Jacksonville, state leaders address recent violence in Duval County
Finding solutions to gun violence in Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville leaders held a virtual conference on Monday to address violence in Duval County. “State Senator Tracie Davis and State…
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City leaders push back after Jacksonville sheriff accuses some of having selective outrage when it comes to gun violence
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters came out with strong statements during a news conference on Wednesday following a surge of shootings and child deaths. The sheriff asked where…
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City leaders look into unusually high water bills after multiple complaints at Westside mobile home park
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The City of Jacksonville is looking into complaints of unusually high water bills at the Three Seasons Mobile Home Village — a mobile home community on the…
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Tribal leaders commemorate 200th year of Treaty of Moultrie Creek
For the first time in centuries, indigenous nations affected by the treaty, visited St. Augustine’s Treaty Park for a flag raising ceremony with county officials. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — It…
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Faith leaders pray after mass shooting
The prayer will begin at The Bethel Church at 9 a.m. Saturday and leaders will walk to City Hall in Jacksonville where they will speak. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville faith…
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Community leaders disapprove new $62M medical examiner’s office in Brentwood area
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After a victory against the opening of a liquor store in a Brentwood neighborhood, community leaders are expressing their disapproval toward the construction of a new District…
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Local faith leaders delivering cease-and-desist letter to Florida politicians accused of spreading hate
A group of faith leaders of different denominations are teaming up with college students to deliver a cease-and-desist letter to the governor and state lawmakers in Tallahassee. The letter calls…
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Local leaders applaud judge’s ruling that DeSantis’ congressional map in Florida is unconstitutional
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Republican Congressman Aaron Bean last year became the first Republican to represent Jacksonville’s minority voters in three decades. But how his district was created, according to a state…
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National civil rights leaders plan hate crime summit in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly one week after a gunman killed three Black people in New Town, National civil rights leader Al Sharpton, the family of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,…
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Faith, local leaders encourage Bunnell Elementary students arriving to school after controversial school assembly
Nearly two dozen faith leaders and Flagler County leaders held a prayer vigil this morning near Bunnell Elementary School. It was their response to the assembly last week that singled…
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