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A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2016

On Wednesday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry briefed local media on the city’s response plan for Hurricane Matthew. The eye, slated to parallel the Jacksonville coast sometime Friday evening, presents the closest thing to an existential threat Jacksonville has faced from a hurricane this century. The Jacksonville City Council is slated to meet at noon to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2016

The House District 11 GOP primary will come down to one of three candidates: Cord Byrd, Donnie Horner, or Sheri Treadwell. HD 11 includes Nassau County, as well as the Jacksonville Beaches. Its current representative, Janet Adkins, is from Nassau. However, at least one pol from the Beaches communities wants to ensure that the seat becomes a “beaches” seat, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 23, 2016

Momentum builds behind the re-election of Angela Corey for State Attorney, with a number of Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach elected officials endorsing her this week, supporting her commitment to what the campaign calls “public safety vigilance.” The elected officials include Jacksonville Beach Mayor Charlie Latham, and Jacksonville Beach Councilmembers Phil Vogelsang, Lee Buck, Christine Hoffman, Bruce […]

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Lenny Curry orders evacuation of beach communities, low-lying areas

Ahead of HD 11 primary, endorsers make impassioned pleas to Jax Beaches voters

Jax Beach Republicans line up behind Angela Corey