image for “Florida Supreme Court suspends attorney Chuck Farah for 90 days”
Jacksonville attorney Charlie "Chuck" Farah Jr. | Farah & Farah
2 days ago

Florida Supreme Court suspends attorney Chuck Farah for 90 days

The court said Farah took on far more cases against tobacco companies than he could handle.…

Featured image for “Businesses suffer as Georgia-Florida game moves to Atlanta”
Georgia-Florida banners hang in Downtown Jacksonville before a previous game. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
October 30, 2026

Businesses suffer as Georgia-Florida game moves to Atlanta

Business usually amps up for the Georgia-Florida game, but the game has moved while EverBank Stadium is renovated.…

Featured image for “Family sues apartment complex after teen is shot to death in home invasion”
Attorney Pedro Echarte discusses crimes reported at an apartment complex where a 19-year-old man was shot to death. | News4Jax
October 30, 2026

Family sues apartment complex after teen is shot to death in home invasion

The lawsuit claims The Marley at Trout River Apartments failed to provide security despite hundreds of crimes.…

Featured image for “MOSH hits $100M fundraising mark; $50M still sought”
A rendering released in September shows the planned Museum of Science & History on the Downtown Northbank. | MOSH
October 30, 2026

MOSH hits $100M fundraising mark; $50M still sought

MOSH said it could break ground on its new Northbank museum even before the full amount is raised.…

Featured image for “Who will win Duval’s Hispanic voters? Both parties have tried.”
Empty polling booths inside the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 30, 2026

Who will win Duval’s Hispanic voters? Both parties have tried.

Hispanic voters are now 7% of Duval’s electorate, and they could play a role in determining who wins.…

Featured image for “JTA interim chief says ‘buck stopped with CEO’ in agency’s financial crisis”
JTA Interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson III speaks to news reporters Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the transit agency's headquarters in LaVilla. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
October 29, 2026

JTA interim chief says ‘buck stopped with CEO’ in agency’s financial crisis

JTA Interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson also announced Wednesday that he would not seek the permanent position.…

Featured image for “Jacksonville icon Johnnetta Betsch Cole celebrates 90th with A.L. Lewis gala”
Johnnetta Betsch Cole sits in her American Beach home on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Cole, who turned 90 earlier in the month, will celebrate her milestone birthday with a fundraiser for the A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Investment Fund. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 29, 2026

Jacksonville icon Johnnetta Betsch Cole celebrates 90th with A.L. Lewis gala

Johnnetta Betsch Cole will celebrate her 90th birthday with a gala raising money to close health and education gaps in…

Featured image for “Tony Moore appointed inaugural CEO of Jax Riverfront Alliance”
Tony Moore is the first CEO of the Jax Riverfront Alliance. | Jax Riverfront Alliance
October 29, 2026

Tony Moore appointed inaugural CEO of Jax Riverfront Alliance

The Jax Riverfront Alliance works with the city and other groups to enhance Jacksonville’s riverfront.…

Featured image for “Joseph DiSalvo reappointed to JEA board after months of deferrals”
From left, former JEA CEO Vicky Cavey, former JEA Board Chair Joseph DiSalvo and city Chief of Analytics Parvez Ahmed watched Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan at a news conference in February 2026 about Cavey's leadership. In October 2026, DiSalvo was reappointed to the JEA board. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record
October 29, 2026

Joseph DiSalvo reappointed to JEA board after months of deferrals

DiSalvo had defended former CEO Vickie Cavey amind allegations that she created a hostile work environment.…

Featured image for “WHAT TO DO | ‘Phantom of the Opera’; ‘Nosferatu’;’Feeding Beatrice’; Persimmon Festival”
Experience "The Phantom of the Opera" like never before: With a live-improvised organ score.
October 29, 2026

WHAT TO DO | ‘Phantom of the Opera’; ‘Nosferatu’;’Feeding Beatrice’; Persimmon Festival

Two silent classic horror films with live musical scores, a “spine-chilling gothic tale” on stage, and Eat Your Yard’s Persimmon…