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Jacksonville takes a step toward reviving historic Snyder Memorial Church with extra $1 million in restoration funds
Read full article: Jacksonville takes a step toward reviving historic Snyder Memorial Church with extra $1 million in restoration fundsThe Downtown Investment Authority is redirecting funds to help prepare the long-vacant 1903 church for private redevelopment, aiming to bring new life to the downtown landmark.
โSafety is everybodyโs jobโ: Traffic enforcement teams out in Duval County for first day of school
Read full article: โSafety is everybodyโs jobโ: Traffic enforcement teams out in Duval County for first day of schoolJSO and DCPS Police are working together to not only keep kids safe in school, but also on their way to and from.
'Longlegs' star Maika Monroe's secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
Read full article: 'Longlegs' star Maika Monroe's secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to itOne of the few moments of levity in โLonglegsโ โ the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist serial killer โ happens when Maika Monroeโs character, Lee Harker, meets her co-workerโs young daughter.
Woman says thousands of dollars worth of property stolen from storage unit
Read full article: Woman says thousands of dollars worth of property stolen from storage unitAn report from the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office says St. Johns Storage on St. Johns Bluff Road has been burglarized several times over the past few months.
Bethune-Cookman, Jackson State to meet at TIAA Bank Field in October
Read full article: Bethune-Cookman, Jackson State to meet at TIAA Bank Field in OctoberTIAA Bank Field will serve as host to a big matchup in HBCU football. Bethune-Cookman will meet Deion Sandersโ Jackson State program on Oct. 15.
Times-Union says columnist Nate Monroe was under surveillance while covering attempted sale of JEA
Read full article: Times-Union says columnist Nate Monroe was under surveillance while covering attempted sale of JEANate Monroe, a prominent Jacksonville columnist with the Florida Times-Union, was apparently put under surveillance by a consulting firm working for Florida Power and Light. It was over two years ago when FPL was the front-runner during the scandalous attempts to sell JEA.
3 years on, Ronald Greene's family still waiting for justice
Read full article: 3 years on, Ronald Greene's family still waiting for justiceThree years ago, when a beaten and battered Ronald Greene drew his final breath on a rural roadside, his death in Louisiana State Police custody seemed destined for obscurity.
Marilyn Monroeโs famous dress that Kim Kardashian wore to the Met Gala made a stop in St. Augustine
Read full article: Marilyn Monroeโs famous dress that Kim Kardashian wore to the Met Gala made a stop in St. AugustineKim Kardashian is known for breaking the internet, and she did it once again at the Met Gala Monday night when she donned the iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in 1962 as she famously sang โHappy Birthdayโ to President John F. Kennedy.
Snook slated to reopen in Atlantic state waters Feb. 1
Read full article: Snook slated to reopen in Atlantic state waters Feb. 1Snook reopens for recreational harvest on Feb. 1 in Floridaโs Atlantic coastal and inland waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north), including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River.
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Homeschooling doubled from pandemic's start to last fall
Read full article: Homeschooling doubled from pandemic's start to last fallThe rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of the pandemic last spring to the start of the new school year last September, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released this week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)ORLANDO, Fla. โ The rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of the pandemic last spring to the start of the new school year last September, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released this week. Last spring, about 5.4% of all U.S. households with school-aged children were homeschooling them, but that figure rose to 11% by last fall, according to the bureau's Household Pulse Survey. Black households saw the largest jump in rates of homeschooling, going from 3.3% in the spring to 16.1% in the fall. Even Massachusetts, which has some of the nation's best public schools, went from 1.5% of households to 12.1% of households with school-aged children homeschooling.
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Snook fishing reopens for some areas February 1st
Read full article: Snook fishing reopens for some areas February 1stJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Snook is slated to reopen for recreational harvest on Feb. 1 in Floridaโs Atlantic coastal and inland waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north), including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River. Snook are one of the many reasons Florida is the Fishing Capital of the World. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) encourages anglers to carefully handle and release snook you are not going to keep, which helps them survive after being released and helps ensure the speciesโ abundance for anglers today and generations to come. To learn more about fish handling, visit MyFWC.com/Marine and click on โRecreational Regulationsโ and โFish Handling.โFor more information about snook, visit MyFWC.com/Marine and click on โRecreational Regulationsโ and โSnook.โ
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US homes sales rise 2.4% in August
Read full article: US homes sales rise 2.4% in AugustSales of new homes jumped again in July, rising 13.9% as the housing market continues to gain traction following a spring downturn caused by pandemic-related lockdowns. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday, Aug. 25, that Julys gain propelled sales of new homes to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 901,000. โ Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006 as the housing market recovers from a widespread shutdown in the spring brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6 million homes sold last month. Historically, the Realtor group says, first-time buyers have made up about 40% of the primary residence home buyers in the market.
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First ballots submitted in general election
Read full article: First ballots submitted in general electionThe state Division of Elections on Tuesday morning posted that 42 vote-by-mail ballots had been returned, with most of them in Flagler and Monroe counties. Supervisors of elections must send requested vote-by-mail ballots to stateside and overseas military members, along with overseas citizens, no later than 45 days before an election. The first big batches of vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 election will be sent out by county supervisors between Sept. 24 and Oct. 1. In 2016, when 3.47 million vote-by-mail ballots were sent out, Republicans returned 1.08 million of the ballots and Democrats returned 1.03 million, as President Donald Trump won the state by 112,911 overall votes. Supervisors sent 1.394 million vote-by-mail ballots to Democrats and 1.347 million to Republicans.
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Snook fishing reopens Feb 1st
Read full article: Snook fishing reopens Feb 1stJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Snook is slated to reopen for recreational harvest on Feb. 1 in Floridaโs Atlantic coastal and inland waters (from the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line north), including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River. Snook are one of the many reasons Florida is the Fishing Capital of the World. To learn more about fish handling, visit MyFWC.com/Marine and click on โRecreational Regulationsโ and โFish Handling.โThe season will remain open through May 31. This program allows anglers to participate in the collection of data, such as the size, age, maturity and sex, of one of Florida's premier inshore fish. For a county-by-county list of drop-off locations, go to MyFWC.com/Research and click on โSaltwater,โ โSnookโ under the heading โSaltwater Fish,โ and โSnook Anglers Asked to Help with Research.โCapt Don Dingman, of Hook The Future TV, releases a healthy snookFor more information about snook, visit MyFWC.com/Marine and click on โRecreational Regulationsโ and โSnook.โ

Jeff Lewis Says His Daughter Was Expelled From Preschool After He Criticized It and Other Parents on
Read full article: Jeff Lewis Says His Daughter Was Expelled From Preschool After He Criticized It and Other Parents onJeff Lewis says his 2-year-old daughter was expelled from preschool after he criticized the prestigious Montessori school on air. The "Flipping Out" star said on his radio show that the school's headmistress called to tell him that his daughter, Monroe, isn't welcome back at school. He said he also once talked about other parents on his radio show, which apparently caused some consternation. Now, Lewis is speaking out about the incident, saying he can't believe his actions led to Monroe losing her place. I am really, really sorry.

Jeff Lewis 2-Year-Old Daughter Is Expelled From Her School Because of Him
Read full article: Jeff Lewis 2-Year-Old Daughter Is Expelled From Her School Because of HimJeff Lewis says his actions are to blame for his 2-year-old daughter, Monroe, being expelled from her Montessori school. I was kind of hoping that maybe Monroe did so something like she bit someone or threw sand in someones face, he quipped. Lewis noted that he relayed the incident to his former partner, Gage Edward, whom he said lost his s**t. Edward called the school and then called Lewis back, yelling at him for threatening the headmistress. Gage was really, really upset and he did yell at me and he did say some things that he probably regrets now, Lewis quipped. RELATED CONTENT:'Flipping Out' Star Jeff Lewis Splits From Gage Edward'Flipping Out': Jeff Lewis Gets Shut Down by Accountability Coach Teddi Mellencamp (Exclusive)'Flipping Out' Star Jeff Lewis Shares Photo of Daughter Monroe at 12 Days Old: 'She's Still Alive!'
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Police: 2 women in custody after chase, standoff
Read full article: Police: 2 women in custody after chase, standoffWAYCROSS, Ga. โ Two women were taken into custody Friday after a police chase led to a SWAT standoff, the Waycross Police Department said. Five minutes later, police said, an officer spotted a vehicle near Hicks Street and Lee Avenue that matched the description provided by the caller. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver kept going, which led to a pursuit, according to the Police Department. One passenger in the car, who was later identified by police as Rachelle Monroe, got out and starting running down Samuel Street. Police said the driver, Veneta Bailey, continued traveling before stopping in a nearby business parking lot on Memorial Drive, where she was taken into custody.