Mayor says, โWe have to do what we can to minimize gun violenceโ in response to crime in Jacksonville
Just before the New Year began, a 16-year-old was killed in a shooting in Mandarin. Then, the shooting death of a 14-year-old in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood marked Jacksonvilleโs first homicide of the year.
Early football signing period โ23: Dozens of big name area players will sign Wednesday
Wednesday marks the first of three days this month where high school football players can sign national letters of intent with colleges. The area is poised to have a significant number of players sign this week instead of waiting until national signing day on Feb. 7, 2024
Class 4M state championship glance: Mandarin gets Columbus in title game rematch of 2018
Mandarin has been one of the areaโs constant Super 10 teams all season. Can the Mustangs win just the second state championship in program history when they face Miami Columbus on Friday at 3 p.m. in Tallahassee?
High school state playoffs โ23: Bolles, Mandarin, Trinity Christian have title games on the line
Itโs the state semifinal round of the high school football playoffs. Three area teams are still alive in the Metro classification, Bolles, Mandarin and Trinity Christian. A look at the playoff matchups for those teams this week.
High school football playoffs โ23: Bolles, Mandarin, Trinity lead area Metro regional finalists
Itโs the third round of the high school football state playoffs and the area still has three teams standing in the regional finals. Bolles, Mandarin and Trinity Christian are all chasing berths in the state semifinals in the Metro division.
Polling the players and coaches: Biggest issues, best in the area and growing concerns in 2023
News4JAX hands out a list of questions to high school football players and coaches before the start of every season covering a variety of topics. This year, we received responses from 100 players and 25 from coaches. Both are asked to not vote for their own team or teammates or coaches on select questions. This is what they had to tell us.
Local residents hope new bill will help decrease anti-semitic flyers distributed across Mandarin, Orange Park neighborhoods
Residents in the Mandarin community who found flyers containing anti-Semitic speech on their lawns are wishing that there was current legislation in place to stop the recent string of events.