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October 20, 2022

Developer seeks $5 million city loan for affordable housing community

The Vestcor Cos. Inc. multifamily developer has asked the city for a $5 million, low-interest loan to build a 240-unit…

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October 20, 2022

Clay County rushes help to Hurricane Ian victims

More than 35,000 donated items are on their way from Clay County to the hurricane-ravaged people of Southwest Florida. The…

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October 20, 2022

USO center closes permanently at Jacksonville’s airport

The USO has shut down a longtime resting spot for soldiers and sailors flying in and out of Jacksonville International…

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President Joe Biden speaks about student debt relief on Oct. 17th. | AP
October 19, 2022

OPINION | Requesting relief for the people

I am one of the millions of people who submitted an application for student debt relief. I attended the Florida…

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October 19, 2022

Honoring two former mayors: New names proposed for park and community center

A permanent memorial for one of Mandarin’s favorite sons is being considered by the Jacksonville City Council — renaming the…

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October 19, 2022

Schools must notify parents if bathrooms accommodate transgender students

County school boards and charter schools will have to follow new requirements for notifying parents about policies involving access to…

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October 19, 2022

Town house project begins construction in LaVilla

More than three years after the city began to search for a developer to build for-sale town houses in LaVilla,…

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October 19, 2022

Fuller Warren Bridge project — with pedestrian bridge — is nearly done

It has been one of the most questioned Jacksonville road projects since the first bits of dirt were excavated on…

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October 18, 2022

2022 State of the River Report

Join Dr. Gretchen Bielmeyer-Fraser and a panel of experts as they present the 2022 State of the River Report for…

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October 18, 2022

THE JAXSON | Jaxlore: Ghosts of Evergreen Cemetery

Jacksonville’s historic spaces offer no shortage of secrets and local folklore, and Evergreen Cemetery, the city’s oldest active cemetery, is…

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October 18, 2022

New fire rescue units hit the streets in Jacksonville

The first of more planned advanced Critical Care Rescue Units are operating on Jacksonville’s streets now, funded from Jacksonville’s 2023…

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October 18, 2022

Haleigh Cummings’ father to be released from prison

Haleigh Cummings’ father, Ronald Cummings, will be released from prison on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to drug trafficking in 2010,…

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October 18, 2022

Jacksonville hotel industry recovering from pandemic slump

Jacksonville’s hotel industry, alongside other Florida markets, is showing a major increase in revenue compared with 2019, before the COVID-19…

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October 18, 2022

Southbank Riverwalk continues to flood weeks after Tropical Storm Ian

Riverwalkers have reported an interruption to their strolls in the weeks since Tropical Storm Ian passed over Jacksonville — a…

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Jacksonville sheriff candidates Democrat Lakesha Burton (left) and Republican T.K. Waters (right).
October 18, 2022

QUIZ: How well do you know the Jacksonville sheriff candidates?

Early, in-person voting starts next week in the special election to replace former Sheriff Mike Williams. The first election in…

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October 18, 2022

Vogtle nuclear plant loads fuel in step toward startup

Georgia Power has started loading fuel into Unit 3 of the delayed nuclear Plant Vogtle expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia, a…

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October 18, 2022

Clay County sheriff’s lieutenant fired after second DUI charge

Clay County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Christopher Coldiron, arrested Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence, was fired Monday, a…

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October 18, 2022

St. Johns County Commissioner Paul Waldron passes away

St. Johns County Commissioner Paul Waldron passed away Monday. The St. Johns County commission meeting began with the sad news…

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October 18, 2022

Adventure Landing plan moves forward with addition of affordable housing

Trevato Development Group agreed to add affordable housing to its proposed apartment community that would replace the Adventure Landing amusement…

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October 17, 2022

First Lady in Jax: Disaster fund for Ian is up to $45 million

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis was in Jacksonville on Monday to talk about Hurricane Ian relief. At an afternoon news…

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October 17, 2022

Architect Henry Klutho’s private home for sale for $775,000

Many parts of the U.S. are recognized for a certain look, one they usually owe to a groundbreaking architect. But…

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The sun sets on the St. Johns River in this 2016 photo of County Dock in Mandarin.
October 17, 2022

Scientists have concerns about St. Johns River, report says

Data about the St. Johns River show “the need for concern in many aspects of the health of the river,”…

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October 17, 2022

Jacksonville may ban balloon releases

When Nicole Crosby looked for the City Council chamber earlier this summer, she asked a stranger for directions. He told…

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Jacksonville Planning Director Bill Killingsworth and City Attorney Paige Johnston work during a redistricting hearing at William M. Raines High School.
October 17, 2022

City Council will fight racial gerrymandering order

The Jacksonville City Council has decided to appeal a federal court order that found the city had likely racially gerrymandered…