Escaped prison inmate William Steele was apprehended in Tennessee Saturday just days after his flight from Columbia Correctional Institution near Lake City on August 5th. More...
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Comedian Bernie Mac died suddenly Saturday of complications from pneumonia. Mac, 50, had hospitalized in a Chicago area hospital for about a week and reportedly been responding to treatment.
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Georgia murder suspect ruled out for Lake City shooting
Detectives with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office are no longer looking at Daymon Heard, 20, as a suspect in the homicide of Linda Raulerson. Heard was charged in the Lake Park, Georgia shooting death of a convenience store clerk on July 30 after he was located in Jacksonville and arrested on drug charges. More...
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Cancel the August recess
It is high time that Congress do something to earn their fat-cat, part-time paychecks. Here we are once again with a do-nothing Congress conducting their best attempt at simply deciding when and where to hold Bush-bashing press conferences, who will keep the Senate chambers open to prevent any recess appointments, and of course when to adjourn.
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Organization will meet September 26 in Jacksonville
NSA of North Florida received its charter as a chapter of the National Speakers Association on August 5 at NSA’s national convention in New York City. Local chapter president Dr. Jarik E. Conrad, of Conrad Consulting Group, LLC, attended the conference and received the charter.
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You're thinking of refinancing your home in order to pull out some cash and buy an investment property. Naturally, you call the guy you figure knows the most about mortgage financing (me), and learn that the rate today on the refinance will be 6.25, and the rate on the investment property will be 7.0%. More...
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Over the next several weeks I have decided to chronicle my experiences with my testing, diagnosis, and ultimate treatment of this particular sleep disorder. If you are not familiar with this condition, there are a multitude of web sites dedicated to the study, and better understanding of this illness. More...
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Business briefs reports what’s happening to local and area businesses. Items can include mergers, relocations, office and store openings, honor and awards, promotions, classes, personnel changes, or business events. More...
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Ah, the bathroom - it's far more than just a room where we take care of business. For many of us, it is a sanctuary of solitude, a room for relaxation, and an investment for that day (however distant or close) when we'll need to wow potential buyers with a knockout bath.
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With 1,100 season tickets remaining, the Jaguars would like to remind fans that the last day to purchase 2008 season tickets is this Saturday, August 9th. Once the Jaguars have played the preseason opener, season ticket packages, including the "Black Half-Pack," will no longer be available. More...
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The Jaguars will host the Atlanta Falcons tomorrow in the team’s preseason opener at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised live in Jacksonville on WTEV CBS 47, and on the Jaguars Radio Network on WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5). More...
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It may have been hot outside and early, but that didn’t bother the JU football team on Saturday morning as the Dolphins strapped on the pads for their first live scrimmage at D.B. Milne Field. The defense forced six interceptions, seven sacks, five fumbles and four fourth-down stops to naturally outlast the offense in the first live action of the season. More...
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Players, coaches on hand for annual media day
What looked and felt like a university level playoff press junket, was the second annual Baker’s Sporting Good’s High School Kickoff 2008. Teams from all over north Florida and south Georgia, made the trip to the east side stadium club deck of Jacksonville’s Municipal Stadium by eight o’clock this morning. From the Arlington Country Day Apaches to the Yulee Hornets, fifty-six teams in all were there for the press to meet and greet. More...
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Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is giving residents all over Northeast Florida a good reason to vacation closer to home this year. From now until August 31, 2008, visitors can download a special coupon from the Zoo’s Web site at www.jacksonvillezoo.org for half off admission. More...
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Another in the series of fantasy/adventure novels about Windrusher the cat will be introduced Saturday, August 9, by the author and Ponte Vedra Beach resident Vic DiGenti. The book, Windrusher and the Trail of Fire, the third in the series, will be available at a book-release party at 2:00 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at St. Johns Town Center. More...
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Seymour Krelbourn is a poor young man working at a run-down flower shop on skid row when he encounters a miracle. He discovers an alien plant after a total eclipse of the sun. After bringing the plant to the store, he gains fame, fortune, and love. The only defect is that the plant feeds on human blood. Seymour and the plant make a deal that if the plant continues to bring Seymour positive attention, he will in turn continue to feed the plant human bodies.
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It’s time to boogie and the Mike Miller Band will be in Live Oak this weekend at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park to lay down some fantastic music. It’s another "come early to get a good seat" night when Mike comes to town!
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For the first time, several weeks ago I found myself actually craving a cigar. Unlike cigarettes, cigars are not filled with unknown substances and the copious amounts of nicotine that cigarettes are. Cigars are typically natural of those additives except for the possible artificial and or natural flavors sometimes added to flavor a particular cigar. More...
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Linking cities from Maine to Florida
Aiming to connect cities and towns of the East Coast with a continuous, traffic-free path, the East Coast Greenway spans 3,000 miles from Maine to Florida. With nearly one-fifth of the ECG on traffic-free paths, and the rest mapped out on interim roads, people and communities all along the east coast are already enjoying the Greenway's benefits.
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Heading back to school means hectic schedules and hungry kids. Fuel your family's active lifestyle with the protein power of beef, a naturally rich source of nine essential nutrients. With 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean, including 95% lean ground beef, it's easy to "go lean with protein" in delicious ways.
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Strong start increases prediction for above-normal hurricane season