Jacksonville News (Page 256)

There have been 20 tropical cyclones this year in the Atlantic nearly exhausting the entire list of names allocated for the season. What happens if we go past the next two unused names? Well, we are not going back to the Greek alphabet like 2020 when eight more storms cameContinue Reading

A new fire station that opened Monday on Jacksonville’s Northside is expected to cut response times in half for calls in the area. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue and city leaders, including Mayor Donna Deegan and city council members, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for Station 64, which is at HartsContinue Reading

More than 35 companies in various industries are looking to fill more than 1,200 jobs throughout Jacksonville. The hiring event will occur at The Prime Osborn Convention Center in downtown Jacksonville on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Companies will be looking to fill entry-level, seasoned professionals,Continue Reading

The Coast Guard is searching for three men on a 31-foot fishing boat 80 miles off the coast of Brunswick, Georgia. The owner of the boat, the Carol Ann, said he hired a crew of three men who failed to return on Wednesday, as scheduled. The owner of the CarolContinue Reading

Glynn County homeowners and renters who suffered uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from Hurricane Idalia have two weeks left to apply for federal disaster assistance. Residents in Berrien, Brooks, Cook and Lowndes counties are also eligible for FEMA aid. The deadline to apply for assistance from FEMA isContinue Reading

JASMYN, Northeast Florida’s only LGBTQIA+ youth center, will host its annual Coming Out Day Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The event will celebrate diversity in our Northeast Florida workforce and honor individual leaders, employee resource groups, corporations and non-profit partners, while focusing support for our LGBTQIA+ teens and young adults.Continue Reading

A woman in her late 30s was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds Monday morning after she was shot while waiting for an Uber in Northwest Jacksonville, police said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers were called around 2:30 a.m. to Palmdale Street in the Lake ForestContinue Reading

Monday marks the start of Florida-Georgia week with the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs facing off Saturday at EverBank Stadium. This is Jacksonville’s 91st year hosting the rivalry game, which is one of the greatest traditions in college football. Georgia won last year, and this year’s matchup is a bitContinue Reading

Good Monday Morning! It’s a gorgeous, and sunny week ahead! We have sunshine in the forecast for 7 of the next 7 days. Anything you need to get done outside, this is the week to do it! The Florida Georgia game takes place Saturday at 3:30, and you have fantasticContinue Reading