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Molly Madray could not afford to save her own life.She was a 31-year-old restaurant server in 2014 when she found a lump in her left breast. After a biopsy, she learned she had Stage 2 breast cancer and would need chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.“I had been healthy all of my life. This came out of the blue,” she said.Madray had no health insurance — her mother funded the $1,000 biopsy bill — and had no idea how to pay for the tens of thousands of dollars worth of treatment she needed. The hospitals she approached could not provide financial help.She and her mother, Jana Madray, descended into “complete hopelessness,” Jana Madray said.Then Madray’s primary-care physician referred her to W..>> view originalIntelligence of defendant the main focus of Jacksonville death-penalty appeal | jacksonville
The Florida Supreme Court doesn’t know how intelligent Rodney Renard Newberry is, and that may make it hard for the justices to make an intelligent ruling on whether the Jacksonville man belongs on Florida’s Death Row.Newberry, 46, was convicted and sentenced to death for the first-degree murder of 38-year-old Terrese Pernell Stevens. Newberry shot Stevens 12 times with an AK-47 while he and two other men were robbing him in the parking lot at Club Steppin’ Out on Dec. 28, 2009, just north of the Springfield area of Jacksonville.He was sentenced to death in April 2014 after a jury’s 8-4 recommendation and life in prison for the robbery of Pernell.Appeals attorneys are now asking the Supreme ..>> view originalA piece of downtown history saved from wrecking ball
After standing 106 years on East Duval Street, the Elena Flats building appeared headed for the same moribund fate as so many other historic buildings in downtown — demolition by bulldozer and replacement by a parking lot.The apartments had been vacant at least a decade, the wood was rotting, the paint was peeling, the balustrade for the second-story porch was long gone, and it would take a total repair job to make Elena Flats livable again.Springfield resident JoAnn Tredennick could see all that easily enough the first time she drove to the decaying building and looked it over. When she came back a second time, she started to see the potential, albeit an expensive proposition. On the third ..>> view originalMandarin Community Club honors vets with ceremony
As rain drenched Jacksonville Sunday, the Mandarin Community Club didn’t let the weather dampen its Veterans Day observance.Club members have held a ceremony every year since completion of the Veterans Memorial at Billard Park in 2007. In past years, club officials laid a wreath in honor of the sacrifice of the military veterans at the memorial during the wreath-laying ceremony.Susie Scott, president of the Mandarin Community Club, said this year the ceremony was moved indoors and the wreath will be placed at the memorial on Veterans Day.The American Heritage Girls Florida Troop 1512 passed out American flag pins as people entered the clubhouse off Mandarin Road and led the Pledge of Allegia..>> view originalRains bring heavy flooding to parts of Jacksonville | News - Home
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -Heavy rain and a lot of wind is causing flooding in Mayport and other parts of northeast Florida. Some of the most accumulation of water is in Grand Park to Mayport Village.News4Jax spoke with one woman who lives on Palmer Street in Mayport, where 6.5 inches of rain fell by 6 p.m. Sunday. She says people could have easily kayaked up and down her street and at one point the water was up to her porch."This is my side yard. You can get a nice picture of this. It's flooded completely all the way back to the rear of my home," Janice Strickland said.Strickland says she knew it was going to rain but didn't know the front of her home and street would be underwater by the time she..>> view originalJacksonville police ID man killed in crowd of people Saturday, ask witnesses to come forward | jacksonville
Jacksonville police identified the man shot and killed Saturday night in Northwest Jacksonville as Malachi Jacobi Andrews.The 21-year-old man was shot near the intersection of Springfield Boulevard and Basswood Street about 6:30 p.m. Police said the shooting happened as Andrews was walking with a large group of people.The crowd dispersed before police arrived and none of the people in the crowd contacted police.“The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is still asking the group of individuals who were with the victim when he was shot to come forward and speak to detectives about the shooting,” Melissa Bujeda, a sheriff’s spokeswoman, said in an email.Anyone with information can contact the Sheriff..>> view originalGreater Jacksonville Fair closed due to inclement weather | jacksonville
The Greater Jacksonville Fair closed down early Sunday night due to inclement weather.According to Gayle Hart, media relations for the fair, officials spoke to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and members of the National Weather Service before deciding to send people home early.High winds and heavy rains caused the fair to end its festivities early, Hart said. The main stage was shut down at 2 p.m. and then the carnival followed shortly afterward.“We want to make sure everyone’s safe,” Hart said of the closing.The fair will reopen tomorrow at 5 p.m.>> view originalExtra Points: 5 takeaways from the Jaguars' loss to the Jets
WHAT TO DO WITH MARSHALL?Even when he was showing good form on kick returns Sunday — plays of 30, 23 and 33 yards — there was always a Cover Your Eyes Feel with Jaguars rookie Nick Marshall. Yes, he was gaining yards. But yes, he was on the cusp of fumbling. The almost-expected fumble occurred at a terrible time. After the Jaguars forced a three-and-out with four minutes remaining, Marshall fumbled a punt the Jets recovered at the Jaguars’ 25. The Jets made it 27-16 three plays later. In that situation — close game, late — the Jaguars should have put Bryan Walters back there because of his experience securing the punt. For those ready to run Marshall out of town, that’s not how this regime o..>> view originalJaguars' run defense couldn't have done more in loss
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. | New York Jets running back Chris Ivory scored two touchdowns.But, the Jaguars run defense pitched a near-perfect game on Sunday in a 28-23 loss.Ivory entered the game with 518 yards rushing in the team’s first seven games.The Jaguars held him to 26 yards on 23 carries. Ivory’s longest run was nine yards. He scored on a pair of 1-yard runs.“We were awesome, but not awesome enough,” Jaguars defensive end Jared Odrick said. “In terms of run defense, I’m not sure if there’s much more you can do. We had all types of guys making plays. That was really awesome to see. But, we’ve got to find a way to put it all together. We’ve got to take it to the next level and try to get t..>> view originalGabbert, Mularkey both got fresh starts and posted victories
Quarterback Blaine Gabbert and interim coach Mike Mularkey both got fresh starts Sunday and both got victories.Gabbert, whose last NFL start was for the Jaguars in a 34-20 loss to St. Louis in the fifth game of the 2013 season, threw a pair of second period touchdowns and overcame a pair of interceptions as San Francisco upset Atlanta, 17-16.Mularkey, who was last a NFL head coach in Jacksonville in 2012 when he went 2-14, was on the sidelines for the first time as Tennessee’s interim head coach as the Titans posted a 34-28 overtime victory over New Orleans. He was named the interim head coach last week after Ken Whisenhunt was fired.Mularkey lost three overtime games as the Jaguars head coa..>> view original
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