Some unhappy at changing addresses from Atlantic Beach to ...
Some beach dwellers who have long claimed Atlantic Beach as their address aren’t happy after getting letters telling them they’re soon going to need to change that. “Your new city name: Jacksonville,” reads the letter from the United States Postal Service. Most but not all of the affected area lies north of Donner Park Island Road and west of Mayport Road. The area has long been inside Jacksonville city limits, but has shared the 32233 ZIP Code and mailing address with Atlantic Beach. Though th..>> view originalMan shot on Northwest Jacksonville street
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A man was shot Friday morning while standing outside of a car on a street in Northwest Jacksonville, authorities said.It happened about 6:50 a.m. on Barnett Street near James P. Small Park.According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the man walked up next to a car when the suspects approached and began firing bullets at the car.The man was hit and taken to UF Health Jacksonville with non-life-threatening injuries, JSO Lt. Ashish Sircar said.Two people inside the car wer..>> view originalRon Littlepage: Why does Austin have far fewer murders than ...
When I was in Austin recently visiting my father and sister, I kept up with what was happening in Jacksonville via jacksonville.com. Sadly, too many headlines reminded me of the violence that is plaguing my home city. Referring to those stories again will be old news to many of you, but keep reading because there’s a headline that you might find as surprising as I did. The stories from Jacksonville went like this: “Juvenile faces numerous charges. No one charged with firing shot that wounded gi..>> view originalMayo Clinic Jacksonville completes 3000 liver transplants
Updated: Apr 8, 2016 - 12:03 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. รข€” April is Organ Donor Month, and the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville just completed its 3,000th liver transplant. The program started back in 1998. The Mayo Clinic Jacksonville is the seventh center to reach the milestone out of about 120 in the nation. In some places, including California and New York, a patient can wait three years for a liver transplant. Wait times for a liver in Florida are significantly shorter. The wait time ..>> view originalJaguars cornerback Aaron Colvin suspended four games
Jaguars cornerback Aaron Colvin has been suspended for the first four regular season games without pay for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances. Colvin will be eligible to participate in the Jaguars’ off-season program and training camp/preseason, but will then begin serving his ban. He will miss the Week 4 matchup with Indianapolis on Oct. 2 at London’s Wembley Stadium. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Colvin said: “I made a mistake and I will take full r..>> view originalFirst Coast Happenings
SATURDAY Walk the Talk for Epilepsy, registration 8 a.m., walk 9 a.m., Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N. $25 adults, $15 children 12 and younger, in advance; $35 adults, $20 children, at the gate. Registration, (904) 731-3752 or support.efof.org/JacksonvilleWalkTheTalk. All-Breed Dog Show, presented by the Greater Orange Park Dog Club, 8 a.m., St. Johns County Fairgrounds, 5840 Florida 207, Elkton. Spectators get in free. (904) 631-4245 or gopdc.org. Cars and Coffee, 8-11 a.m., ..>> view originalSpecial Olympics lights way for Friday's annual Law Enforcement ...
With a bronze torch held high, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s Michelle Cook headed down the Police Memorial Building steps Friday to be joined by about 200 law enforcement officers and 35 Special Olympians trotting through downtown. Cook, an avid runner who has participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Florida for at least 10 years, said she enjoys suppporting the athletes and seeing their excitement. "It reminds me of what's imortant and it reminds me that..>> view originalJacksonville Journal: Donation challenge raises $250000
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL The Times-Union Donation challenge raises $250,000 A challenge grant from philanthropist Delores Barr Weaver led to about $250,000 in donations to Volunteers in Medicine, which runs a free clinic downtown for uninsured employed people who live or work in Duval County. The $100,000 challenge secured gifts and pledges of about $150,000 for the nonprofit’s annual fund campaign, according to the agency. For every dollar donated, the nonprofit’s 230 or so volunteer health-care ..>> view originalDuval schools to bring math, reading books back to elementary ...
A year after Duval’s elementary schools switched from traditional math and reading textbooks to online materials and printouts, district leaders are beginning to add books back into the mix. The school board Tuesday approved two measures which will cost nearly $2.5 million to buy books for the next school year. They are purchasing new phonics books and related materials for kindergarten through second grades and new “classroom libraries” for kindergarten through fifth grades. This follows month..>> view original$8.5 million student housing at College of Coastal Georgia nearing ...
BRUNSWICK | There’s still a lot of dust and dirt at the second student housing building at College of Coastal Georgia, but the $8.5 million three-story building will be clean and ready for 216 students in June, officials said. The building matches the 352-bed Lakeside Village, but it has some new features including the windowed stairwells at each end of the L-shaped building. Not only will it offer students views of the exterior, its interior walls will be painted in gradients of blue making fo..>> view original
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