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A.G. GancarskiOctober 18, 2016

After a month defined by preparation for and recovery from Hurricane Matthew, Jacksonville could use some good news, positive economic activity, and a whole lotta fun. City leaders say it’s coming later in October and early in November, via both sporting events (the 2016 Georgia vs. Florida game and the Navy vs. Notre Dame game) […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2016

Jacksonville will host a National Preparedness for Response (PREP) exercise from March 14-17, coordinated by the Coast Guard, the Navy, NOAA, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. During this exercise, response personnel will be mobilized and deployed with appropriate equipment, under an incident command organization designed to test the coordination of these arms of […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 3, 2015

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Following in a tradition of Jacksonville mayors who embrace the Navy presence in the Bold New City of the South, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has made it a priority to embrace local military early in his term. That trend continues next week when Curry will videotape a brief cameo appearance in the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast 75th […]

Adam WeinsteinJuly 9, 2014

Perhaps we’re so jaded today that we just assume all politicians are brazen opportunists. But Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign turned the opportunism up to 11 this week, all for a cheap “tough on crime” photo shoot. At a re-election campaign appearance in Tampa Monday, Scott burnished his law enforcement record, complete with a cadre of […]

Tag: Navy

Jacksonville leaders talk ‘$75-$80M’ economic impact of college football, military events

Navy, Coast Guard plan simulated fuel spill exercise in Jax

Lenny Curry to appear in USN Fleet Readiness Center documentary

Adam Weinstein: Scott owes an apology to the cops his campaign duped