Crews broke ground on a new Pickett Elementary on Jacksonville’s Northside, a nearly $35M project funded by the half‑cent sales surtax and slated to open in August 2027.

Wild hogs are tearing up yards in Seven Pines, damaging model-home lawns and prompting traps and warnings from wildlife officials.

Hundreds turned up at Fleming Island High as Clay County held an all‑positions job fair to fill about 200 openings, roughly 130 of them teaching jobs.

Registration is still open for mandatory City of Jacksonville Public Service Grants workshops starting May 6. Nonprofits must attend one session to be eligible to apply.

Duval County School Police confirmed the death of Officer Anthony “Junior” Lucano, a Westside school safety officer remembered as a mentor. Services with law enforcement honors were held Saturday.

Five of Flagler Beach’s 11 firefighters resigned in April — including Deputy Fire Chief Jennifer Fiveash — prompting an internal review and county support for coverage.

A crowded KHA CEO search drew 235 applicants, including Diana Greene and Lori Hershey, while the board sorts provider compliance issues and pending summer contracts.

Geri Cirillo, a 30-year WJCT veteran, will serve as interim president and CEO while the station runs a national search.

Licensed foster homes in Florida have declined sharply, leaving fewer beds for children. Local nonprofits and students are recruiting and training new foster parents.

Faith leaders asked Mayor Donna Deegan to seed a $10 million affordable housing trust as Jacksonville faces rising rents and heavy cost burdens.

A quick-thinking Orange County deputy revived a choking 1-year-old after body-cam audio captured him freeing the infant’s airway. The child was taken to a hospital and is expected to be OK.

State approves $3 million to fund small-business help, training and youth crime-prevention in Northwest Jacksonville.

Activists rallied at City Hall calling for a city‑run mental‑health response team after several recent deaths tied to JSO responses. Organizers want clinicians, not deputies, answering crisis calls.