Gun manufacturer announces $150M expansion, creating new jobs in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A worldwide leader in weapons and ammunition manufacturing has plans to expand one of its Arkansas facilities. SIG SAUER, one of the leading providers and manufacturers of firearms, announced plans to expand its ammunition manufacturing facility in Jacksonville in a news release on Friday. The company stated that it will invest […]
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Mayor Deegan pushes for direct flights from Jacksonville to London during her trip overseas to lure businesses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A lot of eyes in Jacksonville are on London this week where the Jaguars will be playing two games in a row. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is already there and has been since Saturday, not only for the game but recruiting businesses to come to Jacksonville. And she is working on a […]
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Jacksonville City Council meets to discuss finalizing Mayor Deegan’s $1.7B budget | #citycouncil
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Tuesday night, the Jacksonville City Council is expected to pass Mayor Donna Deegan’s $1.7 billion budget. The meeting starts at 3 p.m, two hours earlier than usual to avoid a late night which usually happens during budget votes. (Click the video player above to watch) This year, the council finance committee […]
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Mayor Deegan to meet with President Biden, other mayors to discuss gun violence
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will be traveling to Washington on Friday to meet with President Joe Biden to discuss gun violence. The news comes 26 days after Jacksonville witnessed one of its worst hate crimes in recent history when a white man who hated Black people, according to the sheriff, murdered three […]
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Opinion | Republicans in Alabama and Florida Are Attacking Civil Rights Gains | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In May, 1901, 150 white men gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to rewrite their state’s constitution. They elected John Knox, a prominent lawyer, to chair the convention. Knox said in his opening speech: “[W]hat is it that we want to do? Why, it is to establish white supremacy in this state… we must establish it by […]
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City plans to buy controversial liquor store next to elementary school
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The property where a liquor store was projected to open across from an elementary school in Northwest Jacksonville will be purchased by the City of Jacksonville, according to Mayor Donna Deegan, who made the announcement at one of her most anticipated community meetings. Plenty of residents in the area that is riddled […]
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Crime a key focus of San Marco community meeting with Jacksonville mayor following double murder
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and Councilman Joe Carlucci on Thursday night continued her series of community meetings in San Marco. The conversations are a chance for her to listen to residents and answer any questions or concerns they might have. The topics touched on at the well-attended meeting at a San Marco […]
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Mayor Deegan begins 1st of 14 ‘community conversations’ next week
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Donna Deegan will host her first “community conversation” event next Thursday. She hopes to cover everything from infrastructure and the economy to arts and entertainment and says it will be a chance for every voice in Jacksonville to be heard. There will be one meeting — all open to the public […]
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Jacksonville City Council to discuss $1.7 billion budget, choose top priorities Tuesday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville’s City council will meet Tuesday for the first time under the city’s newly elected mayor. Mayor Donna Deegan presented her $1.7 billion budget to the Jacksonville City Council earlier this month. One of the first items introduced will involve creating a new public safety position — Council Security Officer. The officer’s […]
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Mayor’s budget could propose $429 million in city construction projects
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The budget proposal that Jacksonville mayor Donna Deegan will present to city council next week could include $429 million in city construction projects over the next year. Wednesday, News4JAX obtained a draft document outlining the capital improvement plan spending that will be in the proposed budget. The document spells out a variety […]
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