The city is still buzzing about the potential $1.3 billion major revamp of the Jaguars stadium.

In a lengthy 140-page ruling filed Wednesday, a federal judge threw out Jacksonville’s newly-drawn city council and school board district map.

Councilman Reggie Gaffney filed a bill Monday to allocate $3 million for struggling families in the Jacksonville area and to continue the fight to decrease violence across the city.

The lawyer for the city of Jacksonville drafted what would have been a legally binding opinion that found Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams vacated his office when he moved from Duval County to Nassau County last year.

JSO Sheriff Mike Williams has announced his retirement Thursday morning. His letter says he is retiring June 10.

City Council President Sam Newby, who had requested the opinion from general counsel’s office, withdrew his request after Williams announced Thursday that he will retire June 10.

City Council President Sam Newby wants a legal opinion from the General Council by 5 p.m. Wednesday. It’s unclear if the General Counsel will have it completed by then but that’s what Newby requested in a letter he sent.

A measure requested by the Duval County School Board that would put a property tax referendum on a ballot this year is poised for a final reading during Tuesday’s meeting of the Jacksonville City Council.

Members of the Jacksonville City Council met Thursday night, addressing recent cases of violent crime reported within the city’s seventh district.

On Thursday, members of the Jacksonville City Council plan to address violence in the city’s 7th district during a town hall meeting.

The Safety and Crime Reduction Commission hosts the first Community Bus Tour in partnership with JTA to promote mental health awareness.

On the heels of seeing a Republican elected in a special city council election this week, the Republican Party in Duval County opened its first RNC campaign office Friday.

Four months into the suspension of curbside recycling pickup in Jacksonville, there is no end in sight.

A day after Jacksonville’s parade for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there’s a rift between local Republicans and parade organizers.

The Jacksonville City Council president on Wednesday told News4JAX he hopes to soon have a resolution worked out as a flag, which contains a profane message toward President Joe Biden, remained flying near TIAA Bank Field.

We saw a sudden and controversial end this week to a City Council committee focused on policing and community trust in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville City Council President Sam Newby sent a note to council members on Thursday. It said the work of the “Safer Together Committee” is complete.

A day after 15 community organizations or individuals signed an open letter to City Council President Sam Newby, imploring him to continue the work being done by Jacksonville’s Safer Together Committee, Newby responded with a memo thanking them for their service -- which he says is complete.

Fifteen community organizations or individuals -- including State Rep. Angie Nixon -- have signed an open letter to City Council President Sam Newby, imploring him to continue the work being done by Jacksonville’s Safer Together Committee.

In a surprise move, Jacksonville City Councilman Michael Boylan on Monday announced his resignation as Vice-Chair of the Safer Together Committee.

The fate of Jacksonville’s waterfront with the Shipyards project is now in the hands of the City Council.

Family and friends are saying goodbye to Jacksonville City Councilman and longtime public servant Tommy Hazouri.

As the community mourns the death of local political icon Tommy Hazouri the city council works to figure out how to fill his empty seat.

Quench the Violence teamed up with Agape Family Health to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Friday afternoon

Within the past year, a handful of local leaders have come forward with the news that they have tested positive for coronavirus.

The city of Jacksonville announced it will open three additional COVID-19 testing sites and the Health Department of Duval County will add two more sites to address increase free testing capacity across the region.

Duval County Property Appraiser Jerry Holland said he is back home as of Sunday morning after being hospitalized with COVID-19. His wife, Beverly, is still been hospitalized with COVID-19, at Mayo Clinic, Holland confirmed to News4Jax.

Compensating city employees was among the items Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry highlighted Tuesday in his $1.4 billion budget proposal.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced he wants the city to invest $100 million in neighborhood parks, pools, libraries and other quality-of-life enhancements over the next two years.

The Florida Department of Transportation is looking at changes to its rules regarding decorative lighting.

This edition of “This Week in Jacksonville” features three guests and several topics of conversation.

The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday elected current Vice President Sam Newby to serve as Council president beginning summer 2021.

Operation Boost is in the midst of trying to train people for high-paying jobs.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you think gas prices are high now, get ready. Mayor Lenny Curry is proposing that Duval County double the local gas tax from 6 to 12 cents per gallon to fund major transportation and other infrastructure improvements. That income would be split between the city and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and used for both road and other projects, including paying for septic tank replacement and other unfunded city projects. “This an opportunity to fund them.”The Jacksonville Transportation Authority, which currently receives most of the local gas tax revenue, would get half of the increase. AdDOCUMENT: Itemized list of $930 million in infrastructure projectsThis major tax increase would have to be approved by the City Council.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Farm Share, one of Florida’s leading food nonprofits, is distributing food to food-insecure Floridians in the Jacksonville area on Saturday. We have heard from many of you that these events have become a lifeline, particularly during the pandemic. Recipients will receive fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, distributions are drive-thru only to minimize contact and ensure the safety of all parties, and attendees must wear a mask and arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed. Abess Park Elementary SchoolWHEN: 8:30 a.m. until supplies lastWHERE: 12731 Abess Blvd., Jacksonville, 32225Grace Baptist Church of East SpringfieldWHEN: 9 a.m. until supplies lastWHERE: Kooker Park Parking Lot, Between E 21st St. and Bennett St., Jacksonville, 32206Distribution with Councilman Reggie Gaffney & Councilman Sam NewbyWHEN: 9:30 a.m. until supplies lastWHERE: 12263 Sago Ave. W, Jacksonville, 32218Lions Club of ArlingtonWHEN: 10 a.m. until supplies lastWHERE: 6523 Commerce St., Jacksonville, 32211

Curry, joined by City Council members Brenda Priestly-Jackson, Ju’Coby Pittman and Vice-President Sam Newby, discussed the budget shortfall during a news conference Tuesday. Ad“In 2016, my team and I committed to completing septic tank phaseouts in three Jacksonville neighborhoods with the highest need,” Mayor Curry said. The effort to remove septic tanks is meant to make good on a broken promise made in 1968 during consolidation. But to this day, tens of thousands of Jacksonville residents still depend on septic tanks, which have harmful effects on the local tributaries. We care deeply about our city; I hope JEA in conjunction with the City will soon make a commitment to further the efforts of eradicating septic tanks,” Hazouri said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Black and Latino Americans are falling behind in the nationwide race to get vaccinated against COVID-19. So far, the data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows just 5% of the doses available have gone to Black Americans and 11% to Latinos. The available data suggests the underserved communities are being bypassed. AdThe doses available are limited, but Curry said he is making every effort to secure more and expand to other sites in minority communities in Jacksonville. We can open a site like that (snaps fingers) when we get access,” Curry said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville will be opening another COVID-19 vaccination site at a senior center -- this time in one of the city’s underserved neighborhoods. Individuals who are feeling sick should not go to a vaccination site. After receiving the vaccine, patients must stay on site for at least 15 minutes to be monitored for potential reactions by healthcare and emergency professionals. While allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine are rare, this safety measure is in place out of an abundance of caution. The city’s new senior center vaccination site opens as a group of local church and community leaders announced their own plan to do the same.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two more members of Jacksonville’s City Council are dealing with the realities of COVID-19 exposure. Scott Wilson told News4Jax on Monday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. We celebrated the BidenHarris win...& we quarantine & test for Covid-19 bc we care abt each other & our neighbors too. City Council was scheduled to have a regular meeting on Tuesday night, but after Wilson’s diagnosis, the council meeting was canceled. In March, Councilman Sam Newby was one of the first public figures in Jacksonville to test positive for the coronavirus.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Scott Wilson, a member of the Jacksonville City Council, has tested positive for the coronavirus, News4Jax learned Monday. “I stayed home all weekend in quarantine just to be sure and this morning they called me back and said it was positive,” Wilson said. I don’t have a fever, shortness of breath, no loss of taste.”Wilson was at an in-person council meeting last week. we recommend that you immediately begin self-isolation and that you get tested.”City Council was scheduled to have a regular meeting on Tuesday, but after Wilson’s diagnosis, the council meeting was canceled. In March, Councilman Sam Newby was one of the first public figures in Jacksonville to test positive for the coronavirus.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville NAACP’s Youth Council commemorated a somber anniversary Thursday -- 60 years since Ax Handle Saturday. “My mom said she couldn’t even go into that building and now her son has an office in that building and it’s thanks to you Mr. Hurst,” Jacksonville City Councilman Sam Newby said. Rodney Hurst was the 16-year-old president of the NAACP Youth Council on that fateful day. Full Screen 1 / 37 Jacksonville NAACP reflects on 60th anniversary of Ax Handle SaturdayBishop Rudolph McKissick Sr., pastor emeritus of Bethel Church, was among the local leaders who took part in the ceremony, which took place virtually and with social distancing protocols. All week, News4Jax has been highlighting stories from Hurst and others who vividly remember Ax Handle Saturday and we spoke with experts, who put into perspective how that day shaped the history of the River City.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jacksonville City Council President Tommy Hazouri was released from Mayo Clinic on Tuesday, 10 days after he underwent a successful lung transplant. During Hazouris rehabilitation, City Council Vice President Sam Newby will serve as acting president of the council. The announcement of Hazouris lung transplant came just one day after Hazouri led a City Council meeting regarding the Republican National Convention, which was canceled in Jacksonville. Newby said that shouldnt surprise anyone who knows Hazouri. He put his city over his self so citizens of Jacksonville are lucky to have a leader like president Hazouri.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jacksonville City Council President Tommy Hazouri underwent surgery early Saturday morning for a lung transplant at the Mayo Clinic. Hazouris office said in a statement that the attending doctor called the surgery a success and Hazouri, 75, is on the road to recovery. During Hazouris rehabilitation, City Council Vice President Sam Newby will assume the role of acting president of the council. The Hazouri family thanks the Jacksonville community for its well wishes, the statement read, (and) in typical Tommy-fashion, Tommy looks forward to getting back to work.Hazouri, who was mayor of Jacksonville from 1987 to 1991, has had a lengthy political career, which includes serving in the Florida House of Representatives from 1974-1986.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Less than 48 hours into Jacksonville’s mask mandate, City Council President Tommy Hazouri convened an emergency City Council meeting to ask questions of Mayor Lenny Curry and other Jacksonville leaders. The mayor, who was noticeably absent during a Monday news briefing announcing Executive Proclamation 2020-005, addressed City Council from where he is spending scheduled vacation time with his family. Newby said the ordinance is “a good first step.”As the ordinance stands now, masks are required indoors when a person cannot social distance. In restaurants, customers are required to wear a mask into the restaurant unless seated at a table to eat. Residents weren’t given any more direction on compliance with the mandate other than city leaders asking residents to “do the right thing.”

But not everyone thinks thousand of people from all around the country coming to Jacksonville the last week of August is a good idea. Its not just the crowds while coronavirus is still spreading, major political conventions often attract massive protests. Mayor Lenny Curry has received calls, letters and emails expressing concern about the event being held in Jacksonville. That includes the NAACP. "Every resident of the city gathers together, represents your country, your nation, and your world and show them what makes America great.

“Jacksonville, we hear you,” Councilman Sam Newby said. “We hear your concerns, and we hear your voices. We are all going to work together to make Jacksonville a better place, a place that you deserve. Our city streets cannot become places of anarchy.”Councilman Garrett Dennis laid at least some of the blame at the feet of City Council. We have to work together on this thing.”As city leaders were meeting, protests continued across Northeast Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sam Newby, a Jacksonville City Council member who has been receiving treatment for the novel coronavirus, was re-tested for the virus, and the results came back negative, according to a post on his Facebook page Wednesday. The post reads in part: “We’re grateful for our dear loved ones that helped us through this challenging time. I’m doing good,” Newby told News4Jax when he was released from the hospital. Newby previously told News4Jax that he had not traveled recently and had no idea how he was exposed to the disease. When he returned the following Saturday, he tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was placed in isolation.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sam Newby, the Jacksonville City Council member who tested positive last weekend for coronavirus, has been released from the hospital. I’m doing good,” Newby told News4Jax. He said he’s taken all his medications and that the hospital said he was well enough to go home. He said he’s been tested again for COVID-19 but has not yet gotten the results. When he returned Saturday, he tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was placed in isolation.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sam Newby, the Jacksonville City Council member is one of four people in Duval County to have positive for COVID-19, told News4Jax he has not traveled recently and has no idea how he was exposed to the disease. “Of course I’m scared,” Newby told News4Jax on Monday. When he returned Saturday, he tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was placed in isolation. Newby said he self-quarantined during the week and sent Council President Scott Wilson an email about being ill. He told News4Jax he has exhibited no symptoms.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville City Council member has tested positive for COVID-19, News4Jax has confirmed. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry first shared the news that Councilman Sam Newby tested positive for the virus in a tweet Sunday night. “Today I learned from Councilman Sam Newby that he was being treated at St. Vincent’s hospital and had been informed of a positive test result for COVID-19. Because Councilman Randy White visited CM Newby at the hospital within the last 48 hours, CM white is self isolating at home,” Curry wrote. Newby said he is in isolation at St. Vincent’s hospital and is asking people to pray for him and others.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council member Reggie Gaffney announced Wednesday that he expects Winn-Dixie will replace Publix in the Gateway Shopping Center in Brentwood after Publix closes Dec. 28. “While Publix may be leaving, it creates an opportunity for other grocery stores to build a new relationship with the good people in Brentwood,” Gaffney said in a news release. I am excited to have a grocery store who wants to be in District 7.”Gaffney said Winn-Dixie could open in early 2020. Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has requested $850,000 in city financial incentives to open the store, the Jacksonville Daily Record reported. Residents and city leaders worried that the closure of Publix would create a food desert because the next closest supermarket is about a mile away.