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Fake Exterminator Arrested
A Jacksonville man accused of taking advantage of homeowners who were trying to protect their property from pests was recently arrested.
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BayStreet Band returns for Beach Pier Dance
After 11 years, the Jacksonville Beach Pier Dance featuring the band BayStreet has become one of the Beaches' holiday traditions.
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Art becomes therapy for Atlantic Beach resident
With her curly nimbus of blonde hair, there is something a little exotic about Nancy Iris.
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Beaches area Dial-A-Ride in need of aid
Dial-A-Ride needs help from the community as the transportation service for seniors, in existence since 1975, is in real trouble.
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Atlantic Beach has largest Duval crime drop
Crime for the first half of this year is down 16.3 percent in Atlantic Beach - the largest drop in crime for all the cities in Duval County.
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India Attacks Hit Close to Home for Local Pilot
She was at her Atlantic Beach home for the holidays when she saw news of the attacks flash across the television.
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Trash collection dates change in Beach cities
In Jacksonville Beach for Thanksgiving Day there will be no garbage services on Thursday.
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Chase results in crash, damage, injuries to teen
The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police departments: ATLANTIC BEACH -A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with drunken driving causing serious bodily injury and property damage ...
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Breakfast on the beach
All government offices in the Beaches communities will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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Formey Mayport Commanding Officer Reaction to Mayport Decision
Mayor John Meserve told First Coast News his thoughts on the Navy's decision to homeport a nuclear carrier in Mayport.
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Atlantic Beach gets new handicapped surf chair
Harriet Pruette and Kara Tucker flank Neptune Beach resident Amy Quincy as she tries out a new handicapped surf chair Wednesday at the Beaches Town Center.
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Navy can't come quickly enough
If the Navy could change one thing about its plan to send a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to Northeast Florida, Tracey Graybill-Brown would have an idea.
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Atlantic Beach Bike Paths Under Scrutiny
As this quaint oceanfront city continues to grow and evolve, older neighborhoods are undergoing a public works makeover.
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Deadline passes for old Palms shells
The deadline passed this week for the owner of one of the city's most blighted eyesores to demolish his buildings.
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Man charged with attacking woman with an ax handle
The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police departments: ATLANTIC BEACH -A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with attacking a 30-year-old woman with an ax handle during a burglary ...
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Officials Plan To Close 3 Elementary Schools
Duval County is making plans to close three elementary schools at the end of this school year and adjust boundaries at dozens of others.
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While man is outside cooking, man inside steals his wallet
The following is a compilation of reports from Beaches-area police departments: ATLANTIC BEACH - A robber fled with $400 and fired a gun at the victim about 4:25 p.m. Saturday in the 500 block of Aquatic Drive ...
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Sights and sounds
The session starts at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bookmark bookstore at 299 Atlantic Blvd., in Atlantic Beach.
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Key West testing electric vehicles to deliver mail
The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail by car, truck, plane, boat, ferry, helicopter, bicycle, foot, and in the Grand Canyon, even mule.
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Steady flow of voters
Aside from the lines of voters waiting for precinct doors to open at 7 a.m. there were few long lines on election day at the Beaches or in Ponte Vedra during the morning and afternoon.
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