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Jacksonville University President Tim Cost speaks at commencement in May 2025. He has announced that he will retire as president. | Jacksonville University
October 21, 2025

JU President Tim Cost moves on to become chancellor

Tim Cost has led Jacksonville University for 14 years and will become chancellor in June or July.…

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Southeastern Grocers is rebranding itself as The Winn-Dixie Co. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
October 21, 2025

Winn-Dixie scales back to focus on Florida

Southeastern Grocers is rebranding as The Winn-Dixie Co. and selling stores in several states.…

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UNF President Moez Limayem visits WJCT News in August 2022. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 21, 2025

UNF President Moez Limayem is leaving for USF

Limayem served as dean of the business school at the University of South Florida before coming to Jacksonville.…

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Bakery manager Linda Holfinger consults her Pie Chart in the kitchen of The Pie Heaven Bakery Cafe in Atlantic Beach. The bakery is offering free chicken pot pies to those working without pay during the government shutdown. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
October 20, 2025

Bakery helps federal workers weather the shutdown

The Pie Heaven Bakery Cafe in Atlantic Beach is offering free pot pies for unpaid workers during the shutdown.…

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The collapsed gangway at the Sapelo Island Visitors center is shown just after seven people died there. | Lewis M. Levine, AP
October 20, 2025

Honoring the 7 who died on Sapelo Island gangway

Four Jacksonville residents were among those killed during a Gullah Geechee celebration at Sapelo Island one year ago.…

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Jacksonville City Council members Ron Salem, Raul Arias and Jimmy Peluso are members of the city of Jacksonville’s Special Committee on the Community Benefits Agreement 2.0, which will determine the governance structure of the city's $40 million investment in the Eastside. A town hall meeting about Eastside Community Benefits Agreement funding featured bickering and disagreement among Eastside residents and members of the Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville
October 20, 2025

Eastside benefits agreement structure set for City Hall vote

Eastside investment through Jacksonville’s Community Benefits Agreement funding will be considered in an on Oct. 22 meeting at City Hall.…

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Hurricane Kate satellite image (1985)
October 20, 2025

When does Florida typically get its last tropical threat?

Hurricane Kate struck the Florida Panhandle on Nov. 21, 1985, a rare tropical threat in November.…

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One of JEA's chilled water compressors at its Downtown plant. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
October 17, 2025

A chill in the air at EverBank Stadium … literally

JEA says chilled water is a growing method of cooling buildings, including the stadium and the Four Seasons.…

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Palatka City Manager Marcia Carty is sworn in in September 2024. | City of Palatka
October 17, 2025

Palatka officials continue to discuss embattled city manager

City commissioners will meet again Monday to consider complaints about City Manager Marcia Carty.…

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Brunswick Judge Robert Guy has resigned after he was charged with DUI in Jacksonville. | Judicial Council of Georgia
October 17, 2025

Brunswick judge resigns after DUI at Jacksonville club

Judge Robert W. Guy was charged after a truck was hit outside Wacko’s Gentlemen’s Club on the Southside.…

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More than 1,000 parents have participated in the Brigher Beginnings program that Ascension St. Vincent's has held on the campus of Edward Waters University on the second Saturday of each month. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 17, 2025

Ascension St. Vincent’s will expand maternal telehealth

Ascension received a telehealth grant that could help address infant mortality in Duval County.…

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The Florida Department of Transportation is warning about more Buckman Bridge backups, like this one in 2022. | FDOT via News4Jax
October 17, 2025

Buckman Bridge backups could continue until spring

FDOT crews are closing lanes on the Buckman Bridge on weekends to replace metal joints.…

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Some Floridians report wanting to sell their homes due to high property taxes. Others say the local government services they fund make them worth it.
October 17, 2025

Lawmakers unveil ideas to reduce property taxes

Floridians may see these property tax proposals on the 2026 ballot.…

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Storm clouds hang on the horizon during rainy season.
October 17, 2025

Goodbye rainy season; hello cold fronts

As rainy season ends, some areas of North Florida are still dealing with a worsening drought.…

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October 16, 2025

2 Putnam County cops fired over double-dipping

Putnam sheriff’s Lt. Michael Wells and Detective Elias Rivera are accused of stealing $8,000 for unworked hours.…

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A view of the new roundabout in Murray Hill. | Florida Department of Transportation
October 16, 2025

Unusual roundabout opens after 4 months in Murray Hill

FDOT says the roundabout at Post Street and Old Roosevelt Boulevard will alleviate traffic congestion.…

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Jacksonville University is naming its Public Policy Institute after Preston Haskell, founder of The Haskell Co. He spoke at the university Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. | Jacksonville University
October 16, 2025

Preston Haskell makes $12M gift to Jacksonville University

The university will name its Public Policy Institute after Haskell, a longtime contributor and founder of The Haskell Co.…

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La Nina can reduce severe weather in Florida. | NOAA
October 16, 2025

How La Nina could shape our winter weather

NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway, with wide-reaching implications for weather.…

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The Ximenez-Fatio house is at 20 Aviles St. In St. Augustine. | Kaia Wright, Jacksonville Today
October 16, 2025

WHAT TO DO | ‘Mortality and Mourning’ tour; Saturday Sounds; Sunday Funday Market

A creepy candlelight tour in St. Augustine, a dance party at Friendship Fountain, and a Sunday Funday market in LaVilla…

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An illustration shows the interior of the proposed Starbucks in Downtown Jacksonville. | City of Jacksonville
October 15, 2025

Downtown Jacksonville Starbucks wins city incentives

The Starbucks franchise holder now will turn their attention to construction in the Bank of America Tower Downtown.…

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Orange Park Mall says teens under 18 will need an adult with them to enter the shopping center on Fridays and Saturdays. | Orange Park Mall, Facebook
October 15, 2025

Orange Park Mall restricts teens on Fridays and Saturdays

Anyone younger than 18 will need a parent or guardian with them to enter Orange Park Mall on those days.…

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JWB announced that it's distributing $20,000 to eight families to help with down payments for homes. | JWB
October 15, 2025

JWB helps renters with down payments during housing crisis

JWB helped eight families buy homes by contributing $20,000 to each of them for down payments.…

Featured image for “Adventure Landing closes permanently in Jax Beach”
Adventure Landing has operated for 30 years. | News4Jax
October 15, 2025

Adventure Landing closes permanently in Jax Beach

Adventure Landing closed its waterpark and arcade after 30 years off providing family entertainment.…

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The Mossfire Grill at 1573 Margaret St. in Five Points. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record
October 15, 2025

Mossfire Grill closing after 27 years in Five Points

In a post on Facebook, the Mossfire Grill said it would close Nov. 9. It did not give a reason.…