MANDARIN

A woman died Thursday after she was found unresponsive in a pool at her apartment complex on San Jose Boulevard, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Sept. 19 games.

Week 4 of the high school football season is complete, and some teams are nearing the halfway mark of the 2023 season. Here are scores, headlines and highlights from Friday night.

We’re nearly through three weeks of the high school football season and some big storylines have started to take shape.

The second week of the high school football season is largely in the books.

The News4Jax Super 6 high school volleyball rankings will be published each Wednesday during the regular season. Records are through Aug. 29 games.

We’re off and running in the high school football season. Let’s jump in to a busy and exciting Week 1 of the season.

Mandarin started quick and pulled away late to beat Fletcher in a Gateway Conference showdown in Week 1 of the high school football season. Kevin Nguyen captured the game in photos. Click through his gallery here.

Alberts Park in Mandarin has long been the home of the Mandarin Sports Association. Soon it will be home to a new dog park.

High school football weekly schedules for the 2023 season. A handful of area teams have yet to finalize their full schedules. Those will be updated as they become available.

The high school football season begins next month. Here are team-by-team schedules for the 2023 season. Some teams have not finalized schedules. They will be updated as they are finalized.

Man was arrested for shooting a gun in the Mandarin area.

Clark’s Fish Camp & Seafood Restaurant was sold last month for $1.4 million. The restaurant closed on Sept. 21, 2022, after 47 years of operation.

Two local Jacksonville pool companies are stepping up to help a veteran couple who said their pool build was abandoned.

After a News4JAX I-TEAM investigation on Monday, more customers of Staycation Pools & Spas in the Jacksonville area are coming forward alleging the company took their money but never finished construction.

A Mandarin couple is fed up with their unfinished pool. It’s full of tadpoles and algae, and it’s been a green mess for almost a year now.

Lightning is believed to have sparked a large condo fire Tuesday afternoon in Mandarin.

At Duval Charter School at Mandarin (DCSM) students are provided a safe and nurturing environment to experience innovative and personalized learning.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was found dead Thursday in a pond behind homes in a Mandarin neighborhood.

Jacksonville took time on Thursday to honor the legacy of former mayor Tommy Hazouri, Sr.

Antonio Mancinotti remembers a time not too long ago when he wasn’t close to being the best player on his own team, let alone in the area. Times have changed.

San Jose Boulevard remains partially closed as crews work to repair a water line break at Claire Lane in Mandarin. The closures started on Wednesday.

Monday marked the official first day of spring practice around the state for high school programs.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 27 games.

Families in Mandarin are cleaning up the damage from a storm that came through Thursday.

The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Thursday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 26 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 flag football rankings will be published each Wednesday through the regular season. Records are through April 18.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 13 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 flag football rankings will be published each Wednesday through the regular season. Records are through April 11.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through April 6 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 flag football rankings will be published each Wednesday through the regular season. Records are through April 4.

Mandarin quarterback Tramell Jones committed to Florida State. He still has two more season of highs school football to play.

The News4JAX Super 6 high school baseball rankings will be published each Friday during the regular season. Records are through March 30 games.

The News4JAX Super 6 flag football rankings will be published each Wednesday through the regular season. Records are through March 28.

A man has been indicted in the 2022 murder of a 65-year-old Cynthia Smith, who investigators said was found dead of multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma in her home in Mandarin.

The News4JAX Super 6 flag football rankings will be published each Wednesday through the regular season. Records are through March 21.

New sandwich shop lands in Mandarin

The News4JAX Super 6 flag football rankings will be published each Wednesday through the regular season with the exception of March 15. Records are through March 7.

Residents of two Jacksonville neighborhoods are pushing back against development projects that they say would create far more danger for vehicle and foot traffic.

The boys high school soccer playoff field is set as 20 area programs make their way to the postseason.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls soccer rankings will be published every Thursday during the regular season. Records are through Feb. 1 games.

A lockdown was lifted Thursday afternoon at Mandarin Middle School, according to a message sent to students’ families.

Residents in the Mandarin community who found flyers containing anti-Semitic speech on their lawns are wishing that there was current legislation in place to stop the recent string of events.

One person is dead after crashing his truck Monday morning in the Mandarin neighborhood.

The Mustangs opened the season 9-0, outscoring the opposition by 40 goals. The average score of a Mandarin game this year? 9-1.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detained a man Tuesday morning after there were reports of shots fired in a Mandarin neighborhood.

The fifth annual Fortegra High School 9:12 Basketball Invitational Presented by CSI Companies tipped off Thursday at the South Campus of FSCJ.

A man arrested in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in a home in Mandarin on Valentine’s Day made his first appearance on Thursday.

Nine and a half months after a woman was found dead in a home in Mandarin on Valentine’s Day, a man has been arrested in connection with her death, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

The Starbucks stores in San Marco and Mandarin experienced an employee strike on Thursday, one of the busiest days of the year for the coffee franchise. Thursday is Red Cup Day, which means the stores give free reusable cups to customers who purchase a holiday drink. These local stores joined more than 100 across the country as part of their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year.

The high school football playoffs are dealing with something unusual this season — a tropical storm.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting Monday afternoon in the Mandarin neighborhood.

Four Gateway Conference programs wrapped up district championships on Thursday night and stamped their tickets for the state playoffs on the first of two nights of football this week.

So, where do the district races stand entering Week 10? Here are the district scenarios:

The high school football playoffs are coming into clearer focus as district races wind down. So, who’s in, who’s out and who’s got work left to do?

People living at a Mandarin apartment complex received a new notice saying their homes will not be inspected by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office as part of a crime watch initiative.

Some people living at a Mandarin apartment complex are questioning a notice that they recently received.

The News4JAX high school football Super 10 will be published on Tuesdays throughout the high school football regular season.

Three decades ago, finding opportunities to learn the Cantonese language in San Francisco wasn’t hard.

As families across the state prepare for the impacts of Hurricane Ian, area Ace Hardware stores are making sure their shelves remain fully stocked for customers.

We’re officially through the halfway point of the regular season. Week 5 turned the page to the midway mark. District play ramps up significantly next week and playoff pressures begin ramping up. So, how did Friday night’s football action play out?

Creekside visited Mandarin in the News4JAX Football Friday Game of the Week. Photographer Kevin Nguyen captured the game in this photo gallery.

Mandarin’s offense was moving the ball, and Creekside’s running game had difficulty finding room. But one thing didn’t just tip the field for the Knights, it moved the ball all the way down the field — Creekside’s special teams.

The first year at a new job can be a learning experience. But it doesn’t mean there have to be struggles. With Toby Bullock in his first year as the head coach at Mandarin, the Mustangs are off to a 3-1 start as they prepare for our FootbalL Friday game of the week.

The News4JAX Super 10 high school football rankings are released each Tuesday during the regular season.

Week 2 of the high school football season is in the books. Take a look at Friday night's scoreboard, our television coverage and next week's schedule.

A woman was sentenced to eight years in prison in a case that authorities called a road rage incident that led to the death of a man in 2019, according to Duval County court records.

The high school football season begins on Aug. 19 in Georgia and Aug. 26 in Florida. A glance at schedules for the 2022 high school football season.

Dozens of Duval County school teachers and staff were trained Wednesday on how to help families get back together in the event of a mass shooting or other evacuation emergency.

Some parents voiced concerns Monday about the conditions at Greenland Park — one shared a photo of rusty equipment at the playground on Jacksonville’s Southside.

Doctors at a 24-hour animal critical care center in Jacksonville say they’re seeing an increase in the number of dogs suffering from heat stroke coming into the emergency room.

A local business closed its doors leaving customers with questions about how they will get their pre-paid money back.

Dozens of coaches and student-athletes from 17 Gateway Conference schools were honored Monday night at the Florida Theater.

Area athletes went out with a bang on Saturday at the high school state track and field championships in Gainesville.

Fleming Island (16-1) is the final local team standing in the flag football state playoffs. Their next task is a daunting one when they face off with Davie Western (17-0) in the Class 2A state semifinals on Friday night at Mandarin.

A popular restaurant in Mandarin is closing shop later this month after serving the community for more than two decades.

Bobby Ramsay is taking on the biggest challenge of his high school football coaching career.

The News4JAX Super 6 softball rankings will be published each Monday through the end of the regular season. Results are through April 10 games.

The News4JAX boys Super 6 lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through April 5 games.

Robert Mclean’s front yard of his Mandarin home was destroyed during a police chase on Friday afternoon.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating an undetermined death at Big Tree Lane near the Mandarin area.

An investigation into a road rage incident in Mandarin led to shots being fired at police as they pursed a suspect’s vehicle, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The News4JAX boys Super 6 lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 29 games.

The Super 6 boys high school lacrosse rankings will be published weekly through the end of the regular season. Records are through March 22 games.

The Bob Hayes Invitational track and field meet was missing a big part of its race-day operations, but the show went on Saturday at Raines High School.

A crash involving a truck and a pedestrian on Old St. Augustine Road and Princess Labeth Court is under investigation Friday morning.

It was a good night for boys soccer teams in the area.

A woman was found dead Monday at a home in Mandarin, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Days after News4JAX reported about an Instagram page labeled as coming from Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts that included photos of students using the bathroom, the page’s content was removed from the social media platform.

A glance at the first-round matchups. All games are 7 p.m. unless indicated. Seeds and records listed.

Chef Dennis Chan invited us into his “magical” kitchen as he frosted his award winning Mandarin cake while explaining some of the traditions of the Chinese New Year. He explained that each year is said to be aligned with an animal…this year is the Year of the Tiger. Chef Dennis said that the foods to eat to bring luck and well being for the new year are peanuts, a whole chicken, shrimp and fish.

The final signing period for high school football athletes begins Wednesday when players can sign letters of intent with colleges.

Kim’s Korean BBQ brings authentic Korean cuisine to Jacksonville in a way that only a Korean family could.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season. Records are through Jan. 17.

An early morning apartment complex fire in Mandarin left multiple units badly damaged with 10 families in need of assistance from the Red Cross.

The Mandarin boys soccer team is 9-1 and riding an eight-game winning streak. It handed Bolles its lone loss of the season and enters Wednesday’s showdown with Stanton in what could be a glimpse of a Gateway Conference final.

The Mustangs promoted offensive coordinator Toby Bullock to the head coaching position on Thursday morning, keeping the job in-house after parting ways with Bobby Ramsay last month.

If you're traveling through Mandarin and make a stop in the Coventry neighborhood, you'll see the home of one Mandarin family creating sweet memories this holiday season.

The News4JAX Super 6 girls basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday during the regular season with the exception of a break for the holidays. Records are through Dec. 6.

China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85% of its citizens will use the national language by 2025.