Jacksonville Manufacturer Seeking City Grant To Expand Operations On Northside
A First Coast company is considering expanding its Northside manufacturing operations with a financial boost from the City of Jacksonville.The Safariland Group wants to expand its manufacturing plant...
View ArticleSave Our Sons Summit Struggles To Change 'Culture Of Death And Violence'
Hundreds of Jacksonville high school students gathered at Edward Waters College Friday for the third annual Operation Save Our Sons Summit. The day’s events reinforced why the Summit was started in the...
View ArticleDuval Schools Announces $15M Mental Health Program For Middle School Students
Duval County Public Schools are rolling out a new, $15 million program to address mental health issues in middle school students.School superintendent Nikolai Vitti made the announcement Tuesday at...
View ArticleMayor Brown Calls For Justice Department's Help In Reducing Gang Violence
A recent surge in gang violence has Jacksonville city officials scrambling for solutions. The mayor and sheriff are pushing separate initiatives to attack the problem.Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown...
View ArticleLarge Crowds Expected Downtown This Saturday For Five Big Events
More than 20,000 people are expected in downtown Jacksonville this weekend as the city hosts five major events geared toward families and sports fans.
View ArticleWorld Of Nations Festival Brings The Best From Around The Globe To Jacksonville
Jacksonville’s annual World of Nations Celebration is in full swing at Metropolitan Park through Sunday.Representatives of 34 nations are at the festival this year eager to tell visitors the best thing...
View ArticlePastors Encourage Voting To Change Jacksonville
Early voting began Monday in Jacksonville city elections.African-American pastors held a get-out-the-vote rally at an early-voting location on the city’s Northside.Residents can transform Jacksonville...
View ArticleLionfish Tournament Takes Aim At Invasive Species
A monthlong tournament has just kicked off to see who can take the most lionfish out of Northeast Florida waters. State wildlife officials are promoting similar tournaments around the state to thin out...
View ArticleJacksonville Sheriff's Office Honors Fallen Officers
Wednesday has been proclaimed “Police Memorial Day” in Jacksonville.The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office held a ceremony to honor the city’s fallen officers.At the memorial, Jacksonville Sheriff John...
View Article'Hurricane Hunters' Storm In To NE Florida
Aircraft from the United States Air Force Reserve’s “Hurricane Hunters” unit were at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine Thursday. The unit collects data in real time that is used...
View ArticleVagabond Coffee In Hemming Park Broken Into, Community Responds To Help
A familiar coffee stand was broken into overnight in downtown Jacksonville’s Hemming Park. Vagabond Coffee Company owner Will Morgan says the stand will come back better than ever.Morgan got notified...
View ArticleOldest 'Cracker' Cabin On First Coast Moved To Make Way For Nocatee
The oldest cracker-style house on the First Coast got a new home Tuesday.Crews moved the 142-year-old Oesterreicher McCormick cabin from its original location on Palm Valley’s 20 Mile Road to the...
View ArticleMayor Brown Goes Over Gov. Scott's Head For Hospital Funding Fix
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is asking the feds to bypass Tallahassee and work directly with the city to keep the UF Health Jacksonville open.The hospital receives around $95 million a year from a...
View ArticleJacksonville University Professor Creates Sound Of Silent Film
Norman Studios' monthly silent film screening, “Silent Sunday,” celebrates Northeast Florida’s early film industry. The events include live musical accompaniment by Jacksonville University music...
View ArticleTheme Parks, Family, Beaches Drawing Record Numbers Of Visitors To Florida
Florida has set a tourism record for a single quarter. Tourism marketer VISIT FLORIDA is reporting more than 28 million visitors arrived between January and March in 2015. WJCT went to the Florida...
View ArticleAmerican South Gets Portrait Taken In MOCA's 'Southern Exposure' Photography...
A new photography exhibit at Jacksonville’s Museum of Contemporary Art focuses on the American South. Southern Exposure: Portraits of a Changing Landscape features the work of seven renowned...
View ArticleAuthor Of Novel Set In Jacksonville To Share ‘Education’ At Main Library
The author of a new novel set in the First Coast is speaking at the Jacksonville Public Library on Wednesday.Larry Baker will be discussing his latest book, “The Education of Nancy Adams.” Adams is a...
View ArticleLenny Curry Next Jacksonville Mayor; Brown: I'll 'Always Be There For You'
Former Florida Republican Party Chairman Lenny Curry is Jacksonville’s next mayor. He narrowly beat incumbent Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown Tuesday with just over 51 percent of the vote. Curry says the...
View ArticleFlorida Ends Restriction On Investing In Northern Irish Companies
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed nearly 50 bills into law this week. One of them lifted decades-old restrictions on doing business with Northern Ireland.The move has raised the ire of Irish Catholics.
View ArticleDuval County Honors Fallen Service Members
Hundreds of people gathered at the Duval County Veterans Memorial Wall in downtown Jacksonville Monday for the city’s Memorial Day Observance ceremony.Five new names have been added to the wall.All...
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