Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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  • Jacksonville woman killed in single-car crash on Jacksonville's ...

    Jacksonville woman killed in single-car crash on Jacksonville's ...
    A Jacksonville woman died when her sport utility vehicle crashed Friday night on Interstate 95 south of Florida 9B in Duval County. Corrine Nicole Colligan, 36, was thrown out of her Toyota 4-Runner in the crash about 10:20 p.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Colligan had been northbound on I-95 approaching the 9B overpass when the SUV abruptly veered to the right, crossed the northbound lanes to the shoulder. It then cross the grass shoulder and overturned several times, ejecting h..
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  • Body of missing man delivering body in Jacksonville found near his ...

    Body of missing man delivering body in Jacksonville found near his ...
    Body of missing man delivering body in Jacksonville found near his car Updated: Mar 11, 2017 - 7:03 PM Paul Marvella The remains of a man who went missing while delivering a dead body to a Jacksonville tissue bank has been found. The remains of Paul Marvella were discovered near his car that investigators found in January, FOX 13 reported. Man who dropped off dead body vanished after visiting Jacksonville Zaxby's The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said Marvella's remai..
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  • Pension reform plan will require faster sales tax revenue growth

    Pension reform plan will require faster sales tax revenue growth
    Mayor Lenny Curry’s pension reform plan anticipates sales tax revenue will grow at a much faster rate than what the city has experienced since 2001. The forecast for the pace of sales tax growth will be a big factor in determining how the city uses its new approach to paying down a $2.85 billion pension debt by tapping a half-cent sales tax that will start around 2031. Voters approved the tax in an August election, and Curry is working to fulfill requirements such as closing the city’s pension ..
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  • Arts Notes: Irish folk band The Chieftains will perform in Jacksonville ...

    Arts Notes: Irish folk band The Chieftains will perform in Jacksonville ...
    The legendary Irish folk band The Chieftains will end their 55th anniversary tour in Jacksonville and St. Augustine perfoming with the Jacksonville Symphony. Their first Jacksonville performance is at 8 p.m. Friday — St. Patrick’s Day — in the Jacoby Symphony Hall in The Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 Water St They will perform again with the Symphony at 8 p.m. Saturday in Jacoby. There will be preconcert performances Friday by Gainesville folk duo Jig to a Milestone and Saturd..
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  • Jaguars expected to sign three more free agents Saturday

    Jaguars expected to sign three more free agents Saturday
    The Jaguars began the building-depth portion of their free-agent shopping season Saturday by signing Detroit defensive tackle Stefan Charles, Minnesota linebacker Audie Cole and Arizona offensive lineman Earl Watford. The Jaguars have added eight players since the league year started Thursday. Charles, 28, has 49 games of experience with Buffalo (where he was coached by Doug Marrone for two years) and Detroit. He played 28 snaps against the Jaguars last year in the Lions’ win and lined up at ..
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  • Jaguars/NFL Insider: Paying for draft picks? Jags did it twice

    Jaguars/NFL Insider: Paying for draft picks? Jags did it twice
    The NFL community did a double-take Thursday when the Cleveland Browns acquired Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler, a 2018 second-round pick and a sixth-round pick this year for just a fourth-round pick this year. The Texans wanted to clear cap space ($10 million) for an anticipated run at quarterback Tony Romo. Osweiler is guaranteed $16 million this year. The Browns wanted to add a second-round pick to its overflowing satchel of selections that includes a combined eight picks in the ..
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  • State denies Bestbet request to install 2000 slots at Jacksonville ...

    State denies Bestbet request to install 2000 slots at Jacksonville ...
    TALLAHASSEE | Regulators have denied Bestbet’s request to install 2,000 slot machines at its Jacksonville facility, saying a change is law is required. Duval voters approved a referendum in November to authorize slot machines after Bestbet owners spent more than $2 million on a campaign. In February, the company submitted an application to the state requesting a license for slots at the converted Garden Ridge warehouse on Monument Road. The state sent a denial letter to Bestbet President Jami..
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  • Wedding announcements

    Wedding announcements
    HASS-FLYNN Ashley Flynn and Joseph Haas, both of Jacksonville, were married at 2 p.m. Jan. 21 at San Marco Preservation Hall in Jacksonville. The bride is the daughter of Linda and Timothy Flynn of Jacksonville. She graduated from Sandalwood High School and was a member of the National Honor Society. She is employed by Florida Blue as a customer service advocate. The groom is the son of Donna Haas of Jacksonville and David Burdetsky of Jacksonville. He graduated from Douglas Anderson School o..
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  • A newcomer's guide to Jacksonville: The things they don't always tell ...

    A newcomer's guide to Jacksonville: The things they don't always tell ...
    Population-wise, Jacksonville has long been a growing city in an ever-growing state.The most recent U.S. Census Bureau numbers estimated more than 13,000 people moved here between 2014 and 2015. No updates have been announced, but based on how long we are waiting in traffic these days, we’re pretty sure the city continues to attract new residents.Most newcomers probably arrive with some degree of awareness of the good things Northeast Florida has to offer, in a Chamber of Commerce-like way: a r..
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  • Bookmarks: Signings, storytimes, new book releases

    THE LETTER The St. Simons Island Library’s Novel/Movie series, supported by the The Literary Guild of St. Simons Island, expands its theme, “Bette Davis and Film Noir,” with a discussion of the book “The Letter” by Somerset Maugham at 2 p.m. Monday, Room 108 at the Casino, 550 Beachview Drive, St. Simons, and a screening of the 1940 film with the same name, starring Davis, at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Casino Theater. COFFEE TIME Historical fiction writer Linda Sittag returns to The Literary Gui..
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