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‘I need help:’ New program to help repair homes in Eastside Jacksonville
Jacksonville City Council approved $845,350 in grant funding coming from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund JEA’s Repair & Restore for Resilience program. It will allow the utility to begin weatherization repairs for more than 76 low-income homeowners in the Eastside.
Helena Parola selected as chief of Community Planning Division
Pending approval by the Jacksonville City Council, the city will soon have a new long-term head of community planning. Helena Parola has been selected as chief of the Community Planning Division of the Planning and Development Department. Parola, who has served as interim chief of the division since mid-June, was...
Mayor Proud of Bold Moves and Opportunities Created in First Year
By Lynn Jones | Mayor Donna Deegan recently culminated her inaugural year in office by delivering her proposed budget for the First Coast. Reflecting back on the historic year, Mayor Deegan sat down with the Free Press’ Lynn Jones to discuss a few highlights. Her mayoral campaign was fueled...
Attorneys for former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn push back against potential sentence of prison time
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Painting a picture of a family man, involved in his community, attorneys for former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn are asking a judge to not impose a multi-year prison sentence for his federal convictions of conspiracy and wire fraud, which they say has already taken an immense toll on Zahn and his family, with scrutiny and humiliation leading to a diagnosis of PTSD for the former utility head.
Miles Russell endures marathon day at U.S. Junior Amateur, winning twice on the 18th hole
After an abbreviated day to start U.S. Junior Amateur match play, Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach went the distance on Thursday — twice. The 15-year-old won his second- and third-round matches at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., turning back Billy Davis of Spring Valley, Calif., and C.J. Winchenbaugh of...
Jax NAACP Wins at the 115th National Convention
The Jacksonville Branch ACT-SO Olympians went to Las Vegas, Nevada and competed among 1200 high school students in 32 categories from across the country. The home team brought home five medals in all categories. The medalists included: Alexa Akpabie (Dance: Traditional) – Silver; Ayviana Singh (Dramatic Arts: Acting)- Gold; Brea Carbert (Dance: Ballet)- Silver; Jahneen Alexander (Music Instrumental: Classical) – Gold; Kobi Dawes (Sculpture) – Bronze; Branch Life Member Charles Spencer won the Benjamin Hooks Keeper of the Flame Award; awarded for his outstanding participation in the labor movement. The Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics ACT-SO program was founded in 1978 by author and journalist Vernon Jarrett. The program is intended to provide recognition to young people who could demonstrate academic, scientific, and artistic achievement, allowing young people to gain recognition equal often achieved by entertainers and athletes.
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