- Woman tries to rob two Jacksonville banks with note claiming her child is being held hostage March 10, 2010The note a woman showed to tellers Tuesday at two Westside Jacksonville Compass banks said the same thing — “He has me wired and he has my child hostage,” according to police reports.But before any money could be handed over, the “visibly upset” woman had fled the banks at 1090 Edgewood Ave. S. and 8430 Blanding Blvd. in a white Dodge Caravan.Now Linda […]Dan Scanlan
- Braggin' Rights March 9, 2010Highlights from residents around Jacksonville:Three cheersThe Celebrate Life 5K Run and Fitness Walk held March 6 raised $1,000. Funds will benefit the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign which provides scholarships to children and families in need of YMCA memberships, swim lessons, summer camp, etc.read more […]Cindy Holifield
- Arlington police officer wins award as Zone 2's best March 9, 2010An Arlington police officer honored with monthly awards twice last year has been named Zone 2’s Finest Officer of 2009.Jason Royal received the honor Tuesday from Brumos Motor Cars on Atlantic Boulevard, including a two-day stay at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, $650 to use there and a Mercedes-Benz for the weekend.Brumos and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s O […]Dan Scanlan
Be Prepared
January 10th, 2010 | 
Author: The city of Jacksonville has some great information available for FREE for it’s current and future residents. You start at their website and they have links to the other sites as well. You just need to bookmark or add to your favorites list the ones that you want or all of them. Read through their materials, download their brochures and booklets but most importantly you should sign up for the Community Notification website. They are sponsored by the City of Jacksonville under their program called CODE RED. This service will phone you when an imminent threat is made known about your neighborhood. You just fill out the online form with your address and phone number and the computer will call you when an alert has been issued. Some of the issues include bad weather, bioterriosts threats, blackouts and much more. Check it out
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