Army veteran writes book about his time in Vietnam
More than 50 years after serving as a sniper in Vietnam, 29-year Army veteran Johnnie Rowe Jr. finds a new way to cope with his pain. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — More…
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Car crashes into Gotham City Limit comic book store, injuring one
The incident occurred at the Gotham City Limit comic book store located at 4195 Southside Boulevard. The owner, Ben Kingsbury, told First Coast News that a woman in the parking…
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Local children’s author shares insight on book written about her late firefighter fiancé
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local children’s author had the opportunity to read and share insight on her book “Mike The Friendly Firefighter” during a literacy event at the Jacksonville Public…
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Clay County parents want their input considered in school library book policy decisions
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Clay County parents came together on Tuesday at a school board forum to give feedback on the school library book policy. In 2022, the school district…
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Veteran writes book about his time in the Navy.
Keith Green went from high school dropout to officer in the Navy, something he says he’s extremely proud of, so much so that it has influenced him to write a…
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Public Schools Defenders demand end to book bans in Florida
Groups like Public School Defenders Duval, Rebel Readers, 904WARD, Equality Florida and Moms Rising will make their voices heard outside district headquarters. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Several Jacksonville groups are rallying…
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Children’s Christmas book about Purple Heart recipient
A teenage girl from Atlantic Beach wrote a Christmas book about her great-grandfather who was a Purple Heart recipient. ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla — We like to pride ourselves on recognizing…
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Jacksonville author launches first book of children’s book series ‘Mike The Friendly Firefighter’
Brittany Jones (Copyright 2023 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Saturday was a day of celebration for author Brittany Jones after she officially launched her first…
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Advocate helping local families touched by violence plans book to share their stories
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With more than 300 people shot in Jacksonville this year and more than 115 homicides, Nikki Carswell has been going nonstop with her organization, the Silent Women…
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Banned Book Readout held at James Weldon Johnson Park
The event, hosted by The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, was designed to bring people together to learn about history. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Some books…
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