The Jacksonville Transportation Authority Rules Committee is expected to discuss a resolution Monday that was filed by Mayor Donna Deegan to replace treasurer Megan Hayward on JTA’s Board of Directors.

A resolution filed by Mayor Donna Deegan appears to signal a shakeup at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA).

A 15-year-old boy died in a hospital after he was hit by a car while riding his bike at the five-way intersection of Penman Road, Florida Boulevard and Forest Avenue Friday night, according to the Neptune Beach Police Department.

The City of Neptune Beach is honoring a former employee by partnering with local nonprofit Here Tomorrow throughout National Suicide Prevention Month.

The Armenian Delegation has been in the River City for about a week, and the visit was packed with meetings with Northeast Florida leadership through the Congress’ Open World Program.

Residents on Wednesday evening attended a meeting of the Neptune Beach City Council, where some spoke up about an eyesore water tank that they said was recently built.

Neptune Beach City Manager Stefen Wynn was fired during Tuesday night's city meeting.

It's back! A popular Thanksgiving event is returning to Neptune Beach this year.

The July 4th holiday weekend is expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors to Duval County’s beaches over the three-day weekend and city officials are preparing for the post-pandemic tourism surge.

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – The city of Neptune Beach has closed City Hall and Public Works Buildings to the general public due to a COVID-19 virus outbreak among employees and altered operations to keep working. Mayor Elaine Brown said the city was forced to take action to protect the public and employees from the virus. According to City Manager Stefen Wynn, nearly every department of the City has been affected by positive cases of the virus, including top city officials. He emphasized that the services provided by the city are essential and although the city has closed its buildings to the public, those services will continue uninterrupted. Nine Neptune Beach officers were quarantined last summer after two tested positive for COVID-19.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A group of Florida doctors united with mayors on Tuesday to deliver what they called a heartfelt plea for residents to remain vigilant in combating the coronavirus. Dr. Mohammed Reza, an infectious diseases specialist in Jacksonville, said he sees patients who are suffering from COVID-19 right now. More than 1,200 doctors throughout the country and state, most of them located in Northeast Florida, signed the letter to DeSantis. “I think we both think it’s really important to wear a mask. Clifton is pregnant, and she and her husband, Thomas, hope more people wear masks.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Chris Hoffman has become the first woman to be elected as the mayor of Jacksonville Beach, defeating Jeanell Wilson with 70% of the vote. I run the Beaches Museum, so I live in the beaches history all day, every day," Hoffman said. Hoffman says she grew up in a military family that laid down roots in Jacksonville Beach. The Fletcher High School graduate said one of her goals as mayor is to revive downtown. “The coolest thing and the best thing is we’ve all gotten along in the past anyway," said Neptune Beach Mayor Elaine Brown.

The voters of all three Duval County beaches elect members of their city councils this year and Atlantic and Jacksonville beaches and Baldwin will vote for mayor. These races are nonpartisan and open to all voters. In Neptune Beach, Mayor Elaine Brown is unopposed and the only City Council race was settled in the August Primary. Races for the other cities within Duval County will appear on the November ballot. ATLANTIC BEACHAtlantic Beach mayor-commissioner – Seat 1Ricky L. CarperEllen Glasser (incumbent)Terri Lynn RayAtlantic Beach commissioner – Seat 2Bruce BoleFrank T. CashmanAtlantic Beach commissioner – Seat 3Lisa GoodrichMike WatersReferendum to modify Atlantic Beach Charter to modify the mayor-commissioner terms of officeBallot question: “Commencing with the election in November 2022 shall Section 5 of the Atlantic Beach Charter be amended to: (1) extend the Mayor-Commissioner term of office from two to four years; (2) reduce the Mayor-Commissioner number of allowable consecutive terms from four to two terms; and (3) limit any Mayor-Commissioner holding office as of November 2022, who has served two consecutive terms, to one additional consecutive four-year term?”JACKSONVILLE BEACHJacksonville Beach mayorCharlie Latham has served his limit of two terms as mayor, so this is an open seat.

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. - The Neptune Beach City Council formally voted Monday in favor of a pay-to-park system of kiosks. "When you start doing the improvements in the (Beaches) Town Center, when you start looking at every need that we have ... whatever it might be, it costs money," Brown said. They think it will help businesses at the Beaches Town Center. PREVIOUS STORY: Neptune Beach to implement paid parking at Beaches Town Center"We are definitely in for it. "We won't have a lot of people coming out, parking the entire day when they're out at the ocean."

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – Beaches residents got a chance to hear from Atlantic Beach Mayor Mitch Reeves, Jacksonville Beach Mayor Charlie Latham and Neptune Beach Mayor Elaine Brown at the Beaches Watch meeting Wednesday night. About 100 people joined the mayors as they discussed the state of their cities at the Beaches Branch Library in Neptune Beach. Many of the meeting's highlights centered on Jacksonville Beach, including Latham's announcement that the city will be debt-free by 2020. He also said Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach are working on lowering mileage rates. During the meeting, Reeves discussed Atlantic Beach's search for a city manager.