Duval County, FL

A pair of firefighter unions are the latest entries in a series of establishment endorsements for the House campaign of Northeast Florida’s Dean Black. Black, the Chair of the Duval County Republican Party, picked up endorsements from his hometown Jacksonville Association of Fire Fighters as well as from the Nassau County Fire Rescue Professionals.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The community-based testing offered through DOH-Duval will end this month. The last day to receive COVID-19 testing and vaccination services at the Joseph Lee Center will be June 30, 2022. DOH-Duval’s COVID-19 efforts will now focus on enabling access to COVID-19 services in specific areas of...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former teachers like Kayla Solon tearfully explain in videos posted by Duval County Public Schools why they had to leave the profession. “The kids are very honest,” she said. “Them telling you that you’re making a difference and how much they love you, they care about you is great, it’s awesome, but it also doesn’t pay my bills.”

JWB Real Estate Capital bought two First Baptist Church of Jacksonville properties in Downtown’s North Core for $8.39 million. Property records show JWB subsidiaries bought two city blocks from First Baptist on June 24 — a church auditorium at 119 W. Beaver St. for $2.3 million and a parking garage at 712 N. Hogan St. for $6.09 million.

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The Meridian, 653 Monument Road, contractor is Lloyd’s Construction & Consulting LLC, foundation repair, $15,000. Beau Rivage Condominium, 2970 St. Johns Ave., contractor is JBL Corp. Inc., parking garage concrete beam repair, $26,885. Hospital, Institutional. Baptist Medical Center, 800 Prudential Drive, contractor is Batson-Cook Co., 19,184 square feet, interior...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Duval County Public School district is trying to get the attention of voters ahead of the August primary. A property tax increase that will pay teachers a little more for the work they do is on the ballot. The district took to social media this...

Local attorneys from the D.W. Perkins Bar Association recently participated in the dedicated the Jury Assembly Room in the Duval County Courthouse in honor of its namesake. In the early 1900s, Perkins helped lead the effort to desegregate juries throughout Florida by fighting for the inclusion of Black jurors. Perkins led a storied career, breaking many racial barriers while also representing people from marginalized communities in the pursuit of justice. Shown are attorneys Obinna Anum and Paul Perkins unveiling the Daniel Webster (D.W.) Perkins Jury Room.

The Democratic candidate for Chief Financial Officer made his case to Democrats in Jacksonville Monday night. Adam Hattersley, the only Democrat to qualify to oppose incumbent Republican Jimmy Patronis, addressed a meeting of the Duval County Democratic Party virtually Monday night, and appealed to them via pocketbook issues. Hattersley said...

By Lynn Jones – For hundreds of years, America has been a nation divided on issues to to uplift and respect the African American community. However next to the designation of February as Black History Month and the Martin Luther King holiday, the people of color who built this nation on their backs have had few holidays to resonate with them. Thanks to nonagenerian Opal Lee, dubbed the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” she worked for decades petitioning U.S. presidents to declare June 19th a federal holiday. Her hard work paid off when on June 17th, 2021, the Fort Worth, Texas resident was at the White House to witness President Joe Biden sign into law to make Juneteenth a holiday.

WASHINGTON — The shooting occurred early Sunday at a private venue in South Tacoma, where a large crowd was gathering. A Texas trail ride, a barbecue in New York City and a stone bridge in Minneapolis were among the settings for at least 10 mass shootings that erupted across the country between Friday and late Sunday, marking the fifth consecutive weekend U.S. law enforcement officers have responded to multiple incidents, each involving four or more victims shot.

Jacksonville's jobless rate held steady at 2.3% in May, a drop of 1.7 percentage points from 2021's unemployment numbers in the area. The unemployment rate in the Jacksonville area includes Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. The statewide jobless rate was 3% in May, according to data released from Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity in June.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Players Championship will be accepting applications for its Red Coats Grants program from June 28 to August 5. The program awards funding to local nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life for Northeast Florida’s residents. Grant awards for the 2022 program will...

WAUCONDA, Ill. — (AP) — The race to be Illinois' next governor is also a battle among billionaires, including two whose names won't appear on Tuesday's primary ballot. Republican candidates Darren Bailey, who as a state lawmaker fought pandemic measures such as mask mandates, and former prosecutor Richard Irvin, the first Black mayor of Chicago's largest suburb, each has a benefactor who has pushed a different vision for the GOP and put their money behind it.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In the heat of summer, dozens showed up at the Duval County Courthouse to turn up the heat in Florida in regard to the future and protection of LGBTQ+ rights. “I think now is the time for everybody to put their vote forward. If you want...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After the news of the Supreme Court overturning Roe Vs. Wade, demonstrators gathered at the Duval County Courthouse Friday evening. Their chants could be heard from a distance as they marched around Downtown Jacksonville. Marchers pounded the pavement in numbers while chanting, "we won't go back!"...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Supporters at the Proud to Say Gay Rally covered the Duval County Courthouse’s lawn Saturday afternoon to speak up for equal rights. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education Bill in March which sparked outrage among the LGBTQ+ community. The law allows parents to sue school districts over violations.

JACKSONVILLE – Let's get to it …. I feel like there isn't much discussion about Mark Brunell when talking about top players of the franchise. What is your opinion of his rank among Jags all-time and among QBs in general? I always thought of him as very underrated much like Fred Taylor and Jimmy Smith.