A former Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested and accused of battery and using “unnecessary and unjustified” force on an intoxicated person, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department (NCSD).

Baptist Health just opened an emergency and imaging center in Yulee, and it’s already looking toward future expansion.

Here's something you don't see every day — horses in the drive-thru!

Temperatures remain in the upper 80s while rain chances linger for the afternoon

An armored truck driver lost control for unknown reasons and flipped her truck in a crash Friday afternoon in Nassau County.

A Callahan woman is adding $1 million more dollars to her bank account after winning the prize from playing a $50 scratch-off game.

A 17-year-old driver and two other teens were seriously injured Tuesday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Callahan.

Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment.

City officials said that since October 2021, code enforcement inspectors have found 86 code violations at a Jacksonville apartment complex that has come under scrutiny after residents revealed they have been dealing with mold, crumbling staircases, rodents and more.

After a good first day of training camp, the Jaguars had a much sloppier second day.

If you voted in person in March or last fall, thank you. With a second round of voting for mayor and other offices starting this week, I hope to see you again soon.

The town of Callahan and the city of Starke were among several rural communities to receive funds Tuesday from the state for community development projects.

An Amtrak spokesperson said Tuesday night a train that had stalled in Nassau County was moving again after being “temporarily disrupted due to mechanical issues.”

Look up! A Jaw-dropping, family-friendly laser light show is coming to Northeast Florida Fairgrounds!

One of three people accused in an armed home invasion that left a man in critical condition was taken into custody, according to a report from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

An 81-year-old father is facing attempted murder charges after shooting his daughter in the arm Tuesday evening, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

It’s been nearly 22 years since Jacquelyn Markham, of Callahan, reportedly disappeared after picking up a prescription from a drug store near her home in Callahan.

A Callahan man is in critical condition after police said he jumped nearly 35 feet off an overpass onto Interstate 95 in an attempt to avoid police Monday night.

Nassau County announced at 9 a.m. Wednesday that evacuations have been ordered for Zones A & D in the county.

Two men were arrested after two children were injured in a road rage shooting over the weekend that started in Duval County and stretched into Nassau County, authorities said.

A Hilliard man was arrested and accused of shooting a man in the head and fleeing the scene in Callahan early Saturday morning, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

A 49-year-old woman is accused of bringing a child to a Nassau County park with the intent to fight after videos surfaced showing the events, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

A Callahan couple was shocked to find out that their property was listed on Zillow without their knowledge when a realtor came to their residence and started pictures.

The man accused of fatally shooting his wife and their adult daughter and son at their Nassau County home in December will undergo a third mental competence evaluation.

The man accused of fatally shooting his wife and their adult daughter and son at their Nassau County home in December will undergo a third mental competence evaluation.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Nassau County on Monday to announce millions of dollars will go toward building a clean water supply plant, which is expected to have a big impact on the economy.

Scammers have been reaching out to people, pretending to be companies that offer at-home employment.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Lake Butler Tuesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson on Thursday announced the return by a Duval County grand jury of an indictment charging a Jacksonville man with first-degree murder.

The game is named after Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

West Nassau has won seven straight competitive cheerleading crowns and goes after its eighth in a row on Wednesday evening.

A Callahan mother of three children died months after contracting COVID-19, and her baby is now fighting the virus at Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

One man was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon near Callahan, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The director of music at the church, William Broyles, has been charged with fatally shooting his 57-year-old wife, 27-year-old daughter and 28-year-old son at their home in Callahan.

That’s three domestic violence incidents in three days with a total of six people shot. The three suspected shooters are in custody.

For the first time, members of Jacksonville’s SWAT team are talking about the tense 5 days leading up the capture of the man wanted in the murder of a Nassau County Sheriff’s deputy.

The Callahan Soccer Club on Friday renamed its concession stand building in honor of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was shot during a traffic stop last month and died.

A pickup truck driven by a 19-year-old from Green Cove Springs struck a man walking on U.S. 1 at Cushman Road in Callahan on Wednesday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 41-year-old pedestrian died.

Games and practices will resume Monday at the Callahan sports complex where a man accused of killing a Nassau County deputy was found hiding last week.

Two days after a fugitive accused of shooting and killing a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody at the Kirsten Higginbotham Sports Complex off Ball Park Road, those in charge of the facilities got their first chance to survey the damage he left behind.

A Jacksonville woman accused of helping a man suspected in the murder of a Nassau County deputy was arrested Tuesday, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers were assisting in an evidence search Wednesday related to the investigation into the death of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop, authorities said.

Patrick McDowell was finally brought to justice Tuesday afternoon just outside Callahan following a five-day search that involved hundreds of law enforcement officers.

The accused killer of a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a flurry of law enforcement activity near a sports complex west of Callahan.

The accused killer of a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a flurry of law enforcement activity near a sports complex west of Callahan.

As the search for Patrick McDowell, who’s accused of shooting and killing Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers, continued into day four, two retired officers who’ve helped end manhunts before were watching closely.

Active-duty incidents and COVID-19 have taken the lives of 11 local law enforcement officers in the past nine years.

More than 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers are scouring a 5-square-mile area southwest of Callahan while a statewide Blue Alert is out for Patrick McDowell.

Road closures affected school bus pickups and drop-offs and trains were shut down, blocking some people in their homes Friday morning, as investigators searched for a suspect accused of shooting a Nassau County deputy.

Law enforcement officers from around Northeast Florida are searching for a former Marine suspected of shooting a Nassau County deputy twice early Friday morning during a traffic stop in Callahan.

Funeral homes in Florida are close to capacity as more people die from COVID-19.

A surge in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations that's pounding Florida is scaring some skeptics into rethinking their opposition to the vaccines.

Florida’s largest food bank is holding a series of drive-thru food distribution events across Northeast Florida this week for residents struggling to make ends meet.

The teenage girl killed in a crash Monday on Jacksonville’s Northside was about to be a senior at Callahan High School, her father told News4Jax.

One person is dead and three people were transported to a hospital, including one person who was said to have critical injuries, following a crash Monday afternoon on the city’s Northside, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning on Interstate 95 near UF Health Jacksonville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A body found Wednesday in a pond in Nassau County has been identified as a missing 35-year-old man, his sister told News4Jax.

A body was found Wednesday in a pond in Nassau County, authorities said.

Since 2016 Callahan resident Mary Ann Salis and her husband have received dozens of payments addressed to Card Member Services in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sulzbacher is helping people in underserved communities in Northeast Florida receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

Even as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxes mask-wearing guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals, Northeast Florida residents have mixed feelings about the new guidance.

Sulzbacher will use its Healthmobile to vaccinate homeless populations across Northeast Florida.

Two people were injured, one seriously, in an all-terrain vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Nassau County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The Florida Department of Health in Nassau County is now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesdays, according to Nassau County Emergency Management.

Farm Share will be distributing food at seven events this week in Northeast Florida.

A Nassau County man walked away with $1 million after a quick stop at a Circle K in Callahan.

A man and woman were killed early Saturday morning in a crash on a motorcycle on I-10 near I-295.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A year after Trent Fort was shot and killed in Callahan, close friends, family and loved ones gathered for a peaceful candlelight vigil in his memory. Wednesday’s somber occasion was reminiscent of when more than 100 people filled West Nassau High School’s stadium, holding candles to remember the 16-year-old. During the vigil, some wore a shirt that read “Trenton 21.” Twenty-one was Fort’s football jersey number. Others wore shirts that read “#Forever21.″GALLERY: Photos from vigil honoring Trent Fort“I’m elated. “It not only shook the family, but it also shook the community as well.”AdPhotos from vigil honoring life of Trent Fort (News4Jax.com)The football player, his mother said, would have been a junior in 2021.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Nassau County and northern Duval County has been cancelled. Showers and some light sprinkles will last into the overnight hours with a 70% chance of rain targeting areas along I-10. Locations around and north of Jacksonville should see more rain especially across Georgia. A strong cold front will push across the area Thursday with a good chance of rain and possible thunderstorms. This strong front brings weekend days down to the 50s and freezing inland temperatures at night.

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CALLAHAN, Fla. – Dallan “Deebo” Coleman is bound for Georgia Tech. The West Nassau senior basketball guard announced his college commitment on Wednesday afternoon in the school’s gym. He enters the 2020-21 season with 1,797 career points and is poised to reach the 2,000-point mark, a benchmark that has served as a elite for area players. Among area players who have been among upper echelon basketball prospects in the 2010s, few have been top 70 players. Patric Young (Providence, ESPN No.

Although we still don’t know when a COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to the general public, the Florida Department of Health is already making plans to administer those injections to residents across the state. The Florida Department of Health currently plans to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in three phases. (Florida Department of Health)The doctors and state health officials who are developing the distribution plans are meeting biweekly. Since hospitals have the most storage, they’ll likely be among some of the first health care facilities to receive doses of the vaccine. You can read the draft of Florida’s COVID-19 vaccination plan in its entirety here.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy responding to a domestic call in Callahan on Friday shot and killed a man who had threatened his brother with a knife. Family identified the man who was killed as Justin Dawley. Deputies said they had negotiated with the man for about 15 minutes when he lunged at them with the knife. The man shot wasn’t identified by authorities, but Undersheriff Roy Henderson said he was in his 30s or 40s and the Sheriff’s Office had responded to domestic violence calls at that home before and the man who was killed had made suicidal statements in the past. That’s different from what the sheriff’s office said on Friday.

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week as the key 30-year loan reached a new all-time low for the tenth time this year. Home loan rates have marked a year-long decline amid economic anxiety in the recession set off by the coronavirus pandemic. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year mortgage fell to 2.81% from 2.87% last week. The average rate on the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage declined to 2.35% from 2.37%. The low borrowing rates have bolstered demand by prospective homebuyers.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – A Callahan mother is facing three charges of child neglect after Nassau County deputies said she left the home and crashed her car. According to an arrest report, Stephanie Mann, 30, was intoxicated when she crashed her car Saturday night on Old Dixie Highway. The report states that Mann abandoned her three children in a filthy home so that she could visit her boyfriend in the middle of the night after she became upset with him. When a deputy learned Mann had left her children at home, the arrest report states, the deputy showed up at the house, which smelled of cat urine and animal feces. According to the arrest report, the children were removed from the home and allowed to stay with Mann’s friend.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Coastal and tidal waterways really have seen the worst of it with the intracoastal as flooded as we have seen without a hurricane. High tide flooding will fade but only slowly with some areas likely to still flood for the next week. Biggest tides were on Sunday with Saturday, Monday and Tuesday a very close second, third and fourth. Highest winds were on Monday, with many locations seeing wind gusts to 40 mph. The highest gust was on Saturday with a peak gust of 49 mph at Marineland.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – A 12-year-old Nassau County boy was arrested Thursday after deputies say he brought three guns and ammo to a private Christian school in Callahan. "She discovered the butt of a gun and turned it over to the principal,” who told deputies he found a revolver, a second handgun and two boxes of .380 caliber ammunition inside. The teacher said Stanford told her he had brought the guns to school to show the principal. Inside his desk was a drawing of a man outside of a school with guns. The child’s mother, Sasha Lewis, told deputies the family has guns at home, but she thought the gun safe was locked.

CALLAHAN, Fla. A 16-year-old Nassau County girl was arrested after video was posted online showing her attacking another teenage girl Monday afternoon at a Callahan basketball court. Deputies said the teenager charged with battery told them she was just having a bad day.The video of the attack at Ewing Park is disturbing. Deputies said the aggressor pushed the other girl to the ground, stood the victim and slapped and punched her. This incident was reported to the Nassau County Sheriffs Office on Monday night, but deputies say at the time the mother of the victim did not want to press charges. Deputies arrested the teenager at home about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and released her to the custody of her parents later in the day.

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Hundreds of people received food on Thursday through multiple drive-in giveaways across our area, including Callahan and Durkeeville. Cars were lined bumper to bumper at the non-profit Families of Slain Children on North Myrtle. “It’s a blessing to be here today to get this food and these people giving us because we really need it,” Jacksonville resident Betty Jean Bean said. “I had children coming up here asking for food,” Beverley McClain, CEO of Families of Slain Children, said. We can’t do that, we can’t have that.”Church volunteers, with the help of the non-profit Farm Share, served 415 families today on Thursday, roughly 1,500 people.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – Two teenagers arrested shortly after a 16-year-old West Nassau High School student was shot and killed earlier this year are facing new, adult charges. The Sheriff’s Office said Trent Fort was shot in the chest after getting into a confrontation during a drug deal after school on Feb. 24. He was arrested shortly after Fort’s murder at a McDonald’s in Callahan and his brother was tracked to a wooded area in the Spring Lakes Estates neighborhood. Fort’s parents said they’ve never met the teens, but they learned who they were on the day of the shooting. “I’m pretty positive that there will be more arrests, and I’m just waiting on it,” said Paige Hall, Fort’s mother.

In the study released Friday, CDC researchers collaborated with health officials in six states as well as genetics researchers and disease modelers in the Seattle area. Only later did health officials realize the virus could spread before symptoms show up, rendering symptom-based screening imperfect. Until late February, coronavirus infections were too rarely diagnosed by emergency departments to be identified as a growing epidemic, the study found. But limited spread in some communities was occurring in late January and early February, the study found. A separate study, released Friday by the journal Science, focused on the virus's beginning in New York City, which was hit hard by the virus.

This is the first study that involved UF Health showed a clear benefit to patients suffering from coronavirus complications, according to UF researchers. Remdesivir is not yet FDA approved but the principal investigators of the test sites at UF Health say the drug will now be standard of care for the treatment of COVID-19. UF Health is setting up what is essentially a free-standing public health disease surveillance unit operating in collaboration with and under the authority of the Florida Department of Health. A critical component of testing is the quick return of results, typically 12 hours or less for tests conducted and processed by UF Health. A key to reopening UF is that UF Health Shands Hospital is well-positioned with supplies and patient capacity to treat anyone who requires hospitalization.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – A church in Nassau County held a unique Easter service Sunday morning at the Northeast Florida Fairgrounds. Callahan First Baptist Church held a drive-in service as hundreds of cars filled the parking lot with worshipers who continued to practice social distancing. Lynn Hyatt, lead pastor at Callahan First Baptist Church, leads a drive-up Easter service. With about 100 volunteers and the help of the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, Callahan First Baptist Church members and nonmembers came together while staying safe. Pastor Hyatt said that church isn’t necessarily the building, it’s about the community and the community really did turn out Sunday.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – Friends, family and classmates gathered on Saturday to say their final goodbyes to Trent Fort, the West Nassau High School football player who died in a shooting. Funeral services began at 11 a.m. at Callahan First Baptist Church, which is across the street from the high school. “He didn’t deserve this, and these people here -- I have no words for West Nassau and the town of Callahan. The shooting triggered additional security measures at West Nassau High School throughout the week. We extend our deepest sympathy and support to the student’s family.

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NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Close friends, family and fellow students got together Thursday night to remember the life of a 16-year-old West Nassau High School football player who died in a shooting. Investigators said Trent Fort was shot and killed in Callahan on Monday afternoon. Candles filled the stadium of the high school, where many say he’ll be remembered as being a great person both on and off the field. “He didn’t deserve this, and these people here -- I have no words for West Nassau and the town of Callahan. Investigators say Fort was shot and killed in the Spring Lake Estates Neighborhood on Monday afternoon.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman who stopped to help after another driver struck and killed two horses on U.S. 301 was hit and killed after she got out of her car, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The horses died from their injuries, troopers said. She stopped to help, got out of her car and started to walk over to the other driver. But at the same moment, a red Kia Forte that was also headed south on 301 hit one of the horses lying in the roadway, flipping the Kia, which hit Nault and her Hyundai. She tried to save her mother, but Nault died at the scene.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – West Nassau High School students again arrived to increased security on campus Wednesday, two days after a 16-year-old student was shot and killed off campus during what authorities described as a drug deal. Nassau County Undersheriff Roy Henderson said the increased law enforcement presence and security measures will continue for the rest of the week. A memorial at West Nassau High School for a slain 16-year-old football player (WJXT)The school sent an updated message to parents on Tuesday, letting them know students’ bookbags, purses and other personal belongings would again be searched Wednesday as they entered school. Deadly shootingHenderson said a news conference Tuesday that the 16-year-old West Nassau student was shot in the chest after getting into a confrontation during a drug deal Monday afternoon. RELATED | Mom, pastor call teen shot & killed amazing young manHenderson said the victim and shooter go to school together at West Nassau High.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – A 16-year-old West Nassau High School football player got into a confrontation during a drug deal Monday afternoon before he was shot and killed, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said. One of the other teens called 911 as they drove Fort to West Nassau High School -- about 8 minutes away -- to meet the rescue unit. Henderson said the victim and shooter go to school together at West Nassau High. Security was increased Tuesday at West Nassau High School after a deadly shooting off campus Monday afternoon. (WJXT)Increased security at high schoolStudents at West Nassau High School arrived to increased security Tuesday, and Henderson said that will continue for the rest of the week.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – An adult arcade in Callahan was broken into and ransacked early Tuesday morning, several hours after Nassau County commissioners weighed a proposal to impose stricter regulations on such businesses. Commissioners recently introduced a proposal to ban game rooms and classify them as a public nuisance after a recent uptick in violent crimes. I’m not scared to go to any of these game rooms around here.”Joe Lutz manages the Cyber Center. Lutz feels not all game rooms should be punished for the crimes that have happened at other arcades. The move to regulate simulated gambling devices in Nassau comes after Jacksonville shut down adult arcades in October.

Passenger Donovan Parker, 18, of Bryceville, died at UF Health hospital in Jacksonville, the Highway Patrol said. According to the Highway Patrol, passenger Gabrielle Fennell, 16, of Callahan, was seriously injured and driver Rylee Martin, 16, of Bryceville, suffered minor injuries. The Highway Patrol report indicated none of the teens was wearing a helmet. The homeowner whose mailbox was destroyed told News4Jax that he was at the back of his property on Saturday afternoon when he heard the crash. “Even though it’s a dead end, it’s about 1.5 miles long.”The Highway Patrol report said charges are pending further investigation.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. - An apparent human skull and bones were discovered last week in a wooded area between Callahan and Hilliard, according to a Nassau County Sheriff's Office report. His case is one the 10 open missing persons cases in the county. According to the Sheriff's Office, it appeared they had been there quite some time. Silcox told News4Jax that her son-in-law was one of the corrections officers who found the bones. Leeper told News4Jax on Tuesday that the remains were not believed to be those of Joleen Cummings, a 34-year-old Nassau County mother of three who disappeared in May 2018.

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CALLAHAN, Fla. – During a meeting at the fairgrounds in Callahan on Tuesday night, Nassau County residents discussed how to improve its growing community. "We're very concerned about the lights, the traffic, the noise that's going to come from the kids playing," Moses said. Dale Ramsey and his wife Sunni Jaramill also shared their concerns. Members of the Western Nassau Heritage Preservation Committee and the Department of Planning and Economic Opportunity held the meeting. LINK: Nassau County Board of CommissionersTo share input, email planninginfo@nassaucountyfl.com or call 904-530-6300.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – On Saturday, April 15, a fundraiser will be held in to raise money for those who lost homes in the Bryceville fires in March. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m at AA Bottled Gas at 450044 State Road 200 in Callahan. Organizers will be selling half chicken dinners or pork plates for $10. Whole pork butts can be preordered for $35. Originally, organizers were asking for donations of clothes, canned goods, and gift certificates, but now say they are no longer in need of clothes thanks to the amount collected by churches and schools.