In the waning days of the final special session of the Florida Legislature, lawmakers approved moving a proposed change to Florida’s Homestead Exemption to the November ballot to let voters decide the issue.
Summer break has been anything but quiet at Fletcher High School.
When students return in the fall, they’ll walk onto a new artificial turf football field, look up at a 10-by-18-foot digital scoreboard, and settle into a school day that runs on an entirely new clock.
The candidate qualifying period for the November 2026 election ended at noon on June 12. All three District seats in Jacksonville Beach remain unopposed, as in the previous cycle. Incumbents
Most residents probably assume that the Jacksonville Beach City Council approves the people who hold the most powerful positions in local government. In many cases, that assumption would be wrong.
Undefeated at 20-0, champion of Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A after sweeping St. Thomas Aquinas in the final in Tallahassee in May, Fletcher beach volleyball under head coach Brooke Wooten
