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Blaise Ingoglia, Florida's chief financial officer and a former state senator. | Colin Hackley, News Service of Florida
March 18, 2025

Florida lawmakers debate term limits for county officials

Sen. Jennifer Bradley of Fleming Island voted against the term limit proposal in a committee meeting Monday.…

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March 18, 2025

THE JAXSON | The story of Dr. Julia Walker-Brown and Walker’s Business College

For nearly 50 years, Walker’s Commercial & Vocational College was a major Jacksonville educational institution. In honor of Women’s History…

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March 18, 2025

It’s only mid-March, but a tropical system is possible

A tropical system could form in the Atlantic within 48 hours, but forecasters say the chances are low.…

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March 18, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Free movie night

What could be better than this? Find your way to the city of Jacksonville’s free movie night at the Riverside Arts Market Amphitheater…

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A school speed zone is shown at a Neptune Beach elementary school. | News4JAX
March 17, 2025

Speed cameras may be coming around Palatka schools

Drivers would be subject to $100 fines if cameras catch them driving too fast in school zones.…

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March 17, 2025

St. Johns parents appeal in suit over schoolbook removals

The parents say Florida’s law on schoolbook removals gives them no way to challenge the restrictions.…

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Florida law bars most people under 21 from buying rifles and long guns, but it's okay for them to possess and use such guns. | VlaDee, stock.adobe.com
March 17, 2025

Appeals court allows age restrictions on gun purchases

The court upheld a Florida law that raised the minimum age to buy rifles and other long guns.…

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Bees love azaleas too. | Andrew Gustafson
March 17, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Azaleas in bloom

It’s that time again. Azalea season is upon us, with those beautiful bright purple and pink flowers that pop up overnight…

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J.J. Spaun hits his approach at No. 18 within 30 feet of the hole during the final round of The Players Championship on Sunday, March 16, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 16, 2025

PHOTO ESSAY | Scenes from the greens at the 51st Players Championship

Experience The Players through the eyes of Jacksonville Today’s Will Brown.…

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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks to a crowd at the Legends Center in Northwest Jacksonville | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
March 16, 2025

OPINION | Which Republican will win ‘invisible primary’ to challenge Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan in 2027?

Defeating a popular mayor requires playing the margins and angles, and it doesn’t seem anyone currently in the mix understands…

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City Councilman Rory Diamond on Oct. 22. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
March 14, 2025

Jax Council to debate immigration enforcement and compliance

Two Jacksonville lawmakers are pushing for city-lead restrictions and enforcement on undocumented immigrants, with one of two immigration bills up…

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March 14, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Golf courses

The week of The Players Championship is as big a reminder as there is that golf is a big business…

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Two of the sports fields at the Losco Regional Park on Hood Road South, now renamed in honor of former City Council member Dick Kravitz. | Google
March 14, 2025

Losco Regional Park to be renamed after Dick Kravitz, councilman who made it possible

A 21-year-old regional park in the heart of Mandarin will soon be renamed in honor of the former Jacksonville City…

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Volunteers picked up lots of trash at a previous cleanup event. | Timucuan Parks Foundation
March 14, 2025

BIT OF JOY | St. Johns River Celebration

Spend your Saturday outside enjoying nature while doing your part to keep Jacksonville beautiful. The city of Jacksonville and the…

Featured image for “Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office settles suit in strip-search arrest that broke department policy ”
A screengrab from body-worn camera footage shows Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police preparing to strip search Ronnie Reed. | Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
March 14, 2025

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office settles suit in strip-search arrest that broke department policy 

A man who was improperly stripped searched by Jacksonville police on a public street while bystanders watched settled a federal…

Featured image for “Anastasia Mosquito Board commissioner resigns, citing ‘mismanagement’”
The Anastasia Mosquito Control District is responsible for keeping the population of the blood-sucking pests down in St. Johns County. | Anastasia Mosquito Control District
March 13, 2025

Anastasia Mosquito Board commissioner resigns, citing ‘mismanagement’

The Anastasia Mosquito Control Board in St. Johns County is down one member as Martha Gleason officially tendered her resignation…

Featured image for “Father of Atlantic Coast High student settles lawsuit against Duval Schools after she died from allergic reaction”
A wrongful death lawsuit claims Kayleen Brown died after DCPS “negligently” failed to warn the food provided at a school meeting contained nuts, failed to educate staff on food allergen procedures, and failed to follow its own food allergy management and prevention plan. | News4JAX
March 13, 2025

Father of Atlantic Coast High student settles lawsuit against Duval Schools after she died from allergic reaction

The father of a high school student who died in 2023 after suffering a nut-related allergic reaction at a school…

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Alpine Groves Park will be the scenic setting for a local art showcase tomorrow evening. | St. Johns County
March 13, 2025

BIT OF JOY | River Reflection

St. Johns County is teaming up with the St. Johns and Matanzas riverkeepers to host a showcase of local art…

Featured image for “‘Rough couple of days’: Jacksonville police involved in 3 shootings in 3 days”
Bodycam video showed an officer-involved shooting in February, when Officer Benjamin McEwan shot Michael Youmans after a chase ended on Gossett Street. | JSO
March 12, 2025

‘Rough couple of days’: Jacksonville police involved in 3 shootings in 3 days

Jacksonville police are investigating three officer-involved shootings that occurred back to back over three days.…

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Jacksonville City Hall | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 12, 2025

Efficiency or ‘farce’? Salem lays out plan for Duval DOGE

An effort to bring a “Duval DOGE” budget effort to Jacksonville City Hall was met Tuesday by public protest and…

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March 12, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Collective Con; Springfield St. Paddy’s Day; Analog Club Spring Showcase

What to do in the Jacksonville area this weekend: Cosplay Downtown, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Springfield or vote for…

Featured image for “New K-8 school in RiverTown gets a name in advance of August opening”
When it opens in time for the 2025-26 school year, Hallowes Cove Academy in St. Johns County's Rivertown community will be able to accommodate 1,100 students. | St. Johns County Schools
March 12, 2025

New K-8 school in RiverTown gets a name in advance of August opening

A new school set to open in St. Johns County’s RiverTown this August officially has a name: Hallowes Cove Academy.…

Featured image for “4 arrested in January shooting death of 7-year-old Breon Allen”
Breon Allen Jr., 7, shot to death in late January outside a Commonwealth Avenue home. | JSO
March 12, 2025

4 arrested in January shooting death of 7-year-old Breon Allen

Four gang members or associates are behind bars in the murder of a 7-year-old Westside boy, who was walking with…

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Archie, the oldest southern white rhinoceros in human care, has died at age 55 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. | Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
March 12, 2025

Jacksonville Zoo mourns death of oldest southern white rhino in human care

The oldest southern white rhino in human care, Archie, has passed away at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.…