Call Box: Admiral's daughter came from Russia with love and stayed in U.S....
N.R. Dear N.R.: The story goes back to 1945 when then Navy Capt. Jackson Tate was a deputy attache stationed in Moscow. Tate, who reached the rank of admiral and retired to Orange Park, had an affair...
View ArticleFormer Mayo Clinic CEO Dr. Thane Cody: 1932-2014
Dr. Thane Cody, who was instrumental in bringing the Mayo Clinic to Jacksonville and served as its first chief executive officer, died Thursday at his Queens Harbour home. He was 82 and had suffered...
View ArticleDisabilities advocate Robert A. Jones: 1940-2014
Robert A. Jones was fearless at jumping on a bus or plane and navigating a strange city — even though he couldn’t see it. He also was fearless at advocating for Jacksonville’s disabled community. A...
View ArticleFormer Jacksonville councilman and plumber Larry Teague: 1932-2014
Larry Teague was a man of diverse accomplishments — a former Jacksonville councilman, owner of a successful plumbing company, champion water-skier, snow skier, woodworker and church trustee. After a...
View ArticleCall Box: Resident wants new grocery store for 'forgotten' Mayport area
Dear Call Box: I would like to know if there are any plans for a grocery store in the Mayport area? Ever since Food Lion closed about four years ago, nothing is being done out here. We are the...
View ArticleFor almost 30 years, she offered one last gift to those who passed on
Her mother was the hardest one to do. Connie Jones went through a box of tissues as she styled her silver hair and deftly applied makeup. What normally would have taken her 20 minutes took two hours....
View Article1910-2014: Jacksonville's Lena Mae McKinnon lived through more than a century...
Lena Mae McKinnon lived alone until she was 103. She still cooked her own breakfast of grits, bacon and eggs, her favorite meal. She voted in every election and was mentally acute enough to retain her...
View ArticleMandarin Garden Club a growing showcase for area's master gardeners
The couple came to get married under the butterfly garden arbor adorned with white coral and passion flower vines. Becky Bathen was there pulling weeds, her arms and gloved hands stained with soil. The...
View Article'Bag Ladies' collect comfort items for kids staying at area shelters
They call themselves the “Bag Ladies,” but don’t let the name fool you. These women — and several men — aren’t carrying their belongings around in shopping bags. They’re bringing comfort items, in...
View Article1944-2014: Deleah Martin, executive coordinator "First Coast Nutcracker...
Deleah Trout Martin, a former teacher of the year, community volunteer and executive coordinator for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s “First Coast Nutcracker Ballet,” died Wednesday of cardiac...
View ArticleGood News: This 7-year-old has new lime green 'dragster' wheelchair for the...
Bronson Roth, 7, can’t tell you why he loves to “run.” But his parents say that when he feels the wind in his face, he erupts in loud giggles and a contagious smile lights up his eyes. read more
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