Jacksonville Journal: Most offices closed Monday for Memorial Day and other top stories.

• Jacksonville Journal: Most offices closed Monday for Memorial Day

  Offices closed Monday for Memorial Day Most non-emergency Northeast Florida government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Only Express Mail will be delivered on Monday. There will be no regular home delivery. Financial markets, banks and credit unions will be closed Monday. Jacksonville Transportation Authority buses will operate on a normal Sunday schedule. Public libraries in Duval County will be closed Sunday and Monday. Libraries in St. Johns, Nassau, Clay and Bake..

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• 2016 Jacksonville Jazz Festival bringing 3 days of free music to ...

  

  If the rhythmic force of jazz makes you feel like stepping out, then get ready to join the Second Line Jazz Parade at this year’s Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The parade, set for Saturday afternoon, reflects a New Orleans brass band parade tradition where revelers follow the weaving stream of musicians. Dancing, waving handkerchiefs and twirling parasols are all encouraged, and festival organizers are planning to hand out strings of beads, parasols, boas and more. Vintage slideshow: Jacksonvill..

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• Management company for Jacksonville charter schools faces ...

  

  A management company operating two charter schools in Jacksonville pleaded not guilty to criminal charges of grand theft, money laundering, fraud and aggravated white collar crime. The indictments, handed down earlier this month in Escambia County, charge four companies, including Newpoint Education Partners based in Clearwater and three vendor companies working with Newpoint. The indictments allege the vendor companies — School Warehouse Inc., Red Ignition LLC and Epiphany Management Group — h..

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• Jacksonville mother raises awareness about death penalty

  

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The fight over Florida’s death penalty procedures will stretch into the summer.The state Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments on one of the biggest issues in the debate. One Jacksonville mother said she will continue her push to see the death penalty thrown out in the murder trial of her daughter’s accused killer.On Thursday night,  Darlene Farah talked about the death penalty and the trauma inflicted on victims of crime at an event called "Not in My Name." Her daugh..

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• Jacksonville tech leaders on the necessity of cyber security

  

  Jacksonville's tech industry leaders are emphasizing the importance of cyber security — something that's only going to become increasingly important over time.

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