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50,000 eligible students didn’t apply for Bright Futures money over 5+ years. Leaders want to change that
12Apr By adminNo Comments
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50,000 eligible students didn’t apply for Bright Futures money over 5+ years. Leaders want to change that

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Close to 300,000 people with student loan debt totaling $7.4 billion will have their debt forgiven, according to an announcement by the Biden Administration on Friday morning.The announcement came a couple of hours before students at William M. Raines High School learned more about the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.The state is hoping more students sign up for the program, instead of leaving free money for their education on the table.“It’s free money, you’re going to go to school debt-free. Everybody wants to go to school debt-free,” Daveon Ghee, a junior at Raines High School said.Ghee said he plans to head to UCF to study hospitality management. He was one of many students Friday who sat in on a presentation about the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship...
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Hundreds ‘Walk to Defeat ALS’ at UNF to raise money for research, help find a cure
6Apr By adminNo Comments
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Hundreds ‘Walk to Defeat ALS’ at UNF to raise money for research, help find a cure

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hundreds of people took part in the annual “Walk to Defeat ALS” on the campus of the University of North Florida.It was an effort to raise money for research and to help find a cure for the disorder that affects how the nerves and muscles work.“This disease is an ugly disease. But I am not going to let it define me,” said Max Snyder, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2022.One of our colleagues had that disease. Beloved executive producer, Sharon Sigel-Cohen, battled it and died in 2020. Several of our News4JAX co-workers walk in this event in Sharon’s honor.RELATED | ‘Sharon’s Songbirds’ will ‘Walk to Defeat ALS’ and you can help us!Snyder and Bob Cooney said they are brothers for life, even though they just met Saturday morning. Both men battle ALS.“I lost feeling in my ...
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Jacksonville winner of $10K scratch-off ticket can’t collect money due to ‘state-owed debt,’ she claims it’s a mistake
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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Jacksonville winner of $10K scratch-off ticket can’t collect money due to ‘state-owed debt,’ she claims it’s a mistake

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A $10,000 winning scratch-off ticket quickly turned into a headache for a local woman.Sheila Magno said she was turned away at the Jacksonville lottery office and couldn’t collect her winnings because of a “possible state owed debt” to the Department of Economic Opportunity, which is now known as the Florida Department of Commerce.“I was really excited. Perfect timing before Christmas,” Magno said.Magno said it was a mistake.“I won $10,000. That’s the first time I’ve ever won more than 200 on a scratch-off,” Magno said.RELATED | Florida Lottery winners are losing money to DEO overpayments. Has this happened to you? During a recent quick trip to Publix, Magno decided to stop at the lottery machine on her way out. “Oh, I just got cashback and $20. And I got two of the $...
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Former Jaguars employee accused of stealing millions from team used most of the money to gamble on sports, attorney says
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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Former Jaguars employee accused of stealing millions from team used most of the money to gamble on sports, attorney says

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The lawyer for a former financial planning manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars accused of stealing more than $22 million from the franchise said he spent most of that money gambling on sports.In a news release Thursday, the attorney for Amit Patel said his client will plead guilty to the charges of wire fraud and making illegal transactions and that he checked into a rehabilitation center to treat his gambling addiction this spring.Patel met with NFL officials in February who were investigating his gambling activities, primarily involving daily fantasy sports betting on websites like DraftKings and FanDuel. Later that month, he was fired for using the Jags money to fund his gambling addiction.That attorney said 99% of the misappropriated money went to cover his gambl...
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Four Seasons to open property in Florida’s Jacksonville – Business Traveller
29Jul By adminNo Comments
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Four Seasons to open property in Florida’s Jacksonville – Business Traveller

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to open a new property in Jacksonville, Florida in 2026. The hotel group has partnered with Shahid Khan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL), to launch the property. The 170-room new-build hotel, which will also include 26 private residences, will be located on the banks of the St Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, offering waterfront views and access to a redeveloped marina. There will be four dining and lounge outlets, including a rooftop restaurant and bar, all-day restaurant, pool bar and grill and lobby bar, along with a gym, multiple outdoor pools, expansive meeting and event space and a kids club. The hotel group says that it will be the “centrepiece” of the Jacksonville Shipyards developmen...
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