Jacksonville group giving away meals Saturday, all you need is your ‘I voted’ sticker
The distribution is scheduled to begin at Saturday at noon across three sites in Jacksonville.
GTE Financial building-out second Jacksonville office
The city issued a permit Aug. 13 for a second Tampa-based GTE Financial office to build-out in Jacksonville, this one at Intracoastal Plaza at 14444 Beach Blvd. at southeast Beach Boulevard and San Pablo Road. Creo Contracting LLC of Jacksonville Beach is the contractor to renovate a 2,848-square-foot former bank...
C&S Wholesale taking majority ownership in Jacksonville-based Winn-Dixie
C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC announced Aug. 13 it proposes to become the majority owner of The Winn-Dixie Company LLC in a deal to close in early 2027. Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale was part of a consortium of private investors that bought Winn-Dixie from Aldi U.S. in 2025. C&S Wholesale...
Man in critical condition after shooting at Southside Jacksonville apartment complex
Witnesses reported hearing five or six gunshot and then seeing a woman with a gun and a man behind her, Jacksonville police said.
JFRD responds to fire at dental surgery office on Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to a fire early Friday at JAX Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery on Beach Boulevard near San Pablo Road S.
City Council panel ties arts and nonprofit funding to property tax vote
Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. A majority of the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee came into day one of its review of Mayor Donna Deegan’s $2 billion city budget determined to find cuts. By 3:30 p.m., the committee had voted 7-1 to...
Neighbors report feeling explosion as fire damages oral surgery center
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is investigating a fire that broke out at an oral surgery center early Friday morning. Multiple crews responded to JAX Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery on Beach Boulevard near San Pablo Road South to put out the flames and assess the damage.
Former Georgia sheriff candidate caught in Florida after months on the run
ATLANTA - A former metro law enforcement officer turned fugitive is in custody after months on the run, according to police. Investigators arrested former Clayton County deputy and 2024 Cobb County sheriff candidate Antaney Hogan in Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville police arrest. What we know:. Police took Hogan int
Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital sells for $48.75 million
Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Jacksonville, a 48-bed inpatient physical rehabilitation facility on the city’s Southside, has sold for $48.75 million. According to a deed recorded with the Duval County Clerk of the Court Aug. 12, the buyer, through HPIV Jacksonville LLC, was Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based real estate inve
Jacksonville Grandmother Wins $1.3M Apopka Smart Home, Faces a Big Tax Catch
A 77-year-old retired substitute teacher from Jacksonville is now the owner, at least on paper, of a $1.3 million smart home more than 130 miles away, after HGTV announced Karen Hiers as the winner of its 2026 Smart Home giveaway. Hiers was so skeptical of the winning email that she asked her son to confirm it was real
