Jacksonville, FL – To combat the ongoing crisis of human trafficking in Florida, the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds has awarded a $500,000 challenge grant to Villages of Hope, a Jacksonville-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual exploitation and addiction. This grant is a critical step toward the construction of a new 14-tiny-house community
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — The Jacksonville Beach Police Department plans on paying new officers more money. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< On Monday night (Aug. 19), city council approved “significant investments” in the police force. This investment includes: Starting pay for our officers is jumping from $65,312 up to $72,595 with qualifications The
Q: Jacksonville Today reader Jonathon A. wants to know what is happening with the money set aside by the City Council for Confederate monument removal. “I recall a few years back when Lenny Curry had allocated $500,000 for removal of Confederate statues and monuments in the city budget.Is it still earmarked in the budget and
JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Eastside community members learned information about programs, initiatives and tools that could help them not get pushed out of their neighborhood, at a meeting Wednesday night. It was held one day after the Jacksonville City Council approved the “Stadium of the Future” deal, which is expected to impact the surrounding communities like