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St. Johns County Commission Shoots Down Discussion Of Mandatory Mask Ordinance

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After hearing hours of public comment from St. Johns County residents, the County Commission decided against discussing a potential county-wide mask…

Mayor Lenny Curry adjusting his mask, someone to his left staring at him, signs in the background, courthouse also in the background.

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Jacksonville Announces Mandatory Face Mask Policy

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Starting Monday, June 29 at 5 p.m., a mask mandate in Duval County goes into effect. At all indoor and public locations where social distancing isn’t…

DeSantis with a mask in his hand walking away from a podium

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DeSantis Links Record-Breaking COVID-19 Cases In Florida To More Testing

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Florida saw over 8,900 confirmed coronavirus cases Friday morning, a new daily record, per the state Department of Health’s latest update. Governor Ron…

Downtown St. Augustine, on the water's edge

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St. Augustine Passes Mask Mandate

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St. Augustine City Commission voted unanimously on Friday to enforce an indoor mask mandate, with enforcement beginning Saturday at 12:01 a.m.After…

William Loring monument, etched in it is a confederate flag, in a park, with two people sitting in a bench behind it.

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UF Says It's Working To Remove Confederate Monument In St. Augustine

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St. Augustine activists successfully pushed for the removal of a confederate obelisk from the city plaza this week, and now they’re shifting their full…

Heather Huffman speaking at the podium next to a sign language interpreter. Inside of the Clay County board of commissioners room

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Clay Health Dept. Denies Deleting Cases; Says Changing Number Due To Contact Tracing

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Clay County’s recently reported COVID-19 case numbers have been fluctuating in the state’s online database. The Florida Department of Health provides…

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CEO Ford Delivers 2020 State of JTA; Baldwin, St. Johns Express Service Starts In July

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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority held a virtual “State of the JTA” address Wednesday morning, speaking about future projects and summing up 2019.…

Skyline view of the St. Johns River and Downtown Jax.

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Jax Officials Find Millions More In CARES Act Money; Debate Begins On How To Spend It

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Initially, Jacksonville city officials thought they received $159 million in Federal CARES Act funding. But after the city’s finance department checked…

Mayor Lenny Curry is pictured wearing a mask recently at the Main Library branch in Downtown Jacksonville.

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Curry Says No To Mask Mandate; Duval Averaging Over 190 COVID-Cases Daily Since Last Week

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With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Duval County, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is still against mandating mask-wearing.“We do not need to have law…

Gator football field. Band is on the field, using their bodies to create the word Gators. Some of the campus is seen in the background.

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UF To End Use Of Prison Labor, End ‘Gator Bait’ Chant

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The University of Florida is announcing multiple “strategic goals” to combat racism and racial inequities on its Gainesville campus.“Amid global protests…