First Coast Happenings
WEDNESDAY Talks and Tea, 1:30-2:30 p.m.,Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Ave. Speaker is David Ponsler, sculpture Garden artist, with an in-depth look and discussion of his art. $6. (904) 356-6857 or cummer.org. “Still Walking,” as part of the Literary Guild of St. Simons Island Film Series, 7 p.m., St. Simons Island Casino, 550 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island. The 2008 Japanese film is in Japanese with English subtitles and is not rated. $3. (912) 289-7357 or email litguildssi@..>> view original1000 adoptable dogs, cats at Jacksonville Fairgrounds this weekend
First Coast No More Homeless Pets’ latest Mega Adoption Event will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. About 1,000 adoptable kittens, puppies, dogs and cats will be available from animal shelters and rescue groups across North Florida. Adoptions are $20, which includes spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines and, for Jacksonville residents, the required city license. Parking and admission are free. The adoption events, held three to four times a year and sponso..>> view originalKentucky, Georgia Tech coaches hope TaxSlayer Bowl will help ...
During the week of the TaxSlayer Bowl, participating coaches Mark Stoops of Kentucky and Paul Johnson of Georgia Tech are not permitted by NCAA rules to have face-to-face contact with recruits because a dead period that began on Dec. 12 lasts Jan. 1. They hope their mere presence in Jacksonville — UK for the first time ever and Tech for the first time since 2000 — will be enough to get spark interest in their respective programs. Like most college coaches outside the state of Florida, Stoops an..>> view originalBlue vs Grey All American Bowl returns to Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It is an opportunity for the area's best football players to match their skills on the field against some of the best in the nation and the game is returning to Jacksonville in January.The 2nd annual Blue-Grey All American Bowl will return to EverBank Field on January 14th, 2017 at 1PM.The event positions a team of high school standouts from traditional northern states against a team of exceptional athletes from traditional southern states. Bolles senior running back Amari..>> view originalFive former patients sue two Jacksonville mental health facilities
by: Jenna Bourne, Action News Jax Updated: Dec 14, 2016 - 6:02 AM Five former patients are pursuing lawsuits against two controversial mental health facilities in Jacksonville. Action News Jax first told you last week about a yearlong BuzzFeed News investigation that exposed allegations that mental hospitals owned by Universal Health Services held patients against their will longer than medically necessary to milk their insurance comapaines for payments. Since then, Action News Jax h..>> view originalSentencing for former state Rep. Reggie Fullwood moved to February
Former state Rep. Reggie Fullwood’s sentencing on federal fraud and tax charges has been delayed until Feb. 7, a court record shows. Fullwood had been scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 9 by U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard for wire fraud and failure to file an income tax return in 2010, charges he pleaded guilty to in September. But Howard withdrew from the case for unspecified reasons last week, handing off the sentencing to Senior Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr. An entry made Tuesday in Full..>> view originalTrinity Super 11 selection Derrick Smith commits to Miami
Trinity Christian safety Derrick Smith has had a good few days. Smith, a Times-Union Super 11 selection, verbally committed to Miami on Monday afternoon, shutting down his recruitment and going all-in on the Hurricanes. It capped a memorable few days for Smith (6-2, 195), a consensus three-star prospect. Last Saturday, Smith had an interception and a bone-jarring hit to force a fumble as the Conquerors won their fourth consecutive Class 3A state title. He also received the qualifying test scor..>> view originalHope Fund: Necessities still out of reach for Cherilyn Brown
Three black trash bags were lined up at the door. They were full of belongings. They were the only belongings Cherilyn Brown, 40, had left to her name earlier this year when she was forced to leave her longtime home in an assisted-living facility after the owner’s death. Brown, who is developmentally disabled and unable to speak, was the only resident from the facility who had yet to find a new home. She had no relatives to take her in. Her prospects looked grim. Today, when Brown is asked to d..>> view originalJacksonville man accused of murder could face additional charges
by: Action News Jax Updated: Dec 13, 2016 - 1:34 PM Russell Tillis © 2016 Cox Media Group. A Jacksonville man accused of murdering, dismembering and burying a woman on his property appeared in court Tuesday. Russell Tillis appeared before a judge in connection with for an aggravated assault and battery case, but more charges are expected to be filed, authorities said. JCPenney employee accused of fraudulent transactions totaling $14,500 in Jacksonville Tillis was in court for on..>> view originalRon Littlepage: Dallas offers some worthwhile lessons about city ...
Mousing around the news of the day and cleaning out some odds and ends before taking a vacation … click. One issue that will carry over from this year to the next, as it has for several years, is the city’s pension crisis. Mayor Lenny Curry did get his new sales tax passed this summer to help pay down the city’s $2.85 billion pension debt, which, by the way, Moody’s ranks as the sixth worst unfunded pension liability among U.S. cities. But that sales tax revenue won’t kick in for 14 years, and ..>> view original
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