Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan says she running for reelection
Donna Deegan made history in May 2023 becoming the first female to be elected mayor of Jacksonville.
Traffic Alert: Overturned dump truck on US-17 in Nassau County to cause heavy delays
YULEE, Fla. — The Nassau County Sheriff's Office says drivers should expect heavy delays around U.S. 17 in Yulee after a dump truck overturned. The incident reportedly happened on the highway near Hamilton Street. Officials are on the scene, working to clear the roadway. According to NCSO, Florida Highway...
Jax LNG Quietly Plots Big Fuel Play For Cruise Giants And Space Coast Rockets
Jacksonville’s JAX LNG is quietly sketching out a much bigger role in the fuel game, eyeing cruise ships, cargo carriers and even rocket launches as customers as demand ticks up for cleaner alternative fuels. Company managers told local reporters they are exploring ways to move more LNG into Caribbean cruise itineraries and to support aerospace and other transportation sectors. Any expansion would build on...
Northeast Florida’s 2026 Top Contractors
Welcome to the Top Contractors edition of the Jacksonville Daily Record and JaxDailyRecord.com for 2026, our sixth annual showcase of the companies providing the skills and services propelling growth in Northeast Florida. Contractors provided the information in this edition after we solicited them in February and March through our website,...
Teacher accused of romantic relationship with student
Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. A teacher at River City Science Academy is charged with having a romantic relationship with a student, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says. Jackson Jordan Hull, 25, is no longer associated with the Beach Boulevard elementary school. He...
Florida Fugitive Hauled Back In Killing Of Ellenville Mom Of 2
A 28-year-old Orange County man has been brought back to New York and charged in the killing of a Hudson Valley mother of two, a case that has shaken the village of Ellenville. Authorities say Michael David Carman is accused in the death of 29-year-old Nicole Izabella Perez, who was found inside her Clinton Avenue apartment during a welfare check...
Jury finds Leah Grady guilty of resisting officers at Jacksonville City Council meeting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A jury has found 24-year-old Leah Grady guilty on two counts following her arrest during a Jacksonville City Council meeting last year. Grady was convicted of resisting an officer without violence, a first-degree misdemeanor, as well as resisting a police officer under a municipal ordinance, according to court proceedings Wednesday.
JEA unsure of extent of capacity fee issue, pledges to bring solution to board
Facing scrutiny from Jacksonville City Council, JEA staff told board members they were working to understand the extent to which the city-owned utility failed to collect capacity fees from customers. Jody Brooks, JEA’s chief administrative officer, said the authority did not have “a very good history of the documentation” as...
Jacksonville woman says her moldy Hogan’s Creek apartment is making her sick
Shanisha Waller, a resident at Blodgett Villas in Jacksonville, operated by the Jacksonville Housing Authority, says she’s living in an apartment with mold issues, and it’s making her sick.
REPORT: Florida’s best city for rent is still among the worst in America
ORLANDO, Fla. – This week, WalletHub has ranked metros across the nation on rent affordability. But despite being the best in the state, one Florida city still lags behind much of the country. The study compared 182 of the most populated U.S. cities based on the media annual gross...
