A person sets the lawn sprinkler to the proper setting. |

The $100 million Holon autonomous vehicle factory is planned in Eastport Exchange industrial park at 10145 Eastport Road in North Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident at the school’s campus April 17, 2025, in Tallahassee. | Kate Payne, AP

Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville staged a sit-in outside the office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. | Angie Nixon, Facebook

William M. Raines High School opened on Jan.y 25, 1965. It was named in honor of longtime local educator who was principal of segregated high schools before his death in 1950. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Darian “Jack” Jackson prepares to open two businesses — a cigar bar and a cheesesteak restaurant — May 15 at 11 N. Ocean St. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record

St. Johns County's key public transit offering is the Sunshine Bus, operated in partnership with the area Council on Aging. | St. Johns County Council on Aging

Atlantic basin satellite image.

State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, speaks with a megaphone on the House floor during a debate about a redistricting bill on April 29, 2026. | Mike Stewart, AP

Winn-Dixie Co's headquarters is on Jacksonville's Westside. | Jacksonville Daily Record

The city's Emancipation Day celebration is returning to Lift Ev'Ry Voice and Sing Park this Sunday.

An illustration shows the proposed beer garden and restaurant in Riverfront Plaza's second phase. Another restaurant is planned on the western end of Riverfront Plaza. | City of Jacksonville/Perkins & Will

Runners cross the finish line at a recent Ironman competition. | Ironman

The Shands Bridge, which will be closed from Friday to Sunday for maintenance. | Florida Department of Transportation

Work to stabilize the historic Edwin M. Stanton High School in LaVilla could soon resume after an $143,710 appropriation from the Jacksonville City Council. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

The new Riverfront Music Garden features walkways shaped like musical notes, plus a large clef-shaped central Riverwalk section. | City of Jacksonville

Ribault High alumna Rennia Davis will play a pivotal role for the Jacksonville Waves during their inaugural season in the Upshot League. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Alex Monteagudo will graduate with a double degree in economics and political science from Yale on Monday, May 18, 2026. Monteagudo is a Jacksonville native who will become a naval submarine officer after graduation. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A view down Bridge Street, which was part of Jacksonville's small Chinese laundry commercial corridor in the late 1800s

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on March 5, 2025. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP

The pillars on the St. Augustine Beach pier have seen better days. | St. Johns County

Seven Pines Island homeowner William "Jake" Jacobs stands on his dock off Hogpen Creek on Monday, May 11, 2026, near the Intracoastal Waterway. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today.

This view of 103rd Street shows heavy traffic at a stop light at Firestone Road. | Google Maps