Jacksonville News (Page 94)

Neighbors fighting to block a Chick-fil-A restaurant from being built across from First Coast High School will have four more chances to voice their concerns to city leaders. The announcement comes after a mix-up involving a public hearing Wednesday night. Residents of the Oceanway community said they were only givenContinue Reading

The family of a 16-year-old killed at a party in Mandarin in December is calling on the shooter to come forward. Derek Pitts was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Coopers Hawk Apartment homes on Old St Augustine Road back on Dec 30. There is currently aContinue Reading

What over 25 people thought was a great job opportunity for the New Year turned into an unplanned situation that they are calling a scam. Four people said they started working at a company called Empress Profession as a work-from-home third-party customer service representative for AT&T. They went to theContinue Reading

An already frustrated Oceanway community was even more flustered after being given a 24-hour notice for a public hearing regarding rezoning for an unwanted proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant. The surprise hearing comes just two weeks after residents packed the Oceanway Community Center to discuss their frustration and concern with the possibleContinue Reading

“20 minutes a day paves the way.” That’s the slogan Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said was created for a year-long push to improve literacy among school-aged children. Deegan said less than half of third graders are reading on grade level — a fact that encouraged the mayor to want toContinue Reading

Almost five years after a 19-year-old was shot and killed at the Valencia Way Apartments in 2019, an arrest was made in her murder. Court records show Gary Legg, 24, was charged with manslaughter in Courtney McCoy’s case. McCoy was found shot inside a second-floor apartment on April 30 afterContinue Reading

The driver who turned himself into authorities hours after a 2021 fatal head-on crash in Clay County was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday. Jonathan Davis pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of the crash on County Road 218 that left 23-year-old Cassidy Mongeon clinging to life in theContinue Reading

The demand for on-campus bed space is extremely high for students at the University of North Florida. The Office of Housing and Residence Life is changing how students will apply for housing for the upcoming Fall 2024 semester by giving underclassmen priority placement. That’s causing concern for the upperclassmen alreadyContinue Reading

Are you interested in purchasing a condo but worried about the condo fees? Don’t fret because you’re not alone. Debra Boens and her husband were looking forward to buying a new home, but are back on searching because of the fees. The original fee was $378 but it would increaseContinue Reading