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2024 Voter's Guide: Florida House District 20
Read full article: 2024 Voter's Guide: Florida House District 20There is no incumbent on the ballot this year in Florida House District 20, which covers Putnam County and parts of Clay, St. Johns, and Marion counties. Republican Bobby Payne can’t seek re-election, due to term limits.
High school football ‘24: A look at team schedules for the upcoming season
Read full article: High school football ‘24: A look at team schedules for the upcoming seasonHigh school football season in Florida begins in less than a month. News4JAX has you covered. Here are the team-by-team schedules for schools in the North Florida coverage region.
News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Oakleaf, Bishop Snyder join rankings as districts arrive
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Oakleaf, Bishop Snyder join rankings as districts arriveThe News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 25 games.
News4JAX Super 6 baseball: St. Johns Country Day back at No. 1, Clay rejoins rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 baseball: St. Johns Country Day back at No. 1, Clay rejoins rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 18 games.
News4JAX Super 6 baseball: No slowing down Trinity Christian; Providence back in rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 baseball: No slowing down Trinity Christian; Providence back in rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 4 games.
News4JAX Super 6 flag football: White makes big jump as Gateway tourney rolls on
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 flag football: White makes big jump as Gateway tourney rolls onThe News4JAX flag football team will be published Wednesday’s throughout the regular season. Records are through April 2 games.
News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Trinity Christian winning streak reaches 12 games
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Trinity Christian winning streak reaches 12 gamesThe News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through March 28 games.
News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Surging Trinity moves to No. 1, Oakleaf moves into rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Surging Trinity moves to No. 1, Oakleaf moves into rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through March 21 games.
News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Trinity, First Coast move up, Bolles moves into rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Trinity, First Coast move up, Bolles moves into rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through March 7 games.
Florida has handed out grades for every school and school district. Here’s how our 11 area districts fared
Read full article: Florida has handed out grades for every school and school district. Here’s how our 11 area districts faredThe Florida Department of Education (FDOE) on Monday released school grades for the 2022-23 school year.
River City Plus: Holiday Giving from GRE WAY & Seaside Adventures
Read full article: River City Plus: Holiday Giving from GRE WAY & Seaside AdventuresThe George Ralph Eldridge Way of life (GRE WAY), is focused on positive reinforcement for behavior health challenges, reading comprehension, and community outreach. We are servicing 3 counties this year, for the first time (Saint Johns, Duval, and Clay).
Storm Chances ramp up South
Read full article: Storm Chances ramp up SouthHappy Saturday! Lows this morning will be muggy, in the upper 60s and 70s region wide.Highs will in the low to mid 80s area wide. Rain and storm chances are possible early across St. Johns, Clay and Putnam Counties then turning widespread in our southern counties into the afternoon near the coast and inland. Most of us staying dry. Breezy conditions continue with a NE wind between 10-20 gusting up to 30 mph causing a high rip current risk across our local beaches.SUNDAY: Overnight lows will be muggy around the mid-70s. Early morning isolated storms are possible in St. Johns County then conditions drying out for most locations with isolated (20%) storm chances across our southern counties. Highs in the low to mid 80s region wide.Rest of the week: Minimal storm chances stay in the forecast with highs in the mid to upper 80s.Sunrise: 7:19 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Jaguars to hold community ‘huddles’ about stadium renovations in Clay, St. Johns, Nassau this week
Read full article: Jaguars to hold community ‘huddles’ about stadium renovations in Clay, St. Johns, Nassau this weekThe Jacksonville Jaguars are continuing to host community huddles this week to answer questions about planned stadium renovations.
Flood advisory issued for downtown as storms bring heavy downpours across Northeast Florida
Read full article: Flood advisory issued for downtown as storms bring heavy downpours across Northeast FloridaThe National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for downtown Jacksonville as scattered storms and heavy downpours move across Northeast Florida.
Updated school closures: Columbia County schools to remain closed Friday as power outages persist
Read full article: Updated school closures: Columbia County schools to remain closed Friday as power outages persistMultiple school districts in Northeast Florida counties announced that they are closing this week due to the expected impact of Tropical Storm Idalia.
Volunteers help count homeless population in 3 local counties
Read full article: Volunteers help count homeless population in 3 local countiesDozens of volunteers with Changing Homelessness and other groups will collect valuable data on the homeless population in Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties this week. The counting will start on Tuesday and go until Thursday.
Suspected leader of Clay, Pasco County child sex trafficking ring arrested in Middleburg
Read full article: Suspected leader of Clay, Pasco County child sex trafficking ring arrested in MiddleburgThe suspected leader of a child sex trafficking ring that was operating in Clay and Pasco counties is now in jail.
High school baseball ‘23: Baker, BK, Clay, Providence, St. Johns CD all moving on
Read full article: High school baseball ‘23: Baker, BK, Clay, Providence, St. Johns CD all moving onBaker County, Bishop Kenny, Clay, Providence and St. Johns Country Day all won their second-round games on Friday night and are headed to next week’s regional finals.
High school softball ‘23: Clay goes on the road stun unbeaten Gulf Breeze
Read full article: High school softball ‘23: Clay goes on the road stun unbeaten Gulf BreezeThe Clay softball team went on the road and pulled a massive upset in the opening round of the high school softball playoffs on Thursday night.
News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Fernandina Beach stays hot; Sandalwood moves back into rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Fernandina Beach stays hot; Sandalwood moves back into rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 27 games.
News4JAX Super 6 softball: University Christian jumps to top spot after big week
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 softball: University Christian jumps to top spot after big weekThe News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 26 games.
News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Red-hot Fernandina Beach moves up as streak hits 13 games
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 baseball: Red-hot Fernandina Beach moves up as streak hits 13 gamesThe News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 13 games.
News4JAX Super 6 softball: Surging Episcopal moves up to No. 1 spot in rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 softball: Surging Episcopal moves up to No. 1 spot in rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 12 games.
News4JAX Super 6 softball: Creekside moves up, Clay moves in to rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 softball: Creekside moves up, Clay moves in to rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 5 games.
News4JAX Super 6 flag football: White moves up after win over Paxon; milestone win for Fleming
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 flag football: White moves up after win over Paxon; milestone win for FlemingThe News4JAX Super 6 flag football rankings will be published each Wednesday through the regular season. Records are through April 4.
Drugs, youth violence & violent crimes all topics on State Attorney’s radar
Read full article: Drugs, youth violence & violent crimes all topics on State Attorney’s radarState Attorney Melissa Nelson explained the challenges and opportunities of enforcing the law in District 4, which includes Duval, Nassau and Clay counties to a local philanthropy group Monday.
News4JAX Super 6 softball: No moving Baldwin, Episcopal; Creekside moves into rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 softball: No moving Baldwin, Episcopal; Creekside moves into rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through March 22 games.
News4JAX Super 6 softball: Providence, UC, West Nassau move up in latest rankings
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 softball: Providence, UC, West Nassau move up in latest rankingsThe News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through March 22 games.
Florida First District Court of Appeals judicial retention
Read full article: Florida First District Court of Appeals judicial retentionRulings from six North Florida judicial circuits, including the Fourth Circuit (Clay, Duval and Nassau counties) and the Eight Circuit (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist Levy and Union counties), are appealed to the First District Court of Appeals.
Happy lawns and gardens, showers, storms increase this week
Read full article: Happy lawns and gardens, showers, storms increase this weekShowers with isolated thunderstorms continue across central St. Johns county. These will slowly push north as they weaken. Showers will be possible over Clay, Putnam and southern Duval through around 2 p.m. Near seasonal afternoon highs with increasing rain and storm coverage this week.
Clay County school leaders want to keep property tax going for additional school security
Read full article: Clay County school leaders want to keep property tax going for additional school securityClay County School leaders are pushing to keep a property tax increase in place to fund added school security.
University Christian softball team looks to finish what it started in Class 2A state semis
Read full article: University Christian softball team looks to finish what it started in Class 2A state semisThe high school softball state semifinals begin Tuesday in Clermont. A glance at Class 2A state semifinalist University Christian.
High school softball ‘22: UC-Trinity Christian rematch highlights Friday’s 3rd round playoff games
Read full article: High school softball ‘22: UC-Trinity Christian rematch highlights Friday’s 3rd round playoff gamesThe high school softball state playoffs are spread over two nights this week, with state semifinal berths on the line.
News4JAX Super 6 softball: Baldwin rock solid No. 1, Ridgeview moves back in
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 softball: Baldwin rock solid No. 1, Ridgeview moves back inThe News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 24 games.
News4JAX Super 6 softball: Baldwin stays atop rankings, Providence moves in
Read full article: News4JAX Super 6 softball: Baldwin stays atop rankings, Providence moves inThe News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 10 games.
Weather Authority Alert: Tornado Watch canceled
Read full article: Weather Authority Alert: Tornado Watch canceledA powerful cold front will blow through mid-morning Saturday and with it comes the potential for brief and intense downpours. The threat is less on the rain amounts and more on the intensity or severity of the storms.
Doing the heavy lifting: Girls weightlifters rake in state championships
Read full article: Doing the heavy lifting: Girls weightlifters rake in state championshipsBradford, Clay and Suwannee reeled in girls weightlifting team state championships, while individual lifters won 18 titles in Port St. Joe, including Bradford’s record-setting Mahailya Reeves.
Our Skycams show Sun...for now, showers possible this evening
Read full article: Our Skycams show Sun...for now, showers possible this eveningUsing our network of skycams, https://www.news4jax.com/skycams/, I am seeing a lot more SUN! A warm Wednesday will lead to near record highs later this week, weekend. Showers possible later today south of I-10.
Officials want to improve 1st impressions of county with ‘Gateway to Clay’ initiative
Read full article: Officials want to improve 1st impressions of county with ‘Gateway to Clay’ initiativeFirst impressions are important, and that’s why Clay County officials say they are rolling out a new initiative to improve the infrastructure of Wells Road, which is a popular thoroughfare into the county.
News4Jax Super 10: Clay moves in to rankings as top teams hold steady
Read full article: News4Jax Super 10: Clay moves in to rankings as top teams hold steadyThe high school football is in full swing and News4Jax has you covered. The Super 10 rankings will be a fixture on Tuesday’s during the regular season.
Strangely, the drier days of the next two days will be today and tomorrow
Read full article: Strangely, the drier days of the next two days will be today and tomorrowWednesday afternoon was rolling along with hazy sunny skies and very warm temperatures. Seemingly, a quiet finish to this summer day. Boom! Not-so-fast! Storms rapidly developed later in the evening hours, two bands, the bigger band, Clay and St. Johns counties. The quieter but unrelenting band started near and west of Brunswick Georgia. Over the course of six hours, it kept percolating southward, reaching the Jacksonville area just before midnight.
Summer heat with limited shower, storm coverage
Read full article: Summer heat with limited shower, storm coverageStorms are developing west of the St. Johns river but expect the majority to affect jst a few areas and remain brief. Clay and western Duval will see the rain track into Baker county this afternoon.
Sheriff: 12 men looking for teen sex arrested
Read full article: Sheriff: 12 men looking for teen sex arrestedA sting called Operation Guardian set up by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and other agencies to lure men looking for sex with juveniles netted 12 arrests, and more are expected, Sheriff John Rutherford announced Friday morning. Law enforcement personnel from Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Clay and St. Johns County, Gainesville, Daytona Beach and other agencies set up fake social media accounts and posted messages as if they were minors and waited for men to contact them.
News4Jax Super 6 baseball: Bolles wraps up regular season at the top
Read full article: News4Jax Super 6 baseball: Bolles wraps up regular season at the topHigh school baseball season is back and so are our Super 6 rankings. They’ll be published every Thursday during the regular season. District tournaments begin Monday so this is the final ranking of the season. Records are through April 20 games.
News4Jax Super 6 baseball: Bolles stays No. 1, Clay moves up
Read full article: News4Jax Super 6 baseball: Bolles stays No. 1, Clay moves upHigh school baseball season is back and so are our Super 6 rankings. They’ll be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through April 13 games.
News4Jax Super 6 softball: Baker County, Keystone Heights enter rankings for 1st time
Read full article: News4Jax Super 6 softball: Baker County, Keystone Heights enter rankings for 1st timeHigh school softball season is in full swing and so are our News4Jax Super 6 rankings. They will be published every Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through April 13.
News4Jax Super 6 softball: Wild week, plenty of moves for area teams
Read full article: News4Jax Super 6 softball: Wild week, plenty of moves for area teamsHigh school softball season is in full swing and so are our News4Jax Super 6 rankings. They will be published every Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through April 6.
News4Jax Super 6 softball: Rankings hold steady as teams hit midway point
Read full article: News4Jax Super 6 softball: Rankings hold steady as teams hit midway pointJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – High school softball season is in full swing and so are our News4Jax Super 6 rankings. (1) Oakleaf (11-1, Class 7A)Notable wins: Clay, Creekside, East Ridge, Episcopal, Gainesville, Keystone Heights, Providence, Ridgeview. (2) Ridgeview (13-3, Class 4A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Clay, Episcopal, Fletcher, Keystone Heights, Oakleaf, Paxon, West Nassau (twice). (5) Episcopal (8-4, Class 3A)Notable wins: Clay, Fletcher, Middleburg, Paxon, West Nassau. To cap their 2-0 Super 6 week West Nassau beat a solid Providence squad 8-2.
Make it a FOUR-peat of near record heat
Read full article: Make it a FOUR-peat of near record heatSunrise temperatures will be in the upper 50s inland, around 60° downtown and the Southside with area beaches starting off in the low 60s. Sunrise is at 7:24 a.m. and due to some high clouds, it could be fairly spectacular. During the typical heat of the day, mid-afternoon, say around 3 p.m. our temperatures will peak in the upper 80s along and west of I-95, to the mid-70s at area beaches. the cool sea breeze at area beaches will start to push onshore (westward) causing temperatures to cool back into the 60s. AdTomorrow evening will be beautiful, really pleasant as evening temperatures cool back into the 70s.
News4Jax Super 6 softball: Teams trade spaces in this week’s rankings
Read full article: News4Jax Super 6 softball: Teams trade spaces in this week’s rankingsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – High school softball season is in full swing and so are our News4Jax Super 6 rankings. (2) Oakleaf (9-1, Class 7A)Notable wins: Clay, Creekside, East Ridge, Episcopal, Gainesville, Providence, Ridgeview. (2) Ridgeview (11-2, Class 4A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Clay, Fletcher, Keystone Heights, Oakleaf, Paxon, West Nassau (twice). (3) Trinity Christian (8-2, Class 2A)Notable wins: Bartram Trail, Providence, West Nassau. Glance: The Eagles return to the Super 6 this week in what has been the most challenging week of rankings to date.