Drag strip starts construction, the first track since 2017
The sound of construction equipment will ring in the New Year at Callahan Speedway just north of the town. Then as spring turns to summer, the sound of cars competing for the best times should replace the grumble of bulldozers at the new eighth-mile Hicken Power Dragstrip.
Jacksonville artist turns tiny details into lifelong memories
Where most people might see scraps and throw-away materials, Megan Smith sees memories waiting to be preserved.
UPDATE: Jacksonville 12-year-old boy found safe
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help to find a 12-year-old boy who was first reported missing Thursday after he didn’t come home from school.
N.C. fast-food restaurant with cult following coming to Jacksonville
This story first appeared in Dining Notes, the free weekly restaurant newsletter from the Times-Union's Gary Mills delivered to your email inbox each Wednesday. Sign up now . After making its debut in Florida earlier this year , Cook Out, the North Carolina-based fast-food chain with a cult following, is coming to...
Three illegal Northeast Florida casinos shuttered as part of ‘Operation Funny Money’
A major bust this week targeting three operations in Duval and Clay counties is putting the spotlight on Florida’s efforts to crackdown on illegal gambling.
Jacksonville man sentenced today to 30 years for death of 8-month-old son
Jacksonville man sentenced today to 30 years for death of 8-month-old son
Meet the Bond Brothers: twins trekking across America, one step at a time
COCHRAN, Ga. — UPDATED: Each road is different, and no path is exactly the same, but for one set of twins, the journey they're on is pretty similar - or at least it has been for the past 79 days. Lance and Issac Bond are making their way across...
Jacksonville man’s family is demanding answers after he was killed in road rage incident
The attorney representing the family of a man who was killed in a road rage incident is now calling for answers and an arrest.
‘It was his voice’: Grandmother scammed out of $200K she’d saved for autistic grandson...
An 82-year-old woman in Ponte Vedra Beach is asking for the community’s help after she was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through a Facebook scheme.
39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast
The 36th Annual MLK Breakfast will be held at the Prime Osborn Convention Center on Jan. 16.

















