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Votes are in: Here are the best places to satisfy your ice cream cravings in the 904🍦
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – Ice cream is always a good idea — but it’s especially good on National Ice Cream Day!. Sunday, July 21 is National Ice Cream Day. Yes, a whole day to celebrate this delicious treat loved by many. We asked our community on Instagram...
School board, Florida House, Senate seats up for grabs in Duval County August election
While Florida voters will largely turn out in November for the presidential election and proposed Constitutional amendments, Duval County residents also have the chance to make their priorities known in local races in August. From School Board to contested Florida Senate primaries, a slew of races will be on Duval...
Stuff the Bus collects over 17,000 school supplies for students on the First Coast
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. — A yearly First Coast News back-to-school initiative came to an historic close today as the Stuff the Bus event reached its pinnacle of three school buses stuffed with school supplies for two counties. The collection drive at Staples in Orange Park Friday stuffed two buses...
List | Operations, businesses on First Coast affected by global cyber outage
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Amid the global cyber outage caused by the IT security company CrowdStrike, operations and places of businesses near and far are feeling impacts Friday. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz wrote on X: "CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. We further recommend organizations ensure they’re communicating with CrowdStrike representatives through official channels. Our team is fully mobilized to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers."
Forums set to add attention to candidates, some little-known, in 4 Duval School Board races
A coalition of civic groups is organizing candidate forums for voters to learn about the people competing in elections next month for seats on the Duval County School Board. Separate forums are scheduled between Tuesday evening and Aug 1. for races in each of the four board districts — representing most of the seats on the seven-member board — where elections will happen Aug. 20. ...
Florida issues like charter schools, coastal erosion on the minds of local leaders at RNC
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – During the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, many Florida and Jacksonville area issues have been the focus for some local leaders. While there has been considerable focus on the presidential election, News4JAX found several local politicians who are focused on what’s happening in Florida, like State House Speaker Paul Renner who represents St. Johns and Flagler counties.
#AskJAXTDY | Who’s behind mailers in School Board District 3 race?
Q: Jacksonville Today reader Henry T. received a political mailer that caught his eye in late June. In Henry’s eyes, its message against District 3 Duval County School Board incumbent Cindy Pearson was “over-the-top scaremongering.” A second anti-Pearson card soon followed. Henry wrote to us, asking for...
FL WFO JACKSONVILLE Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO JACKSONVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 19, 2024. The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a. * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Duval County in northeastern Florida... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Baymeadows,. or near...
174 of 175 found: First responders work together to find missing endangered people faster
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the first time, cameras were rolling to see how local first responders train to find vulnerable Duval County residents who wander off, according to News 6 partner WJXT. Dozens of officers and firefighters converged on the Westside at the Equestrian Center for a mock drill...
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