First Coast

Hamilton is coming to Jacksonville this fall.

The winning public art project for the Duval County Courthouse has been announced.  Mayor Lenny Curry said Tuesday the vote was unanimous to select Cliff Garten Studio of Venice, California.

The body of a missing boy was found Monday night as investigators searched a retention pond in a Northside neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Hurricane season officially starts Tuesday, June 1, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging Florida residents to buy flood insurance as soon as possible.

State-supported COVID vaccination sites in Duval County will stop operating later this month, as vaccines have become more widely available and more than 10 million people have received at least one dose. 

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Split Tone will be headlining this year’s 9th Annual Community First Seawalk Music Festival in Jacksonville Beach.

More than $2 million in federal funds are still available to people in Jacksonville who need help paying for their mortgage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The city of Jacksonville is reopening of 26 of its 34 community pools for the 2021 summer season.

The city of St. Augustine is following in Jacksonville's footsteps by offering homeowners a free tree, with planting included.

Jacksonville based artist and muralist Jason Tetlak is painting a mural in the Five Points neighborhood for the Riverside United soccer club.

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Now that the Jacksonville City Council has voted to double the local gas tax from 6 to 12 cents a gallon, attention is turning to the projects that will be funded by tax.

A new step-by-step search procedure for missing people is getting police and firefighter boots on the ground faster as well as drones, helicopters and fire engines on and above the streets in Jacksonville.

Damage to a finger joint on the southbound side of the Buckman Bridge forced a shutdown of the southbound lanes of the bridge and Interstate-295 southbound ahead of the bridge Thursday morning in the heart of rush hour, creating a traffic mess for commuters trying to get across the St. Johns River from Orange Park to Jacksonville.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he is continuing to review parts of a record $101.5 billion budget proposal as he prepares to sign it before the July 1 start of the fiscal year.

The St. Johns County School District is forming a committee to consider dress code changes after Bartram Trail High School edited the photos of 80 female students to cover more of their bodies. 

Two free concerts will be held at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre (The Amp) on Saturday, June 19, to celebrate Juneteenth as part of the St. Augustine Music Festival’s 15th anniversary celebration.

The local gas tax in Jacksonville will be doubling next year.

Jacksonville will host its first ever LEGO convention this fall as BrickUniverse brings thousands of the tiny plastic building blocks, themed building rooms and a LEGO store to the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. 

Preston Hollow Capital LLC is rebranding its 32-acre Downtown Southbank development, previously called The District, to “RiversEdge: Life on the St. Johns” and has contracted with Toll Brothers for 39 town houses — the site’s first confirmed vertical construction.

The Jacksonville Symphony has received a $1 million gift from the Michael Ward and Jennifer Glock Foundation. 

The Duval County Public School District has removed its mask requirement and the Clay County School District is considering removing its mask requirement starting next year. The moves come after the St. Johns County and Nassau County school districts announced last week their mask mandates will be dropped next year.