Jacksonville churches come together for Hurricane Irma relief
Churches across the First Coast are beginning to mobilize large numbers of people to help storm-ravaged families recover. Many are providing basic needs such as food, water and diapers, while others are sending teams of volunteers to help repair and clear homes. Some churches also are helping people apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency or state emergency assistance. “The church is not just a building, we are the church, so let’s be the church in the community,” said Carol Gilman, socia..>> view originalMany Jacksonville fans attend games wearing jerseys of famous ...
Mary Manges has been a die-hard Jaguars fan long enough to remember waiting into the wee hours to welcome back the team after its thrilling victory over the Denver Broncos during the 1996 playoffs. Only a few years old then, Thomas Pascual has mostly just heard stories about the heyday of the Jaguars and how the excitement surrounding them swept through the city. Separated by years in age and life experiences, the two are bonded by a common fabric seen around EverBank Field on game days: fans we..>> view originalExtensive damage to Wells Fargo Center sends tenants scrambling
Five days after Hurricane Irma struck Jacksonville, the Wells Fargo Center downtown remains closed. Water poured into the basement parking garage of the 37-story tower and the building has not recovered. The building, opened at the foot of the Main Street Bridge 42 years ago and one of the city’s largest, remains dark. Its tenants are not being allowed in and some are looking for space elsewhere. The leasing agent and a minority partner, Banyan Street Capital, has not responded to the Times-Uni..>> view original5 hot topics for Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles
With his power and internet still out on Tuesday, Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles said in a conference call earlier this week with the Tennessee media that he occupied his time playing darts by himself for 1 1/2 hours. In the preseason, Bortles struggled with his throwing accuracy that led to getting benched in Week 3 against Carolina in favor of Chad Henne. But Bortles entered in the second half of the game and showed enough mobility and accuracy to regain the starting job for last week’s op..>> view originalJacksonville Jaguars Launch New Official Mobile App
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– The Jacksonville Jaguars have partnered with fast-rising startup company Paranoid Fan to launch a brand new mobile app for fans. Just in time for the team’s home opener this Sunday at EverBank Field, the app boasts several new features designed to enhance the game day experience. ”We knew that it was important to develop a world-class app experience for our fans and turned to Paranoid Fan to help us accomplish this goal,” said Steve Ziff, Jaguars vice president of marketin..>> view originalWatch: Homeowners hilariously discover crab in Jacksonville home ...
by: Amanda Winkle Updated: Sep 15, 2017 - 8:56 PM Countless houses in the Jacksonville experienced flooding as a result of Hurricane Irma, leaving a headache for many homeowners to clean up. But what about the critters that flooding can leave behind? One household just a block away from the Trout River in North Jacksonville found a crab in their wall three days after their house flooded. Lyndsay Grace sent the video to Action News Jax on Twitter. "I'm done, I'm going home!" you can he..>> view originalBrowns Creek Bridge on Heckscher Drive reopens earlier than ...
Repair work on the Browns Creek Bridge was estimated to take a week. But contractors hired Thursday managed to make enough repairs to get the hurricane-damaged bridge on Heckscher Drive back in business, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. “They were able to shore up enough under the structure to reopen the bridge. They are working primarily on the west side,” department spokesman Ron Tittle said. “They got in there and assessed it, and they will work around the clock to get..>> view originalDangers persist as recovery from Hurricane Irma picks up in Florida
MIAMI — Florida’s post-Irma recovery picked up momentum Friday as power outages dropped and schools made plans to reopen. But two new cases of carbon monoxide poisoning from temporary generators made clear that dangers remained nearly a week after the powerful storm hit. In Palm Beach County, a woman died and three men were in critical condition after authorities said carbon monoxide fumes seeped in from a generator positioned just outside a home’s garage on Thursday. A family of four was also ..>> view original97-year-old Jacksonville woman waiting for tree to be moved off home
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 97-year-old woman who lives on Jacksonville's Northside is forced to wait for a large tree that fell on her house during Hurricane Irma to be removed. The pine tree fell on power lines, so Gladys Strucko has to wait for JEA to move it. Strucko told News4Jax on Friday she's lived in her house since 1953 and never experienced storm damage quite like this. She said seeing the damage to her home for the first time after Irma was heart..>> view originalFHP: Clay fireman run over, Jacksonville fireman charged as ...
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. - A fight involving a Clay County fireman and a Jacksonville fireman ended with one of them in the hospital, and the other in jail. It happened early last Saturday, as Hurricane Irma approached, outside a sports bar in Middleburg. According to the Florida Highway Patrol arrest report, Clay County fireman John Taylor got into an argument with Edward Negron, who was in the back seat of a crew-cab pickup truck. Troopers said Negron reached ..>> view original
Monday, October 30, 2017
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