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The Department of Health in Clay County will be offering immunization services from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday, starting Thursday and continuing for two weeks through Aug. 17. The immunizations will be offered at the Clay County Fairgrounds at 2497 State Road 16 (Building 3), Green Cove Springs, 32043.Continue Reading

Jacksonville Transportation Authority customers can now use the mobile payment service Cash App as a form of payment for JTA services on the MyJTA mobile app. JTA says it’s the first transit agency in the country to offer Cash App for mobile ticketing. The MyJTA app, which launched in OctoberContinue Reading

It’s hard to believe but the annual back-to-school train is already chugging down the tracks, and students in Camden and Brantley counties are the first to climb aboard this year. The two Southeast Georgia counties head back to class Wednesday for the new school year. RELATED: Complete Back-to-School coverage StudentsContinue Reading

Duval County Public Schools has installed a new security system in every school that allows teachers and staff to immediately notify first responders if a school threat occurs on campus. Teachers and staff will be issued key cards that track their exact location on campus and notify Duval County schoolContinue Reading

We are catching a break in those hot mid 90s today with the easterly flow. This pattern will generate storms primarily west of the St. Johns River this afternoon. Isolated showers through the mid-morning are possible with less rain this afternoon. Storms after 2 pm develop over western Duval andContinue Reading

The Starke City Commission on Tuesday agreed to move forward with a plan to temporarily raise the millage rate in an effort to keep all firefighters employed as the city works to trim the budget. Commissioner Shannon Smith said after the meeting they will try to get the city managerContinue Reading

The classroom teacher shortage that has stressed Duval County Public Schools in recent years is showing signs of improvement. According to DCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. Dana Kriznar, as of Tuesday, the district had 258 instructional vacancies. At the same time last year, the district had 453 vacancies. “That’s progress. WeContinue Reading

Now:  Thunderstorms continue over northeast Florida.  Becoming partly cloudy for SE GA while storms will slowly end after 10 p.m.  Patchy to dense fog west of the St. Johns River. Tonight:  Storms will move south of the FL/GA line before weakening late tonight.  Cloudy skies will become partly cloudy withContinue Reading

A dozen people were arrested during a drug raid on two homes in St. Augustine on Tuesday morning on Chapin Street. The homes are right next door to each other. St. Augustine code enforcement deemed one of them to be uninhabitable due to unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Police said the homesContinue Reading