Jacksonville News (Page 91)

Drivers on I-10 between Chaffee Rd. and Hammond Blvd. are complaining about tiny rocks flying up and hitting their windshields, sometimes leaving cracks. “Just like kids throwing rocks, pew-pew-pew-pew, that’s just eating up your paint and stuff on your car,” Baldwin resident, Edna Brown said. Brown says the rocks andContinue Reading

Less than two weeks before their trial on federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges is scheduled to begin, attorneys for former JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher are once again asking a judge to delay the start of the proceedings. Zahn, a former CEO of the utility, and Wannemacher,Continue Reading

As of last week, there were 162,991 applications on waiting lists for low income and affordable housing in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Housing Authority. Families can spend years on those lists, waiting for relief. “We’re 35,000 units short of where we should be on affordable housing,” said Joshua Hicks,Continue Reading

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office took a woman into custody after a shooting involving at least three deputies at the Holly Hill Cemetery on Old Jennings Road at around 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday. Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said they responded to at least two separate notifications regarding a personContinue Reading

Georgia fans lost their beloved mascot, Uga X. He was part of the line of English bulldog mascots that represent the University of Georgia. Uga X was 10 years old and died peacefully at his home in Savannah. The Seiler family, based in Savannah, has cared for the line ofContinue Reading

Our typical short-lived cold snap, or snip, will lead to Springlike temperatures this week.  In addition, we will see sporadic, scattered showers with isolated storms.  That atmospheric recipe should be enough for some early blossoms to bloom. According to the Azaleas Bloom Times, Azaleas form flower buds during early summerContinue Reading

Last February a winter heat wave hit Jacksonville sending the temperature to 88 degrees for a couple of days in a row. The warm-up brought days of dense sea fog that smothered the area. The end of this week won’t get as hot but we could see a similar setupContinue Reading

A second cruise line may begin offering service in Jacksonville soon, News4JAX news partner Jacksonville Daily Record reported. JaxPort’s CEO Eric Green Green told the Jacksonville Port Authority board in a meeting on Monday that the incoming cruise company was seeking approval from the JaxPort Cruise Terminal. He said theContinue Reading

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a mass animal surrender in Middleburg. Officials said this comes after the owners handed over 70 dogs and cats to the county. The animals are being removed from the Middleburg home and will be transported to Omega Park for evaluation. They will thenContinue Reading