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Local Stories for August 2012
Stories for Sunday, August 26
Damage from Debby too recent to brush off Isaac concerns
Out of the cone, but not done with concern. Although forecast maps continue to track Isaac moving to the west, the potentially heavy rainfall we could have seen from the storm serves as a sharp reminder for Northeast Florida of the damage we are still seeing from Debby. “Almost anything ...
New school board member on change, new super
Changes to the Duval school system are coming. Cheryl Grymes was recently elected to replace Martha Barrett in District 1 on the Duval County Public School Board. She’s one of four new board members who will take over towards the end of the year. Grymes is no new-comer to the ...
Stories for Saturday, August 25
Florida prepares for Isaac
Attendees to the Republican National Convention were warned to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane by the time it reaches the Florida Keys on Monday. While there were few signs of the approaching storm in Tampa, convention officials called off most events until ...
Stories for Friday, August 24
McCoy's classmates sentenced for accessory to murder
Two classmates of Kalil McCoy have been sentenced in her killing last year. McCoy, who was 20 at the time, was shot in the head while riding in the car with Frederick Wade and three other men. Kennard Mahone and Alfred Mears IV both pleaded guilty to a charge of ...
Jax man found guilty in burglary, assault
A Jacksonville man was convicted Friday on two counts of armed burglary with assault or battery, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of battery. Prosecutors say in May 2011, Timothy Emanuel Green broke into an apartment on North Liberty Street looking for his girlfriend. The then 33-year-old Green ...
Red Cross spreads resources
The brunt of Isaac is expected to skirt around Northeast Florida, so some of our emergency aid is heading to other threatened areas. American Red Cross of Northeast Florida Director of Public Support Christian Smith says they have sent an experienced volunteer to help in the Panama City/Panhandle area and ...
Edgewood Ave pawn shop robbed at gunpoint
Police are searching for two suspects tied to the robbery of a local Pawn shop. On August 14th, Jacksonville police were dispatched to Value Pawn on Edgewood Avenue for a reported armed robbery. The store was robbed at gunpoint by two black males, which forced the employees to the ground, ...
Brief fire scare at Sandalwood High School
Sandalwood High School dismissed a little early for the weekend after a fire on Friday. Some electrical word led to a fire which forced the school to evacuate. Tom Francis with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue said the fire was put out in five minutes, although the school sprinkler system went ...
Man charged with murder in Landing hit-and-run
Jacksonville police have arrested the man they believe is responsible for the hit-and-run death of a 22-year-old on August 10th after a concert at Maverick's at the Jacksonville Landing. Gary Johnson, 26, was not the driver of the truck that ran over the head of Taylor Evans. That night, fights ...
Jacksonville woman shot in driveway in murder-suicide
Two people are dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide on Jacksonville's northside. Jacksonville police discovered Marquita Green, 50, dead inside her car. It appears she was backing out of the driveway on Jerry Lane, just off Lem Turner. The shooter, 55-year-old Clinton Green, turned the gun on himself. ...
Jones-Drew: It's tough to feel appreciated but it's a business
Maurice Jones-Drew says it's tough to feel appreciated with recent comments by Shad Khan, but he understands it's a business. "It's a part of the business I think no one really understands and it happens to very few of us but it's happening right now", said Jones-Drew. Khan recently said the ...
Stories for Thursday, August 23
St. Augustine mobile home fire kills one
A Thursday morning fire in a St. Augustine mobile home killed one. Channel 4 reporting that firefighters responded to the home at 430 Watson Road at 1:15 a.m. They were able to bring the fire under control within fifteen minutes and found the victim dead inside. The cause is still ...
Vice President Biden to visit St. Augustine
Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to appear in St. Augustine on Tuesday, August 28 for a campaign event, according to a release from President Obama's campaign. That day he's also scheduled to be in Orlando, where he'll be accompanied by 'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria, who is the co-chair ...
Outgoing Duval Clerk of Courts applies for JTA
Duval County Clerk of Courts Jim Fuller is now one of ninety people applying for the executive director's job at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. Candidates include Blair Fishburn, the agency’s deputy executive director, and Clinton Forbes, director of mass transit. Fuller will be term-limited out of his job at the ...
UNF investigates on-campus attack
University of North Florida officials are looking for anyone with information on a sexual assault which took place on campus Tuesday night. A student told campus police she was raped in a locker room at the newly opened Student Wellness Conplex. She says the attacker is a man in his ...
JU attack suspect arrested
Jacksonville Police have arrested a man suspected of an attack that took place on the Jacksonville University campus earlier this month. Police say Ronald Malloy Jr. took the victim at gunpoint near the Arlington Expressway at Cesary Blvd on August 7th. The victim was then taken to the JU campus, ...
JaxPort to give up ownership of ferry, keep Mayport land
The Jacksonville Port Authority agreed to give up ownership of the St. Johns River Ferry, but they will still keep a piece of Mayport waterfront land. Next week the City Council will decide on a Wednesday agreement by JaxPort to give up the ferry and pay $200,000 to help the ...
They're back! Tolls return for Outer Beltway
Tolls will return to northeast Florida as soon as 2016, as part of the long-delayed $1.8-billion Outer Beltway highway. When completed, the 46.5 mile project will connect I-10 in western Duval County, travelling through Clay County, and ultimately connecting to I-95 in St. Johns County. It was over 20 years ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 22
State, local emergency managers already preparing for Isaac
Forecasters are predicting that Tropical Storm Isaac may hit Florida by the end of the weekend, and local emergency managers here in Northeast Florida are getting a head start in their preparations. On Thursday, Governor Rick Scott briefed the media that he had activated the emergency operations center and ordered ...
Sunday square off: Early voting lawsuit ruling could stray from intent
We’re just inside the one month mark for when an early voting lawsuit will be heard in Duval County. But I’ve learned that one of the sticking points in this lawsuit is still very much in the air. At stake is both the number of early voting days and which ...
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