Sydney Boles
Newsletter Editor/Community Engagement EditorSydney manages community engagement programs like WJCT News' Coronavirus Texting Service. Originally from the mountains of upstate New York, she relocated to Jacksonville from Kentucky, where she reported on Appalachia's coal industry.
Follow Sydney Boles on Twitter: @sydneyboles.
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A new anti-riot law from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has created harsher penalties for people arrested during protests, but civil rights activists in…
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A teacher in the Duval County Public School system has filed a lawsuit against the district over free speech issues and allegations of retaliation. Robert…
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A scheduled Friendship Fountain renovation was supposed to be finished this spring, but it hasn’t even started. The city of Jacksonville now says…
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A new exhibit at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens is celebrating the work of South African artist Zanele Muholi. The exhibit, a series of more than 80…
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis accused YouTube of censorship Monday for removing an earlier video in which he and some public health experts spread what…
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Today, April 9, is the last day to apply for Jacksonville’s rent relief program for people who are behind payments because of COVID-19. According to WJCT…
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The FBI is warning Floridians about the risks of sharing photos of your COVID-19 vaccine card on social media. Scammers may steal your information off the…
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Jacksonville native Deesha Philyaw has won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and is using her spotlight to uplift other Black women writers. Philyaw…
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Flags will fly at half staff in St Augustine to honor the life of former Mayor George Gardner, who passed away Tuesday. Mr. Gardner served as mayor of St.…
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The nonprofit Riverside-Avondale Preservation is spotlighting a set of remarkable buildings in Jacksonville: three build-it-yourself homes you could order…