Florida’s jobless rate slipped to 4.7% in June — the first monthly decline since late 2024 — as payrolls added about 11,100 jobs amid uneven sector gains. The year‑over‑year jump in unemployed keeps policy makers on alert.

WareWorks opened this week in the former Venus Swimwear headquarters, turning a 135,000‑sq‑ft building into a community hub for skilled‑trades training and employer connections.

Duval Day returns to Clanzel T. Brown Park Saturday with music, vendors and thousands expected. JSO and JFRD urge hydration and caution amid heat.

New nonprofit data shows the average Florida client seeking help carries about $31,000 in unsecured debt as living costs rise faster than pay. Counseling calls are climbing statewide.

A Quick Pick bought at a Port St. Lucie Walmart matched Friday's Jackpot Triple Play, the largest of six Florida Lottery payouts. Other stores from Cape Coral to Jacksonville also produced winners.

Dr. Lisa Sutherland steps in as Jacksonville University's interim president as Tim Cost moves to chancellor.

A precautionary boil order covers South Jacksonville customers west of Phillips Ferry Road to Route 100 after a reported water main break; officials advise boiled or bottled water until tests clear.

Sulzbacher is moving ahead with Phase 2 of its Enterprise Village — a $46M expansion that will bring clinics, job training and emergency housing to a 17‑acre Northside campus.

The Goff Family Shelter opened in Lincolnville with nine family rooms and 37 beds, aimed at keeping parents and children together while caseworkers help them find housing and jobs.

Angie Campbell, the Jacksonville Daily Record’s publisher, died June 25 at 49. Colleagues praised her energy and civic work.

Mayor Deegan unveiled a task force report and pitched River City Care — a public-private plan to lower child-care costs, grow infant care capacity and shore up the early-education workforce.

Nine puppies were found abandoned near Amelia Island; one is injured and the Nassau Humane Society is urgently seeking short-term foster homes.

Researchers say about 1,200 people are buried beneath Emmett Reed Park in Durkeeville, prompting plans for radar scans and memorial work. City officials and local researchers will use GPR to map burials and guide commemoration.