Saturday, August 12, 2017

Golden anniversaries: Koenig, Tannous, Butler, Macarages, Massey and other top stories.

  • Golden anniversaries: Koenig, Tannous, Butler, Macarages, Massey

    Golden anniversaries: Koenig, Tannous, Butler, Macarages, Massey
    THE KOENIGS Betty A. and Donald M. Koenig of Montclair, N.J., celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. They were married July 6, 1953, in Charleston, S.C. She is the former Betty Brunneg. Their children are Patricia Ann Shaw and James D. Koenig, both of Jacksonville, Lisa M. Riley of Manchester, N.H., and the late Gretchen Ann. The Koenigs have ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. THE TANNOUSES Joan and James Tannous of Jacksonville will celebrate their 55th w..
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  • Woman with life-threatening injuries after Southside Jacksonville crash

    Woman with life-threatening injuries after Southside Jacksonville crash
    Updated: Jul 8, 2017 - 6:31 PM A woman has life-threatening injuries after fire rescue personnel spent 45 minutes extraditing her from a car after a car fire Saturday in Southside Jacksonville. The accident happened near Beach Boulevard and Cortez Road. Police said a white pickup truck crossed the median and hit a red SUV head-on. Police said the truck caught fire. Three people were taken to the hospital. The woman in the SUV has life-threatening injuries and was taken to a ..
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  • Coast Guard rescues Jacksonville man after fishing boat fire

    Coast Guard rescues Jacksonville man after fishing boat fire
    The U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated a 44-year-old man who was burnt by a fire that started aboard a Mayport fishing vessel. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center received notification at 9:40 p.m. Friday that a crew member aboard the Charlotte Marie required medical assistance due to injuries sustained during a fire. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew out of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah was launched at approximately 10:45 p.m. The air rescue unit arrived to the fi..
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  • Sunday Business Notebook: Lots of apartments changing hands

    Sunday Business Notebook: Lots of apartments changing hands
    Apartments in Jacksonville are continuing to change hands: The massive Mathews Crossing Apartment Homes have been sold. S2 Capital of Addison, Texas, paid a total of $49.5 million for the project at 400 and 401 Century 21 Drive E., off Atlantic Boulevard. The two parcels, across the street from each other, have a total of 1,102 units and sold for $32.7 million in 2014. They were built in 1972 and 1973, according to city records. They’re 95 percent occupied but will be getting a major renovation..
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  • Memorial held for Jacksonville teen killed a year ago

    Memorial held for Jacksonville teen killed a year ago
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A memorial was held Saturday for a 15-year-old Jacksonville boy who was killed a year ago.Organizers held the event at Kona Skate Park in Regency.Johnnie Carter died July 6 last year when he was shot near his Lakeshore home. Police are still searching for his killer.Carter's mother, Erica Carter -- along with others -- used Saturday's memorial to bring awareness to unsolved murders. She said she feels her son's case hasn't received enough attention and she wants the shooter..
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  • Is future House Speaker Paul Renner a 'Jacksonville guy?'

    Is future House Speaker Paul Renner a 'Jacksonville guy?'
    Rep. Paul Renner may no longer live in Jacksonville, but the city’s political and business leaders are counting on him and his influence as a future House speaker to ensure local priorities get the Legislature’s attention. Renner’s freshman Republican colleagues elected him on June 30 to be their class leader, putting him in line to be Speaker of the House in 2022. The last time someone with Jacksonville ties had such a prominent role was when Sen. Jim King served as Senate president from 2002..
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  • Former Jacksonville man attacked by gator remains hospitalized

    Former Jacksonville man attacked by gator remains hospitalized
    Former Jacksonville man attacked by gator remains hospitalized Scott Lahodik has been diving for golf balls for 30 years, but Friday, a gator attacked him in the lake off the sixth hole at a Charlotte County golf course. Isabel MascareƱas, WTLV 9:04 PM. EDT July 08, 2017 PHOTO: Kaelin Lahodik ROTONDA, Florida -- The former Jacksonville man who was bitten by an alligator while diving for golf balls in Charlotte County on Friday remains in the hospital.Scott ..
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  • Jaguars, Bold Events bring unique business twist to downtown ...

    Jaguars, Bold Events bring unique business twist to downtown ...
    Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has long had multiple business operations, but one of his newest ventures, Bold Events LLC, reaches well beyond the team’s operations — a unique business angle that most NFL franchises simply don’t have. The idea is to make the stadium area a more popular hub of activity that far exceeds its current use. And, of course, create more revenue. In the process, Bold Events has become the controlling entity at a venue still technically owned by the city, not the J..
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  • Sharks expect high intensity from Columbus in arena final

    Sharks expect high intensity from Columbus in arena final
    Two past meetings with Columbus. Two wins. The Jacksonville Sharks have every reason to be confident going into the first-ever National Arena League title game. But the message from Sharks coach Siaha Burley: Hold on. This championship isn’t won yet. “I’m showing them the identity of this Columbus team, how dangerous they are and how vulnerable we are to a letdown against them,” Burley said. Burley expects the Columbus Lions to bring “high intensity” against the Sharks for Monday night’s NAL fi..
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  • Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested in Georgia for public drunkenness

    Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested in Georgia for public drunkenness
    SAVANNAH, Ga. — Actor Shia LaBeouf has been released from a Georgia jail after posting $7,000 bond on charges of public drunkenness. The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office says the 31-year-old was arrested at 4 a.m. Saturday by the Savannah Police Department and released. In addition to the public drunkenness charge, he also was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstruction. Further details surrounding the arrest were not immediately available. LaBeouf has faced similar charges in the past. He ..
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