A warm weekend despite some clouds and showers

Crime and safety analyst Tom Hackney provided his perspective on the videos from the Georgia-Florida game showing officers punching fans, saying he felt the officers followed protocol.

The game thousands of fans have waited for all year is finally here.

Thousands of fans are gearing up for the annual rivalry game between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs at EverBank Stadium happening Saturday.

The Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame welcomed four new members to its class on Friday. Click through the images above to check out scenes from the ceremony.

The Florida-Georgia game is staying in Jacksonville through 2031 the city announced on Friday morning, keeping the longstanding World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party where it’s been played since the 1930s.

The Georgia-Florida rivalry game is Saturday. It's one of the most unique traditions in college football. Three Jaguars players are former Bulldogs and Gators and now they reminisce on their time playing in the 'World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.'

News4JAX Gator expert Dave Waters, host of the top-rated podcast Gators Breakdown, joined News4JAX Anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show to talk about the impact of the move of the Florida-Georgia game.

For two years Jacksonville won’t be home to the annual matchup between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs as EverBank stadium undergoes renovations.

The Florida-Georgia football game will be played in Atlanta in 2026 and Tampa in 2027 during renovations to EverBank Stadium, according to a report from Brett McMurphy of the Action Network.

The stadium deal is expected to benefit more than just the Jaguars and should help the city as it looks to keep the Florida-Georgia football game in town long term.

Helene has made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida's northwestern coast as a Category 4 hurricane.

More rain leads to Flood Watch extension.

Residents in a Camden County neighborhood are experiencing flooding roadways as heavy rain moves through the area.

Storms are triggered by a cold front, leaving possible tornadoes, strong winds and hail in its path

The Florida-Georgia game happens on Saturday but the festivities were well underway on Friday night with an exhibition baseball game followed by a concert and fireworks.

Two-time defending national champion and top-ranked Georgia puts its 24-game winning streak on the line against rival Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.

When Florida coach Billy Napier started looking for someone to motivate his team before facing two-time defending national champion and top-ranked Georgia, he turned to the Head Ball Coach.

The annual days-long tailgating tradition of RV City at Florida-Georgia has had some fans coming back for at least a decade. And it’s brewed some unlikely friendships between rivals.

Florida-Georgia weekend has arrived with the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs facing off Saturday at EverBank Stadium.

Friday at noon, festivities kick off for the Florida-Georgia game, which draws in tens of thousands of visitors to the city. To help keep everyone safe and ease the minds of attendees, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will have safety measures in place.

One of the most memorable parts of the Florida vs. Georgia football tradition is the tailgating.

Whether it’s juicy peaches, pollen, or saying “y’all” -- the things Georgians do may seem like they are from a different planet.

Jaguars owner Shad Khan condemned recent antisemitic rhetoric around Jacksonville, saying there’s no place for that in a place he knows and loves.

We will see periods of light rain last into the early evening with cloudy skies and breezy conditions. Today is a primer for what we can expect Saturday during the Georgia-Florida game.

Bulldogs and Gators fans will be taking over TIAA Bank Field on Saturday for the annual Georgia-Florida rivalry game.

Fans are gearing up for the annual showdown Saturday at TIAA Bank Field between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators.

Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson's first collegiate start was far from memorable.

So many people going to the Georgia-Florida game tailgate by boat. Coast Guard members say they want people to have fun, but they’re urging them to stay safe

A cloudy start with patchy fog. Becoming partly cloudy and breezy with near seasonal afternoon highs. Cloudy skies tonight with increasing wind and showers starting tomorrow.

It’s a big week for Florida on and off the field. Saturday, the Gators take on the number one Georgia Bulldogs, but the celebrations have already started in recruiting as Florida has flipped OL Roderick Kearney from rival Florida State.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this weekend.

The Buccaneers ran early, often and with ease in the opening game of the Border Classic, routing West Nassau 42-8 in the Florida-Georgia showdown at Glynn County Stadium in Brunswick.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has been grumbling about the Florida-Georgia game being held in Jacksonville for years, and during Southeastern Conference Media Days this week, he renewed his calls for the annual rivalry game to be played on the universities’ campuses instead.

There are only 100 days until the first Florida football game of the 2022 season kicks off!

A tornado watch was issued until 11 p.m. Wednesday for Brantley, Pierce and Ware counties in Georgia.

Because of the big crowds after the game, law enforcement officers are out and about, making sure everyone is safe.

With tens of thousands of fans in Downtown Jacksonville for the Florida-Georgia game on Saturday, the city has placed strategic Information & First Aid Zones around the Sports Complex area to help keep fans healthy -- and out of trouble.

The competition goes beyond the football field on Florida-Georgia weekend. Bragging rights are up for grabs in tailgating and at RV City.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has moved approximately 150 inmates out of its main jail downtown ahead of the Florida-Georgia game and other weekend activities.

The Florida-Georgia football game doesn’t kick off until Saturday afternoon, but plenty of events were scheduled for Friday.

The Florida-Georgia game draws tens of thousands of fans to the River City every year, and the fun leading up to the big rivalry showdown has already started.

David Waters joins Gators Breakdown listeners for a call-in style chat ahead of Florida vs Georgia.

The festivities were set to begin with “Duuuval’s Bold City Bash’ concert, but it was canceled due to potential severe weather. Still -- many other events are a go for the Florida-Georgia weekend.

Heavy rain and bad weather has forced organizers to cancel 'Duuuval's Bold City Bash' concert Thursday evening.

It’s Florida-Georgia week, yet it sure doesn’t feel that way with speculation surrounding the unranked Gators before they take on the top-ranked Bulldogs.

As the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs prepare for Saturday's matchup in Jacksonville, both teams have quarterback questions, but for different reasons.

The gates of RV City are set to open about 8 a.m. Tuesday ahead of the annual Florida-Georgia game this weekend.

Thousands of fans are coming to town this week for the Florida-Georgia game, and many are expected to visit bars and restaurants in downtown Jacksonville. But staff shortages are already an issue.

Kickoff for the Florida-Georgia game isn’t until Saturday, but hard-core fans already have been lining up around the stadium, getting ready for the parking lot known as RV City to open on Tuesday.

One of Jacksonville's biggest traditions is back amid declining COVID-19 cases.

For the 11th year, former Gators' quarterback Danny Wuerffel will host the Desire Cup, a golf tournament held over Florida-Georgia weekend, as a fundraiser for his Desire Street Ministries.

Alcohol will be banned on St. Simons Island beaches during the weekend of the Florida-Georgia football game this year, according to Glynn County officials.

The Gators and the Bulldogs will face off in an exhibition baseball game at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville ahead of the annual Florida-Georgia football game.

The storm prediction center has elevated its forecast for severe weather over Georgia. This would take place Saturday afternoon and evening, where Georgia could see two bands of severe storms.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A Georgia man is dead after an accident about 10 p.m. Friday night on Interstate-95 just before the Florida-Georgia border, according to Florida Highway Patrol. A 41-year-old man driving an SUV in the far right lane at mile marker 381, just south of the Florida-Georgia line, came to stop in a northbound lane. That’s when a second vehicle, driven by a 37-year-old man with a 59-year-old passenger inside, crashed into the stopped car. The second car’s driver and passenger, both from Canada, sustained minor injuries. The FHP says it’s unclear at this time why the SUV came to an abrupt stop on the highway.

Literally stretching from Los Angeles, east along I-10 to Jacksonville will be a swath of light to moderate rains and showers. And there will be a fine line between the heavier rains (mainly north of Jacksonville) and just some scattered showers and some sunshine south of Jacksonville. Friday temperatures will be very mild, starting around 60° around sunrise and then into the low 70s south of Jacksonville. Those northeasterly winds will then surge southwards into Florida during the sunrise hours on Saturday. By the evening hours, northeasterly winds coming onshore will knocked down temperatures back into the 50s.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fans started to arrive in the River City ahead of the Florida Georgia game on Saturday. There will be no RV City, no Bold City Bash and no tailgating at city-owned or managed parking lots. Several fans who usually camp in RV City parked in a nearby private lot this year. Bell says fans who reserve tailgating spots are welcome to enjoy the day in a healthy, safe environment. "Usually we’re in RV City even though we have a great spot this year.

Florida-Georgia is always a big game no matter the circumstances, but the stakes have been higher in recent years. David Waters is joined by Will Miles (ReadandReaction.com) to take a look at the stakes of this year’s game and what the Gators did on the field this past week to carry over into the game. Get Gators Breakdown merchandise at https://www.ebay.com/str/gatorsbreakdownLISTEN: Catch up on previous episodes of Gators BreakdownFollow David Waters on Twitter @GatorDave_SEC to stay plugged in, or click one of the following to tune in:Megaphone | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Google Play | Stitcher

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While the Georgia-Florida game is still a go, it is going to look and feel very different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, there will be no tailgating in city-owned and city-managed parking lots. But local business owners and private lots around the stadium are gearing up for tailgaters. River City Railway on East Adams Street is a private railcar tailgating area and some fans could already be seen there Thursday morning. The CEO of the company that manages the River City Railway said they’re already sold out for the big game.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Commissioners in Glynn County voted unanimously Thursday night to ban alcohol from East Beach for the weekend of the Florida-Georgia football game. Glynn County commissioners ban booze on 'frat beach’ around #FloridaGeorgia game weekend to prevent furthering the spread of #COVID19 infections. https://t.co/c2MACtQc3C pic.twitter.com/dMIWTTUJTj — Brittany Muller (@BrittMullerNews) October 2, 2020The Nov. 7 game typically draws crowds to what’s been dubbed “Frat Beach” on St. Simons Island. The county is not shutting down the beach because that would be up to Governor Brian Kemp. He added they have contacted local universities and colleges to discourage coming to party at Frat Beach.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A coastal Georgia county is considering banning alcohol from a popular beach on the weekend of the Florida-Georgia football game in nearby Jacksonville, Florida. The Brunswick News reports that the Glynn County Commission will consider the alcohol ban on East Beach on St. Simons Island on Nov. 6 and 7. The Nov. 7 game typically draws crowds to what's been dubbed “frat beach” on the coastal Georgia island. Glynn County police will be on the beach, as well as Georgia State Patrol and Department of Natural Resources officers. Glynn County Police Chief Jay Wiggins said officials are still discussing how police might enforce the ban.

Thursday and Friday will be sunny and gorgeous, waking up in the upper 50s and low 60s and warming up into the low 80s. Saturday will start out in the low 60s and warm up into the upper 70s under partly cloudy skies. A mild Nor’Easter begins to set in, with northeasterly winds around 15 mph. Sunday may end up wet, along the coastline, with northeasterly winds pushing coastal showers onshore. The Fall like temperatures continue into the day, topping out in the upper 70s.

HILLIARD, Fla. – A pilot died when a single-engine, homebuilt plane crashed Monday afternoon in a wooded area near the Florida-Georgia border, authorities said. The FAA said the pilot was the only person aboard the plane, which was registered out of Palm Coast. While it’s too early to say wind played a factor in the crash, Booth said it can’t be ruled out. Booth said if the plane caught on fire after the crash, that’s a sign the plane was not out of fuel. NTSB is investigating the September 21, 2020 crash in Hilliard, FL, involving an RV-8 aircraft.

Nearly four months after Floridas Department of Transportation set up a checkpoint on Interstate 95 at the Florida-Georgia border to screen for people coming from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the state has quietly closed the checkpoint. About five weeks ago, FDOH closed a similar checkpoint east of the Florida-Alabama border as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis starting the second phase of a COVID-19 economic recovery plan, but a similar checkpoint on I-95 remained open even after Floridas growth of coronavirus cases exceeded those in the greater New York area. Cards were handed out with information about what people should do if they exhibit fever, cough, or shortness-of-breath symptoms attributed to COVID-19 while in isolation. The state didnt say when the checkpoint at I-95 closed, but when News4Jax noticed it was no longer there on Monday, FDOH confirmed the checkpoint had been discontinued.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The shark research group OCEARCH embarked on its 37th expedition right off our coast on Thursday. Now is the time of year when white sharks concentrate around the Florida-Georgia area to forage on right whales. National scientists will join forces with the Jacksonville University-based OCEARCH team on a three-week survey between Brunswick and Savannah Georgia. White sharks tagged last year close to Nova Scotia have been tracked close to the Florida coast. JU Professor Dr. Bryan Franks plans on tagging new sharks with satellite tracking devices to learn more about their movements and behavior.

From the News4Jax Vault: Coverage of the first Florida-Georgia weekend celebrations at the Jacksonville Landing in November 1987.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Fire and Rescue responded to a fire in RV City, a popular tailgate spot ahead of the Florida-Georgia game, just after 7 p.m. on Thursday. JFRD said a generator sparked the fire that spread to a personal RV. No one was injured and the fire was quickly extinguished. A nearby tailgater captured video of the massive blaze and posted it to Facebook. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Florida-Georgia game is just a few days away and on Tuesday, fans began flooding RV City to set up their campers. Spirits were high as the gates to RV City opened at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The Mcveighs said theyve been setting up in RV City for nearly four decades. "We get along good, weve met some really nice folks down here, some of my best friends are Florida fans," Clark said. Entrance to RV City is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For many Gators and Bulldogs fans, the place to party before, during and after the game used to be the downtown Jacksonville Landing. But since the longtime landmark along the St. Johns River is being demolished, the sports complex area, which includes RV City, will be hosting all the action. "We enjoyed going down there," Bulldogs fan Randy Stone, who came into town from Tifton, Georgia, told News4Jax on Monday. RV City will open Tuesday, but recreational vehicles were already lined up Monday, eager to get in. The first campers there will be the first to pick out their parking spot Tuesday morning when the RV City gates open.

There's even more excitement to the Florida-Georgia game with food, concerts, fireworks, and more. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Florida-Georgia football game is staying in Jacksonville through at least 2023. This year, Jacksonville will put on the Bold City Bash the night before the Nov. 2 game. The Florida-Georgia game has been extended through 2023 with an option to extend to 2025. The future of the game in Jacksonville has been a hot-button topic, more so in recent years. The financial incentives to keep the game in Jacksonville make it worth it for the programs.

It's one of the biggest events in Jacksonville: the Florida-Georgia game, or Georgia-Florida, depending on the host team. Cole Pepper spoke with the Bulldogs' head coach, about the future of the... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Dan Mullen did his part to stay perfectly neutral on the topic. Don't expect any more juicy sound bites on the potential move of one of best neutral-site rivalries in college football. I dont get caught up in the emotion of this decision or that decision. I look at it from a perspective of 10,000 feet where I say: What is best for our program? Mayor Lenny Curry said in a statement in late May that conversations were already ongoing between both universities to keep the game in Jacksonville.

Police have charged Charles Dennis Casey, 35, with murder in the death of a woman, whose body was found in the woods in Nassau County on Monday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Wildfire season is here and in full effect with the West Mims wildfire consuming 225 square miles along the Florida-Georgia border and expected to rage on for months. Follow these tips to reduce your risk from wildfire. Each of us can play a role in making our communities safer from wildfire. Practice using both evacuation routes in case one is blocked by smoke or fire. Wildfire burned more than 5.5 million acres in the U.S. last year.