A new mural was unveiled on Jacksonville’s Eastside Saturday to bring more awareness to mental health and the resources available to the community.

Pro Football Hall of Famer and Jacksonville product LeRoy Butler served as the headliner for the annual O

The Police Athletic League of Jacksonville (JaxPAL) held its first annual Eastside baseball camp Saturday morning, giving kids a chance to learn and grow in a positive way.

The Police Athletic League of Jacksonville held its second annual JaxPAL 5K and Fun Run Saturday morning.

The St. Johns County Police Athletic League held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for its new athletic fields in Elkton.

Hundreds of children went shopping for toys with first responders and community volunteers for the 17th annual “Christmas for Kids” event held Tuesday by the Police Athletic League of Jacksonville (JAXPAL).

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Police Athletic League teamed up with volunteers to spread Thanksgiving joy and hand out turkeys to local families.

Several times during the only televised sheriff’s debate on Wednesday night, the idea of community policing was brought up and addressed.

The Police Athletic League of Jacksonville wants to draw attention to the sport of boxing, while honoring a late member of the community who loved the sport.

Christmas came early Friday for children and teens from the Police Athletic League, Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Carpenter’s Shop and Big Brothers and Big Sisters.

Robert Chanelle and his beauty industry group are making efforts to give back to the community with a couple of events focused on youth.  They partnered with the Police Athletic League to work with teen drivers and their parents to discuss the many legal aspects that come with that privilege.  The event will be held June 5th at the Police Athletic League from 10am to 3pm.

Ron DeSantis said he was lifting statewide restrictions on youth and recreational sports and summer camp so children can have a relatively normal summer. I think the data is pretty clear: Kids dont seem to get infected at the same rates that adults get infected, he said. Its important that we let kids be kids," Curry said at the news conference held at Ed Austin Regional Park. St. Johns County said that it was gathering information from youth programs from within the county on how they planned to adhere to CDC guidelines for various sports. We cant go to the libraries and I cant get any books to read.Across the state, youth and club sports have been radically affected by the pandemic.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - A Putnam County Sheriff's Office civilian employee was injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon in St. Johns County, authorities said. The single-vehicle crash happened about 12:30 p.m. on State Road 206 at Hamilton Avenue, just south of Elkton and east of Hastings, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Highway Patrol said the employee, identified by a Sheriff's Office spokesperson as Barry Stewart, was driving a Police Athletic League vehicle when it flipped on SR 206. He was flown to Orange Park Medical Center with serious injuries, troopers said. Stewart is the executive director of the PCSO Police Athletic League, the spokesperson said.

The event will be hosted by Melissa Ross and will feature guest speaker Lakesha Burton who is the assistance chief and executive director of the Police Athletic League. LINK: She is Fierce

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Police Athletic League of Jacksonville is getting a $20,000 boost thanks to the AT&T Foundation. It will be used for JaxPALs Teen Leadership Program, which equips youth with life and leadership skills that will help them succeed down the road. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said the donation will do a lot of good for the programs enrollees, especially while school is out. We have afterschool programs, summer programs, you know, especially in the summertime, you know, keep kids busy.Teens in the program go to monthly meetings, take college tours and gain hands-on work experience. Our companys future, as well as the countrys, is dependent on todays young people, said AT&T Florida Regional Director of External and Legislative Affairs Kevin Craig.