WOKV Care-a-thon Raises $300K+ for Child Cancer Fund
Now in its 9th year, the WOKV Care-a-thon presented by Duval Asphalt, raised over $300,000 to benefit Child Cancer Fund, which provides caring support, resources and financial assistance to local families fighting childhood cancer. This year marked more than $2 million in overall donations for the cause since Care-a-thon’s inception in 2014. More than 150 […]
JSO Hosts Town Hall: Agency unveils Realignment Project, new programs
Sheriff T.K. Waters welcomed the community to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Town Hall Meeting at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center on Wednesday, July 19, where he shared several announcements and discussed new JSO additions. Zoned Out During his address, Waters unveiled his Realignment Project, which replaced JSO’s former Zones of Response with […]
Retirement on the road: A multi-part series where retirement meets RV’ing
What are your dreams for retirement? Depending on your circumstances, health and finances, there are many options. For years, I thought of what big adventure I would take when I retire. Isn’t that what retirement is all about? Doing the things you never had time to do when you were in the working world? But […]
Glow-in-the-Dark: Mural Coming to Locals’ Bar
San Marco is gaining another mural, this time on the side of the Locals’ Bar on Kings Avenue. Artist Steve Arflin, Jr. of Arflin Creative Company, has designed and is currently working on this expansive, glow-in-the-dark mural – his third glow-in-the-dark mural overall and his first in the San Marco community.
UNF Students Receive Timucuan Preserve Grants
Timucuan Parks Foundation and the National Park Service’s Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve have awarded $1,000 and $500 grants, respectively, to two University of North Florida (UNF) students. Victoria Hayes, an undergraduate student of anthropology, and Hunter Mathews, a graduate student and research assistant in the biology department, will be conducting research in the Timucuan […]
Mayor Deegan Coming to Districts 5 & 7 for Community Conversations
Mayor Donna Deegan has announced she will hold a series of Community Conversations in all of Jacksonville’s 14 city council districts throughout the month of August. The announcement came in a July 26 press release, which shared that the aim of these meetings is to “to give every voice in Jacksonville a chance to be […]
Crecelius Receives VA Accreditation
Attorney Jacalyn Crecelius, who leads Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s (JALA) Veterans Legal Services Unit, has received Veterans Administration accreditation, a qualification that helps ensure claimants have access to responsible and qualified representation on their VA benefits claims. “This accreditation opens up major opportunities to serve Northeast Florida veterans and their families,” Crecelius said. “There are […]
Scott’s Jersey to Hang in Hall of Fame
Standout girls basketball player Taliah Scott, Class of 2023 at St. Johns Country Day School, will have her jersey hung in the Ring of Honor display at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee, in recognition of her outstanding play for the 2022-23 season. “The Ring of Honor is an exhibit at the […]
