Local leaders oppose J-1 bill
It’s the time of year for new resolutions, but some City Council members are thinking back to past resolutions and what they might mean for voters and the local school district this coming November. Last year, At-Large, Group 4 Councilman Matt Carlucci of San Marco introduced a resolution to the City Council that opposed a […]
Bolles runner up in state football championship
Colleges have come knocking for a Bolles junior and wide receiver, even as the team narrowly missed netting their 12th Florida High School Athletic Association title Dec. 11 with a 21-25 loss. In the semi-final game Nov. 29, Davis Ellis of San Marco, made a right-handed catch on a pass from Bolles Quarterback Jeremiah Johnson, […]
Journalism students hone skills, tour Washington D.C.
Bishop Kenny sent 13 journalism students, along with newspaper adviser Jessica Durbin and yearbook adviser Dawn Huskey, to Washington, D.C. to attend the National High School Journalism Convention at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel from Nov. 20 through Nov. 24. Participants attended informational sessions on writing, editing, designing, photography, social media, leadership skills, and more […]
Douglas Anderson students share New Year’s reflections
Samantha Hill, Senior, Classical Guitar What was your single biggest time waster in your life this past year and why? Media entertainment. Whenever I feel overwhelmed with school work or college applications, I turn to YouTube videos, Twitter drama and Snapchat stories. These things are all great, but not when I have very close upcoming due […]
The Way We Were: Ross Kimble Miller
Southern gentleman Kim Miller believes he is “the luckiest person in the world.” Born June 1, 1938, in Lexington, Ky., he and his extended family moved to Jacksonville when he was around 3 years old. “I was so spoiled,” he recalled, noting he was an only child. “My mother’s three sisters and my grandmother moved […]
The Way We Were: Bonnie Nelson Gum
Young Bonnie Nelson “couldn’t wait to move to Jacksonville” from Kingsland, Ga., after her high school graduation in 1933 and vowed, “If I ever get there, I’ll never leave.” Born in Italia between Yulee and Callahan in her grandmother’s house, Bonnie recently celebrated her 104th birthday on Sept. 12 with a party, coconut cake, and […]
NEFBA celebrates in style at the Big Sky Gala
It was an evening of high-style Western wear, as home building industry leaders from Northeast Florida and their affiliates raised funds for charity at the Big Sky Gala 2019. The big night brought out the big guns from the Northeast Florida Builder’s Association. Partygoers broke out their biggest bids on silent auction items, danced to […]
Honoring the past while looking forward
River Garden Hebrew Home’s past and present board members, administrators and community leaders toasted the senior living facility’s 30th anniversary at its Mandarin location Dec. 10. As a slide show honoring the Jewish facility’s former location in Riverside and its move to Mandarin played in the background, senior facility officials reviewed the progress made since […]
