Jacksonville Attorney Lamonte Carter and iCity Christian School Executive Director Terrie Hairston announce a group of private schools' lawsuit against Step Up For Students on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. | News4Jax

JEA CEO Vickie Cavey, left, and Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speak at a news conference Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Wilveria Sanders holds a yellow rose during the 16th annual Missing Adults’ Day event at Jacksonville City Hall on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Sanders' brother, Shelton Sanders, was last seen June 19, 2001. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Many homes in Jacksonville are built only to rent, which can be more affordable than buying. | News4Jax

St. Johns Technical High School will join with St. Augustine High School beginning in the 2026–27 school year. | News4Jax

The Drought Monitor report released Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.

The Florida Capitol. | News Service of Florida

Rep. Lauren Melo, R-Naples, discusses the latest version of her proposed "Blue Ribbon Projects" bill before the House Commerce Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. | The Florida Channel

Police investigate the minibike crash Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. | News4Jax

Lift Evry Voice and Sing Park | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

The landscape and skyline of Jacksonville as spring approaches. | City of Jacksonville

Almost 800 turtles have been rescued from Florida's beaches so far this year. | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Facebook

EverBank Center is at 301 W. Bay St. in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record

Empty lots line South Myrtle Avenue at McCoys Creek Boulevard in the Brooklyn neighborhood. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Harry T. Moore spent his formative years in Jacksonville.

St. Johns County leaders and baseball players celebrated the expansion of the Field of Dreams baseball field last week. | St. Johns County

City Council member Jimmy Peluso held a town hall meeting with Eastside residents and advocates inside the Church of Oakland about the Community Benefits Agreement on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

If you want your child to participate in one of St. Johns County's summer camps this year, you'll have to enter the drawing. | Photo courtesy St. Johns County

Peace poles in multiple languages from around the world. | Worldpeace.org

HCA Healthcare leaders presented a $25,000 check to the Girl Scouts of Gateway Council last Thursday. | Submitted

The Museum of Science & History, shown Jan. 11, at 1025 Museum Circle on the Downtown Southbank, is planned for demolition. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record

Rep. Philip Wayne "Griff" Griffitts Jr. presented the emergency fund guardrails bill. Here he speaks to the media after a committee meeting Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. | Douglas Soule, WUSF

Blue Zones Jacksonville Executive Director Nicole Hamm smells green onion that was grown at its headquarters. Blue Zones Jacksonville has harvested more than 150 pounds of vegetables since its first yield in in fall 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Tonca just before he enters his new pool at the Reptile Preservation Institute in Clay County. | Reptile Preservation Institute