Brace yourselves: Jacksonville property tax bills are going in the mail and theyโre going to be higher
Jacksonville is mailing out TRIM (truth in millage) notices Friday. Itโs the first look at what your property tax bill will be this year -- and unfortunately, that bill will be higher than last year.
Rallies held in Jacksonville ahead of early voting on Monday
With only 18 days until election day โ many voters will be out casting their ballot early. Already, more than 29,000 people have cast votes by mail. Thatโs only about four percent of the registered voters โ but by the time this election is over โ itโs predicted to go 62.
Your Voice Matters: Local ministers say enough with the attacks in the sheriffโs race, focus on fighting crime
Thereโs a plea from ministers around Jacksonville for the sheriffโs candidates to end the negative campaign ads and focus on the issues. Democrat Lakesha Burton and Republican T.K. Waters are running for Jacksonville Sheriff. Monday, church leaders said on the courthouse steps that the issues of crime and community involvement are being ignored and Jacksonville is losing out.
Now that the property tax for Duval County Schools has passed, questions remain
It's still not clear when Duval County homeowners will get a higher tax bill to fund higher pay for teachers. Voters approved the property tax rate hike on Tuesday, but the details of when it will take effect are still not clear.
Sheriff candidate T.K. Waters responds after report questions his voter registration location
Jacksonville sheriff candidate T.K. Waters is speaking out about where he lives and where heโs registered to vote after a report on Thursday that said Waters is registered to vote in the Nocatee area within Duval County but doesnโt live there.
Meet one of the first Black students to attend Ribault High School in Jacksonville
Many are surprised today to learn that Ribault High School in Northwest Jacksonville was a white-only school in the 1960s. Patricia Pearson, whose father was iconic civil rights leader Rutledge Pearson, helped change that.
Insider: News4JAX news crews find a way to tell stories from a distance
News4JAX is documenting how crews deliver the news while staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Its been a new experience for reporter Jennifer Ready and photographer Tommy Garcia. [RELATED: Read Part 1 of Vic Micoluccis behind-the-scenes coverage]Its changed a lot, you know, Ready said. [LEARN MORE: News4JAX launches Insider program]The different workflow was evident when the crew covered an RV resort and the crowded coast along Jacksonville Beach. He and his photographer, Randy Sell, wear their face masks and keep their distance from other crews.
First Coast Pops quartet plays for Lakewood neighbors
Published: May 12, 2020, 8:38 am Updated: May 12, 2020, 1:31 pmJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Millions of events have been canceled because of COVID-19, including several local concerts. But some members from the First Coast Pops are keeping the music alive. A quartet decided to bring its talent to the Lakewood neighborhood. He tweeted out the video with the caption, โGetting a little culture as a quartet from the Jacksonville Symphony plays in front of my neighborโs house.โ But he later corrected himself and Tweeted that the quartet was with the First Coast Pops. Now thatโs a treat!
No more than 50 people inside a business
No more than 50 people inside a businessPublished: March 16, 2020, 7:02 pmNews4Jax reporter Jim Piggott was there when the mayor made an announcement to a special emergency session of the the city council, asking area residents to limit social interactions Jim checked with some businesses to find out how they plan to comply.
The man we knew as โJakeโ: Former Mayor Godbold dies at 86
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Jake Godbold, Jacksonvilleโs colorful and sometimes controversial mayor from 1978 to 1987, died Thursday at age 86. Jake Godbold is the second man on the left in the back row. During his time as mayor Godbold initiated a number of brick-and-mortar projects to revitalize the cityโs failing downtown. "Colt Fever almost accidentally, and it turned out to be very, very important to Jacksonville," Godbold said. Godbold was proud to have grown up in public housing yet rose to hold the top office in the city.
Boos & jeers before City Council withdraws sales tax bill
Ahead of the City Council's decision, the council chambers were cleared due to an outburst from the crowd while the sales tax measure was discussed. READ: Jim Piggott: 'I was not going to leave' City Council meetingAmong those asked to leave was state Sen. Audrey Gibson (D-Jacksonville). In June, the Duval County School Board approved its $1.9 billion Master Plan to repair or replace school buildings. Along with members of the School Board, theyre demanding city council put the half-cent sales tax to voters this year. Charter schools are public schools in that they offer free education, funded by taxpayers.
Brantley County home destroyed in more than 250-acre wildfire
NAHUNTA, Ga. โ A more than 250-acre wildfire that's burning south of Nahunta in Brantley County destroyed one home and damaged two others on Tuesday, officials said. IMAGES: Wildfire burns in Brantley County"As we were going by, my neighbor's house was totally engulfed. The wildfire began as a controlled burn that jumped the fire lines near Britt Sill and Foxwood roads, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission. "We drove by it, watching it burn," Ronnie Newton said. You got wind blowing, you don't light a match and put on dry stuff like it is," Ronnie Newton said.