The property where a liquor store was projected to open across from an elementary school in Northwest Jacksonville will be purchased by the City of Jacksonville, according to Mayor Donna Deegan, who made the announcement at one of her most anticipated meetings.

Residents in the Brentwood and Golfair neighborhoods are still fighting to prevent a liquor store from opening across the street from a school.

A new proposed ordinance could change who decides where exceptions for liquor stores can be allowed after a long-standing battle between a community that is upset by the idea of a new liquor store being built in their neighborhood.

People who live in the Golfair area of Jacksonville on Monday met with city officials to share their concerns about a new liquor store opening up next to an elementary school.

People who live in the Golfair area of Jacksonville are voicing concerns about plans to open a new liquor store, and they're going to city hall Tuesday night to speak against the plan.

SUV crashes into Ponte Vedra Beach liquor storePublished: October 22, 2020, 11:15 pmA liquor store in Ponte Vedra was left to pick up the pieces after an SUV crashed into the business on Thursday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A bystander, who came to help a security guard fend off would-be robbers, is in the hospital. Police said multiple people witnessed the attempted robbery at the Sahara Liquor store on Beach Blvd. It happened just before midnight when two men entered the business and attempted to steal liquor, according to JSO. It’s not yet clear what transpired beyond that, but when police arrived on scene two suspects were being held by a security guard and employees of the liquor store. Police said they treated the bystander turned victim for serious injuries to his neck and head and took him to the hospital.