Voter registration deadline is October 11
REGISTER TO VOTE: Tuesday, October 11th, is the deadline to register to vote in Florida’s midterm elections, coming up November 8th
Jacksonville, Florida
REGISTER TO VOTE: Tuesday, October 11th, is the deadline to register to vote in Florida’s midterm elections, coming up November 8th
There’s an emergency need for blood donors after Hurricane Ian. Lifesouth, which serves 70% of the hospital beds in Jacksonville, will be parked at Fishweir Brewing Company in Murray Hill from 1 p.m. to 6. p.m. Friday. Look for the red, white and blue Lifesouth bus. If Read More …
FEMA warns survivors to watch out for scams during the cleanup process. Among the tips to avoid being victimized: Don’t believe anyone who promises a disaster grant in return for payment, don’t give banking information to a person claiming to be a FEMA housing inspector Read More …
While all four shelters will open at 5 p.m., information about shelters for the general public, special needs individuals and pets is below. Legends Center (5130 Soutel Dr.) – open for general population and special needs Landmark Middle School (101 Kernan Blvd.) – open for Read More …
If you do not know what evacuation zone you are in, go to https://maps.coj.net/evsearch/ and type your address into the search box at the top of the page:
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Animal Care & Protective Services (ACPS) has reported numerous times over the last several months that the shelter has been experiencing overcrowding that exceeds their capacity for care. Many animal shelters nationwide are struggling with increasing in-shelter animal populations and ACPS is no exception. Recently, Read More …
There is an urgent call for additional blood donations before Hurricane Ian arrives, including an increased need for type O blood since hurricanes can disrupt blood collection, OneBlood said. It takes about an hour to donate blood and they have many locations to make donating Read More …
Español (Spanish) You can’t stop a tropical storm or hurricane, but you can take steps now to protect yourself and your family. If you live in areas at risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages you to be prepared for hurricane season. Read More …
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released this photo of a car and this composite image of a driver suspected of forcing a teenage girl into his car and sexually abusing her. Authorities say the same man may have approached another girl walking down the street. Both incidents occurred Read More …
JEA’s grace period is over for customers who were behind on their utility bills. Starting today, the city-owned utility will be cutting power to thousands of customers, starting with those whose debt dates back the furthest. A JEA spokesperson told News4Jax that 3,948 customers were facing Read More …
Duval residents with revoked driver’s licenses can soon get help getting their licenses reinstated. For a second year, Duval County Circuit Court is holding an expo with local and state agencies to help get drivers back on the road. Dates are Sept. 25th-30th and Oct. Read More …
Free food distribution schedule from Feeding Northeast Florida for Saturday, 9/10: With the Jim Dotson Foundation Inc. at 3754 University Club Blvd starting at 7:30am (Last names A-M) With Light in the World at 8625 New Kings Rd starting at 8am With Safe Future Foundation, Read More …
Did you know you can skip the line at the Duval County Tax Collector’s Office and renew at three Publix locations in Duval County? Deerwood Lake Commons 4320 Deerwood Lake Parkway Mandarin Oaks Shopping Center 11406 San Jose Blvd. Roosevelt Square Shopping Center 4495 Roosevelt Read More …
The city of Jacksonville’s LaVilla Heritage Trail and Gateways Committee discusses and votes on a revised trail map at 5 p.m. today at City Hall, 117 W. Duval St. Join the Zoom meeting here, with meeting ID 843 0976 0422 and passcode 700593.
Florida’s sales-tax holiday begins Saturday. For seven days, state sales tax won’t be charged on equipment for home repair and construction. That includes work gloves, hand tools under $50 and work boots at $175 or less. See the full list here.
Do you have boxes of old photographs in storage? Home movies on VHS? Mixed tapes on cassette or favorite records? Have you ever wanted to convert them to an easily stored and sharable digital format? When Richard T. Marchionda heard that Jacksonville Public Library was Read More …
After more than a decade of discussion and planning, dredging of Big Fishweir and Little Fishweir creeks is poised to get started. Jax-based Underwater Mechanix Services was awarded the $8.2 million project contract and is expected to wrap up the work by next June. The purpose Read More …