Jacksonville News (Page 223)

Hundreds of small local business owners in Jacksonville gathered to learn about construction opportunities with the Shipyards Project. Back in 2021, the Jacksonville City Council voted to bring a riverfront development to the downtown area. Jaguars owner Shad Khan purchased the area with plans to build a Four Seasons HotelContinue Reading

The St. Johns County School District reached an agreement Tuesday with the St. Johns Educational Support Association (ESA) to increase pay for school bus drivers, custodians, teacher aides and other support staff who help keep the school system running. The board unanimously approved the collective bargaining agreement during a schoolContinue Reading

A 3-year-old was safely rescued and reunited with his family Monday night after two good samaritans spotted him in the middle of a busy street in Palatka. Two men were driving down St. Johns Avenue near Pine Street when they nearly ran over the toddler in the middle of theContinue Reading

The Weather Authority is watching a couple of areas as the 2023 season winds down. A large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Caribbean Sea is associated with a broad trough of low pressure. Conditions appear possible for development of this system and a tropical depression couldContinue Reading

It’s been nearly 35 years since Lewis Jenkins had been back to a rural part of Ware County in Georgia where he once worked as part of a construction crew that was building a bridge. On Tuesday, he finally returned to recount a moment he hasn’t been able to shakeContinue Reading

With inflation in the United States slowing down in October, many think this could be a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are continuing to cool the price spikes that have frustrated consumers for the past two years. Tuesday’s report from the Labor Department shows that prices eitherContinue Reading

As Jacksonville continues to grow, one of the biggest issues facing the community is being able to afford to live in the area. The cost of housing is now a major concern for the city. The United Way of Northeast Florida has several programs that aim to address the problem.Continue Reading

A search is on for an airplane that is believed to have crashed Tuesday in Alachua County after reports of residents hearing a loud boom, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. ACSO said it received several calls from residents who heard an airplane going down and then a loudContinue Reading

The Biden administration launched new tools to tackle antisemitism, Islamophobia and related forms of discrimination after an increase in incidents amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. This is a strategy created by the U.S. Department of Education to ensure schools and colleges have the tools they need toContinue Reading