EverBank Field, Maxwell House and redistricting are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across the country. We'll also preview some of WJCT's upcoming news programming.
Traffic patterns shifting downtown for Saturday events: Traffic around the Jacksonville sports complex will be heavy on Saturday night with several events taking place, including the unveiling of new video scoreboards at EverBank Field. (WJCT, Florida Times-Union)
Driver in fatal Jax Beach hit-and-run turns himself in: Darrell DeJuen Lundy was arrested and booked Wednesday after admitting to driving the car thatstruck and killed Daniel Stein on July 5 in Jacksonville Beach. (First Coast News)
City signs off on incentives for Maxwell House expansion: Jacksonville lawmakers have signed off on $425,000 in incentives for Maxwell House to expand it's downtown operation, including a $16 million investment in new manufacturing equipment. (Jacksonville Business Journal)
Blackmon arrested for marijuana: Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon was arrested Wednesday near Oklahoma City on a complaint of marijuana possession. (NewsJax)
Judge skeptical about postponing election for map redraw: Florida Circuit Judge Terry Lewis is raising doubts on whether he has the power to postpone elections in order to form a new congressional district map. (Bloomberg)
Vehicle of interest sought in FSU murder case: A Toyota Prius is being sought by police in the investigation into the murder of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. (CBS News)
Today on First Coast Connect, we start the show with our Friday local media roundtable week in review.
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