Celebrating All Saints
Assumption Catholic School held its annual All Saints’ Day parade on Nov. 1. Students and staff dressed up as their favorite saint and marched in a parade toward the celebratory mass. Families and friends come to campus to join in and watch the highly anticipated procession and festive attire. The original All Saints Day originated […]
The Way We Were: Sylvie Smith
After 37 years with Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), Sylvie Smith is retiring. She signed her retirement paperwork in mid-October and will work her last day Dec. 21. “Your career in the school system is something to remember,” Smith said. And this career all started because of a question and a phone call. In 1986, […]
Animal House: Asha, a Manatee Against the Odds
In March 2021, a lone West Indian Manatee calf was found swimming along in Volusia County’s Halifax River amid waters far too cold for even healthy, mature manatees. Rescuers dubbed the year-old calf Asha and pulled her from the frigid waters on March 5. With open wounds, underweight and cold-stressed, Asha was in critical condition. […]
Local Folks: Laura Phillips Edgecombe
October 13 is a special day for Laura Phillips Edgecombe. It’s the day that, 14 years ago, she and her husband went on their first date. It’s also the day that, 11 years ago, they wed in Fletcher Park. Edgecombe is a third-generation Jaxson who grew up in Mandarin, husband Adam, a first-generation from the […]
Riverside Skatepark begins taking shape
Progress at the incoming Riverside Skatepark is gliding ahead as construction crews continue bringing the new park beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge to life. When The Resident News last reported on the park in July, the only available images were design renderings of what the park would look like. Now, residents can actually see the […]
Sports Fans Flood the Forum
Legendary Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, familiarly known as Coach K, drew a large crowd to The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s Florida Forum Speaker Series at the Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Krzyzewski is the NCAA Division 1 men’s all-time leader with 1,200 wins. Funds raised by […]
Pink Ribbons, Big Checks
Pink Ribbon Jax, a local, all volunteer nonprofit that raises funds for breast cancer treatment, mammograms and research at Baptist Health and Mayo Clinic was on hand to celebrate its year-end tally at Underwood Jewelers in San Marco Square, Nov. 14. Since 2006, the group has raised more than $3 million dollars; this year’s total […]
Ten Collegiate Scholar-athletes Sign at Bishop Kenny
Ten Bishop Kenny High School seniors signed college scholarships on National Signing Day, Nov. 8, with all ten being recognized as scholar-athletes. The signed student-athletes include: Clare Coyle, Furman University, basketball Graham Evans, Boston University, swimming Skylar Fick, University of West Alabama, volleyball Evan Gardner, Mount St. Mary’s University, swimming Kaitlyn Gilmore, Pensacola State College, […]
