Local News (Page 417)

By Adora Obi Nweze / Capitol Outlook – PUBLISHED MAY 5, 2023 – Since taking office, Gov. Ron DeSantis has waged a calculated assault on the rights of Black Floridians. If our community doesn’t fight back with the “fierce urgency of now” invoked by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., ourContinue Reading

By  Forward Times Staff – Whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, or Independent, President Joe Biden needs to be re-elected regardless of whether you like him. During the 2020 presidential election, many people voted for Biden simply because he was not Donald Trump. The upcoming election in 2024 looks to be aContinue Reading

Following a nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida (TCF) has selected Isaiah M. Oliver as its’ new president, effective July 31, 2023.  Oliver will succeed TCF President Nina M. Waters, who will retire after 22 years with the Foundation. Oliver will continue theContinue Reading

By Lynn Jones – Producer, actor, Broadway thespian and Raines High School graduate Reuben Hall is continuing his mission to  expose the cultural arts in a professional theater setting reflecting the Black experience. Hall, Founder and CEO of Stage Aurora, has been creating and staging plays for more than twentyContinue Reading

Jacksonville City Council President Terrence Freeman, Kids Hope Alliance (KHA), and the City of Jacksonville hosted a press conference to announce the launch of the Jacksonville Upwards Mobility Program (JUMP).  JUMP will allow KHA to utilize up to 1% of the City of Jacksonville’s approved economic development agreement incentives (forContinue Reading

Columbia County deputies have arrested a man on kidnapping charges that appeared to be related to illegal drug activity. Jason Wilson, 18, of Lake City, was charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, and aggravated assault after investigators said he kidnapped a man at gunpoint and held him against his will. AccordingContinue Reading

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is now working to verify the immigration status of a man charged with murder in connection to the death of Sgt. Michael Kunovich. Vergilio Anguilar Mendez, 18, is charged with felony murder and resisting with violence. MORE: Honor guard escorts fallen St. Johns CountyContinue Reading

Garbage piling up at a Northwood apartments on Dunn Ave., was supposed to be removed by close of business Monday. Monday afternoon, the garbage was still there. The city of Jacksonville’s Municipal Code Compliance Division issued the complex a warning citation for, “failure to maintain the premises free from trash.”Continue Reading