In 2017, Florida lawmakers signed an education bill that carried several mandates, including one that said students in kindergarten through fifth grade were entitled to 20 consecutive minutes of free-play recess every day, a requirement that doesn’t apply to charter schools. But that could soon go away if Florida stateContinue Reading
A man was arrested and accused of sexual battery after an incident involving a client while he worked as a chiropractic assistant at a Northside Jacksonville business, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said they arrested Dion S. Gordon, 43, on Nov. 8 at Crunch Fitness on Atlantic Boulevard,Continue Reading
As many of you prepare your shopping lists for Black Friday sales or Cyber Monday, there are four things you need to consider before you buy a toy for a child in your life. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said 11 children died last year as the result of aContinue Reading
By DwighBrownInk.com/NNPA News Wire/ – He was the man behind the man. Martin Luther King’s chief lieutenant. Why is he only getting attention now? Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) was gay at a time in the ‘60s when he was shunned by MLK’s other associates. He regainedContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, FL (Nov. 15, 2023) – JEA ranked highest in business customer satisfaction for service among mid-size utilities in the South in the 2023 J.D. Power Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, J.D. Power announced today. The study measures electric utilities based on surveys from customers. The rankings are a result ofContinue Reading
The St. Johns County School Board is working to accommodate its ever-growing student population. On Tuesday night, the board voted to unanimously approve attendance zone changes for two new schools that are scheduled to open next fall. The board released a series of maps showing the attendance zoning changes. MORE:Continue Reading
Highly Anticipated Private Fitness Studio, unveiled in Avondale Jacksonville, November 14, 2023 — The Jeff Effect, a leading personal training company specializing in transformative fitness journeys, is thrilled to announce the Open House of their state-of-the-art fitness studio, Jeff’s Gym, on December 1st at 2pm. Located at 3675 Park Street, theContinue Reading
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson on Wednesday morning for the first time addressed the arrest of standout receiver Zay Jones. Isaiah Avery Jones, 28, was booked in jail on Monday after he was arrested following an argument with the mother of his child. Pederson didn’t say much about theContinue Reading
A missing man who disappeared late last year was found buried in a field in the Brooklyn neighborhood, and an arrest has been made in his murder, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Officers first learned about the missing man, 44-year-old Philip M. Curtiss, in November 2022, after reports that heContinue Reading
It’s not a mystery novel. It’s not magic. It’s real life, and it took ceaseless dedication from investigators, advances in technology — and one crucial phone call. Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Ware County Sheriff’s Office investigators never gave up hope that a “Baby Jane Doe” foundContinue Reading
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