Jags, season ticket holders, local charities team up for 2nd ‘Community Day’
Read full article: Jags, season ticket holders, local charities team up for 2nd ‘Community Day’More than 450 volunteers will be inside the Flex Field starting at 9 a.m. Friday to pack meals, care packages and collecting school supplies to give to different people in this community.
Urban, Blaine, Paup, CJ, Foles? Trying to pick the bottom four in Jaguars history is a difficult task
Read full article: Urban, Blaine, Paup, CJ, Foles? Trying to pick the bottom four in Jaguars history is a difficult taskWhile we covered Jacksonville’s best-of Mount Rushmore list, this could be called Mount Bustmore. The players listed wouldn’t appear on any best-of list for the Jaguars. Actually, it’s quite the opposite. These players (and a coach) couldn’t get out of town fast enough.
Former Stanford goalkeeper in US players' hearts at the Women's World World Cup
Read full article: Former Stanford goalkeeper in US players' hearts at the Women's World World CupSophia Smith flashed the zipping her lips gesture as she celebrated her second goal against Vietnam during the opening United States' opening match at the Women’s World Cup in tribute to former Stanford teammate Katie Meyer.
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Police: Fleeing bank robber fires at officers, collides with truck
Read full article: Police: Fleeing bank robber fires at officers, collides with truckJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A young girl and her grandfather were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after colliding with a car driven by a suspected bank robber, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Cheyenne Meyer, public information officer with the Sheriff’s Office, said that around 4:30 p.m. officers were called to 103rd Street near the intersection of McManus Drive in reference to a bank robbery. She said an armed man entered the bank, brandished a firearm and demanded money from employees, who complied with the man’s demands. She said officers began pursuing the vehicle, which was going in and out of oncoming traffic. “Just out of nowhere a white car... it hits a blue truck almost head on,” Boyle said.
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Jaguars heading toward franchise tag on OT Cam Robinson
Read full article: Jaguars heading toward franchise tag on OT Cam RobinsonJaguars offensive lineman Cam Robinson practices in the pouring rain before facing the Tennessee Titans at TIAA Bank Field on September 19, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Harry Aaron/Getty Images)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars are set to use their franchise tag on left tackle Cam Robinson. [Offensive line coach] George Warhop feels very strong about his future and the development. Meyer said that he feels strongly about the offensive line, especially the interior of the unit. “I see him being part of the Jaguars and I want him to be part of the Jaguars,” Meyer said.
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Finally: Jaguars ready to get to work after finalizing coaching staff
Read full article: Finally: Jaguars ready to get to work after finalizing coaching staffDarrell Bevell (left) and Joe Cullen are the Jaguars' picks as offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, respectively. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and defensive coordinator Joe Cullen headline the Jaguars staff, which is heavy on additions from the Ravens and Seahawks. Bevell has been an NFL assistant since breaking into the league with the Green Bay Packers in 2000. Ash was also the head coach at Rutgers and was the defensive coordinator at Arkansas, Ohio State and Wisconsin. Secondary, corners coach: Tim Walton remains on the Jaguars coaching staff for the third season and beginning his 25th year in coaching.
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Mother wants answers in incident involving son, Orange Park Mall security
Read full article: Mother wants answers in incident involving son, Orange Park Mall securityORANGE PARK, Fla. – Demonstrators gathered Monday night outside the Orange Park Mall demanding answers after a video appears to show security officers restrain a young man to the ground. Meyer said her son and his friends were in the mall, making a YouTube video, when security approached them. A few of the boys said something that one of the security officers didn’t like and they grabbed them,” Meyer said. She said that her son was taken into a room, where he was guarded by a Clay County sheriff’s deputy. The Orange Park Mall told News4Jax that the safety of their guests, retailers and employees is its top priority.
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People helping people: How a community is surviving COVID’s financial squeeze
Read full article: People helping people: How a community is surviving COVID’s financial squeezeAcross the country, small businesses are drastically being affected by the COVID-19 economic crisis, and add to that, natural disasters. But one community has managed to rally through goodwill by investing in itself. Meyer says giving back to our community is something we can all do just by buying local. “Folks like Bonny, they’re leaders in the community on what is possible that we can do for each other,” said Dinsmore. Meyer is now a partner, alongside her son, in Meyer Family Cellars Wine.
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National Zoo extends panda deal with China through 2023
Read full article: National Zoo extends panda deal with China through 2023But the agreement also calls for all three pandas — baby Xiao Qi Ji and parents Mei Xiang and Tian Tian — to return to China at the end of 2023. Three of their cubs have survived to adulthood and were each returned to China, under terms of the zoo's agreement, at age three. Mei Xiang, 22, and Tian Tian, 23, are both well into panda middle age. Mei Xiang is the oldest giant panda to successfully give birth outside of China. For now, panda enthusiasts will have to turn to the zoo's popular Panda-cam for glimpses of the family.
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After waves of COVID deaths, care homes face legal reckoning
Read full article: After waves of COVID deaths, care homes face legal reckoningIn France, a reckoning is beginning for 14,000 deaths in care homes, a cataclysm that scythed through the generation that endured World War II. Families whose elders died behind the closed doors of homes in lockdown are filing wrongful death lawsuits, triggering police investigations. Was he slowly suffocating like the Holocaust survivor who died a few months earlier in another of the care homes bedrooms, a chunk of breakfast baguette lodged in his throat? In emails to residents families, managers had acknowledged at least 19 deaths among its 80 residents in March and April. Robert says the homes doctor called the afternoon of Meyers death to say he suspected he was falling sick himself with COVID-19 and was leaving.

MONDAY HUDDLE: Will FSU change its mind on Urban Meyer stance?
Read full article: MONDAY HUDDLE: Will FSU change its mind on Urban Meyer stance?Rumors are rampant that Meyer is going to be pursued heavily by USC when Clay Helton likely gets let go, so FSU would have to win a bidding war if it changes course on its Meyer stance. Even if Meyer is not considered, theres enormous pressure now on the FSU administration. This is a critical moment in the course of a once-proud FSU football program that needs this next hire to be right. It sure looked like it in a 27-10 win over Florida State. Miami freshman quarterback Jarren Williams continued to show he is getting better rapidly, throwing for 313 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Teens Fan Mail to Her Favorite Writer Leads to the Pair Co-Authoring a New Novel Together
Read full article: Teens Fan Mail to Her Favorite Writer Leads to the Pair Co-Authoring a New Novel TogetherA teens fan mail to her favorite author led to not only a heartfelt response, but a long-lasting partnership and a novel the two of them wrote together. Carolyn's taught me a lot about writing and about life in general, Taryn said. But more importantly, Taryn said shes glad for the new friend shes made in the process. I feel so fortunate to have had her in my life these past few years, Taryn said. TolkienReal-Life 'Wonder' Boy: How Novel Helped Other Kids Accept Child With Facial Condition

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