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Florida Democrats Rally Around Biden In Appeal To Farmers, Rural Voters

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Florida Democratic political leaders held a virtual discussion on improvements they expect presidential candidate Joe Biden to work on for rural Florida…

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Jacksonville Zoo And Gardens Says It Needs To Raise $250K This Week

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In an effort to recoup some of its financial losses after a two-month closure due to COVID-19, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is holding a fundraiser to…

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156 Inmates Test Positive For COVID-19 In Clay County Jail

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A little more than a week after the Clay County Sheriff's Office confirmed its first positive COVID-19 cases in the Clay County Jail, the department says…

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City Council Bills Would Provide Mortgage, Rent Relief And Election Preparation Money

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A pair of emergency COVID-19 relief bills could provide housing assistance to families in Jacksonville, and give the Duval County Supervisor of Elections…

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Activists Against Renaming 9 Jacksonville Schools Launch Campaign

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Melanie Love graduated from Jacksonville’s Robert E. Lee High School in 1979. She was junior class president and student body president during her time at…

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More Than 70 Duval Elementary Schools Are Below State’s Average 3rd Grade Reading Level

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The Florida Chamber of Commerce unveiled an online dashboard Thursday that compares elementary school students’ reading levels across the state. The tool…

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Questions Remain As Putnam County Forms Confederate Statue Relocation Committee

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The Putnam County Commission formed its 11-person citizen’s committee during its Tuesday afternoon workshop. The committee is tasked with forming…

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New Jacksonville Flu Vaccine Program Aims To Help City’s Underserved, Uninsured

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The city of Jacksonville is partnering with the Duval County Medical Society to launch FluVaxJax, a campaign to get more people vaccinated ahead of flu…

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Clay First Responders Will Offer Medication-Assisted Therapy To Overdose Patients

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Clay County has a higher rate of opioid overdoses than the state average, according to county health department officials. Young people in the county have…

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Nassau County Planners Hope To Launch Land Conservation Program

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In an effort to preserve more natural land in the fast-growing Nassau County, officials with the Nassau County Planning Department are hoping to launch a…