Jacksonville, Florida
Mayor Lenny Curry announced this morning that the City of Jacksonville along with Baptist Health Jacksonville and Telescope Health are providing Duval County residents with a drive through COVID-19 testing site at the Prime Osborn Convention Center (1000 Water Street). Testing begins Friday, March 20th from 11am to 7pm. Read More …
Announcement from Duval County Public Schools: When Duval County Public Schools resume classes on Monday, March 23, they will be deploying our new home education program: Duval HomeRoom. The Duval HomeRoom initiative will keep your child moving forward educationally with creative and familiar approaches to instruction Read More …
Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday March 17th, a “grab and go” school lunch and snack will be available for ALL students. These lunches may be picked up curbside at all district managed school campuses between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Students may receive the meal at their Read More …
Duval County Public Schools will extend spring break until March 22nd. Superintendent Dr. Diane Greene made the announcement Friday afternoon. There will be no school or academic activity next week, with one exception: SAT testing planned at several high schools tomorrow, and that testing will go Read More …
To slow the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) in accordance with Mayor Lenny Curry and the City of Jacksonville, all Library locations will be closed as of 6 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 until further notice. Early voting and Election Day voting are expected to Read More …
Attention Duval County Seniors: The City of Jacksonville’s Senior Services Division is hosting a 2020 Census Safety & Security Seminar: Wednesday, March 11th 10am to 1pm Duval County Agricultural Extension Office 1010 McDuff Ave. 32254 This free event, which includes a free boxed lunch, is Read More …
To conserve Jacksonville’s water supply and reduce the amount of nutrients flowing into the St. Johns River, our City Ordinance Code limits watering to two days a week during Daylight Saving Time. Residential properties with an address that ends in an odd number, N-Z* or Read More …
Next week, Sunday March 8, 2020 at 2:00 a.m., we move our clocks forward by 1 hour to 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. Our smart phones will update automatically.
If you are looking for FREE tax assistance, COJ Military and Veteran Affairs department in partnership with the IRS and United Way of Northeast Florida is here for you. Call 255-5551 to make an appointment for free tax help today.
Yellow House invites you o their latest exhibition. “Join us on March 7th for the opening of ‘Magic, Mirth, and Mortality: Musings on Black Motherhood’ between 6-8pm. Be a part of the conversation and help us lift up the lived experiences and art of writer Read More …
Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams, and Spanish minister, Luis de Onís, signed the Adams-Onís Treaty, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, on this date in 1819, ceding the Floridas to the United States. After the end of the American Revolution, Spain received the Florida Read More …
Books Not Bullets event encourages the community to avoid violence and read books. Members of Moms Demand Action, the Greater Mount Salem Missionary Baptist Church, and Farm Share will be handing out books and healthy meals this Saturday. Saturday’s event will be a way for families Read More …
It was 120 years ago that Jacksonville brothers James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson created and performed the anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” Lift Every Voice and Sing – often called “The Black National Anthem” – was written as a poem by NAACP Read More …
In honor of Black History Month, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shared a picture of the first black officers to protect the city of Jacksonville. On July 16, 1950, the first black officers were hired. They included Officer Henry Harley, Officer Edward Hickson, Officer Alvin James, Read More …
Manhattan Beach was Florida’s first beach community for African Americans during segregation. Manhattan Beach was established by Henry Flagler and his Florida East Coast Railroad company around 1900, for the African American workers they employed. The park flourished for many years. At its height the Read More …
The Great Fire of 1901 occurred in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 3, 1901. It was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the third largest urban fire in the U.S., next to the Great Chicago Fire, and the 1906 San Francisco fire In Read More …
As part of #BlackHistoryMonth2020 at theJacksonville Public Library you are invited to meet some of the people and learn about the histories, cultures and locations of Jacksonville’s unique and surviving Gullah Geechee communities. Join JPL Saturday, February 8th from 10:30am to Noon at the Regency Read More …
The South Florida Fair and Gasparilla Carnival opened in Tampa on this date in 1921. In July of 1904 the South Florida Fair Association was formed, and plans for a new exhibition hall, a stadium, a coliseum, and stock stalls were developed. After a few Read More …