Hunt Lumber & Supply Under New Ownership in Jacksonville
A longtime Jacksonville building supply business is getting a fresh start under new ownership, with Hunt Lumber & Supply undergoing a major update in the Rail Yard District. The business is located at 118 Myrtle Ave. N. According to the Jacksonville Business Journal, the business is now owned by Corey Hunt, who took ov
Jacksonville-area Carefree Boat Club members say boats are gone, but membership charges continue
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Members of a popular boat club with locations in Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Fernandina Beach say they were left without access to the boats they pay hundreds of dollars a month to use. At several local marinas, Carefree Boat Club of Jacksonville boats have disappeared....
Nassau County, UK rowers set records on epic North Atlantic journey
Despite a devastating interruption, a Nassau County ocean rower and his British captain have set three world records in their latest expedition — and they haven't even finished the 2,500-mile trip yet. Paul Lore , 63, who lives in Fernandina Beach, and Dawn Smith, 50, from Burnham-on-Crouch in England, rowed from Newfo
JSO patrol car overturns on Hart Expressway at University Blvd., all southbound lanes closed
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash with injuries in the southbound lanes of the Hart Expressway at University Blvd. S on Friday afternoon. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says a section of the Hart Expressway will be closed for an undetermined amount of time.
Becovic pays $27 million for Carling and 11 East in Downtown Jacksonville
Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Becovic Management Group paid $27 million for The Carling and 11 East apartments Downtown in sales that closed Aug. 14, according to deeds recorded Aug. 20 with the Duval County Clerk of Court. One deed shows that through...
19-year-old super speeder arrested after driving 100 mph in a 45 mph zone on...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night after a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer clocked him driving 100 mph in a posted 45 mph zone on Beach Boulevard — more than double the speed limit. A JSO officer caught the driver of a 2018 Audi...
Florida cyclosporiasis cases hit 450 as infections slow in Jacksonville
Cases of Cyclosporiasis continue to spread across the Sunshine State, with infections now reported in 45 of Florida’s 67 counties. The parasitic infection can cause frequent, watery diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms that may last for weeks. But there’s a bit of good news: The pace of new infections appears t
Fraudulent checks, fake names: Nassau County arrest exposes multi-state scheme: NCSO
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A Nassau County man was arrested after investigators linked him to a fraud scheme that they said left victims across multiple states out of thousands of dollars. David Ford faces charges of grand theft, organized fraud and writing false checks. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office...
Fire at MAA Belmont Apartments in Mandarin displaces four adults, one child, officials said
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded just after 3 p.m. on Friday to a fire that damaged a three-story building at MAA Belmont Apartments in Mandarin. No one was injured, though four adults and one child were displaced.
Florida’s Socialist Senate Candidate Angie Nixon Owns Shop Called ‘Cafe Resistance’: There Were ‘No...
Angie Nixon, the Florida state representative and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member who won her Senate primary race on Tuesday, owns a cafe bookstore branded, “Cafe Resistance.”. The bookstore cafe is in Jacksonville, Florida, and she said she opened the shop because “freedoms” were being attacked and that.
