Local residents hope new bill will help decrease anti-semitic flyers distributed across Mandarin, Orange Park neighborhoods
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.
Man arrested in death of 65-year-old woman whose body was found in Mandarin home on Valentine’s Day: JSO
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.
Local Starbucks stores affected by nationwide employee strike
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.
High school football ‘22: Friday night scoreboard and looking ahead to Week 6
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?
Game of the Week: Special teams very special for Creekside in win over Mandarin
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.
Under first-year head coach, Mandarin prepares for No. 4 Creekside in Game of the Week
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.
Fleming Island flag football team enjoying the ride to 1st state semifinal
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.
Instagram page showing photos of students in bathroom removed, but similar accounts remain
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.
Celebrate Chinese New Year with these award-winning dishes
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.