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Jacksonville's chief health officer, Sunil Joshi, speaks in 2023 | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today

September 5, 2025

Jacksonville health leaders back vaccine mandates

Top medical officials say that ending vaccine mandates will erode decades of progress against preventable diseases.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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A nurse prepares a dose of vaccine for injection. | Reuters

September 4, 2025

Concerns mount over Florida’s vaccine plan

Medical professionals say removing vaccine mandates could hurt public health and put children at risk for disease.…

By Jeff Martin - Associated Press, Mike Schneider - Associated Press and Daniel Kozin - Associated Press

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Road improvements are among Clay County's goals. | Zac Gudakov on Unsplash

November 29, 2023

Clay County charts a path for next five years

The county is creating a long list of plans to improve health and safety, development, infrastructure, quality of life and…

By Steven Ponson

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Garbage is piled high around a dumpster at the Northwoods apartment complex in this image in the city's legal action against the complex. | City of Jacksonville

November 2, 2023

City sues two apartment complexes as ‘nuisances’

The city claims lack of maintenance and trash removal are endangering public health at Northwoods Apartments and Colonial Forest Apartments.…

By Dan Scanlan

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