First Coast Connect

Media Roundtable: Coronavirus Preparations, Testing; 25th Amelia Concours d’Elegance

WJCT News | By Amanda Brannon

Published March 6, 2020 at 12:51 PM EST

Aubrey Holland, performs tests at the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories on Monday, March 2, 2020, in Miami, where the COVID-19 virus is being tested at the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories.

Friday's First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross Media Roundtable discussed the top stories of the week, including:

Preparation and testing is undering in Jacksonville for the coronavirus.
New rules are now in place for local strip clubs.
The JEA board will decide the fate of controversial contracts.

Our guests were:

Anne Schindler of First Coast News
Mike Mendhenhall of the Jacksonville Daily Record
And Freelance Writer Nikesha Williams

Amelia Concours d’Elegance

Bugatti is one of the cars at the RM Sotheby's auction at the Concours.

The 25th Amelia Concours d’Elegance, which takes place at the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, runs through Sunday, March 8 at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island and The Golf Club of Amelia Island.

Proceeds from the Amelia Concours benefit First Coast area charities including Community Hospice & Palliative Care. The show’s Foundation has donated over $3.5 million to Community Hospice & Palliative Care, Spina Bifida of Jacksonville and other local and national charities since 1996.
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Florida Times-Union reporter Dan Scanlan joined us with a live report from Amelia Island.

Amanda Brannon can be reached at newsteam@wjct.org, 904-358-6317.