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Effort to rename Confederate Street after late activist fails in Jacksonville City Council
In a 10-7 vote Tuesday, Jacksonville’s City Council decided against renaming the Springfield street after the late local civil rights activist Ben Frazier. Confederate Street spans just 0.2 miles, and it leads to the former Confederate Park — since renamed Springfield Park — where bronze Confederate statues once stood. Mayor Donna Deegan removed the last of those statues last year, six months after the death of one of their most vocal detractors, the 73-year-old Frazier. He died of cancer in June 2023.
Elaborate flood-protection systems help Jacksonville hospitals weather Hurricane Milton
Jacksonville-area hospitals weathered Hurricane Milton's high winds and rain with no major damage or flooding, according to their representatives. Even Baptist Health's facilities in flood-prone San Marco and on the St. Johns River and Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside, also on the river, escaped unscathed, they said. ...
LSU offers 4-star safety from Jacksonville, Florida
Brian Kelly and his recruiting staff traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, to extend a scholarship offer to a 2026 safety. Simeon Caldwell is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound, four-star safety from Jacksonville where he plays for Bolles High School. The Bolles Bulldogs are 6-1 this season after a win over Andrew Jackson last Friday night.
JEA linemen will put in 16-hour shifts and live out of hotels while restoring power
For the second time in two weeks, JEA linemen will be living out of their suitcases while putting in 16-hour shifts after a major storm hurtles through the Jacksonville area. It's what linemen have come to expect this time of year during hurricane season when they work long hours together while guarding against mistakes in a job where even small errors can have dangerous consequences. ...
NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Milton’s local impacts
Floridians spent the week preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which — in Jacksonville, at least — didn’t bring as much damage as it could have. Still, the storm left some flooding in its wake, so our number this week is somewhat soggy:
Hundreds of Workers Face Job Loss as Transportation Contractor Shuts Florida Terminals Amid Crisis
Tampa, FL – Midwest Transport, Inc., a major transportation contractor for the United States Postal Service (USPS), is closing two of its Florida facilities, leading to the layoff of more than 500 employees as the trucking industry faces continued turbulence.
Hundreds of horses sheltered at Jacksonville Equestrian Center from far away as Tampa
Down-state evacuees fleeing Hurricane Milton are not only filling up hotels rooms in Jacksonville. They're also finding shelter at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center for hundreds of horses and even a few goats and miniature Highland cows. The equestrian center opens its stable doors during storms on a regular basis, but the number of...
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