Beth Cravey
Staff Writer at Florida Times-Union
Florida Times-Union/@jaxdotcom writer, remotely from WV. Proud member of the @TimesUnionGuild: Local news matters.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Ashley Ferrer |C. A. Bridges |Beth Cravey
On June 19, 1865, Union troops made it to Galveston Bay, Texas and finally told the last enslaved Black Americans they were free — nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. "More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day," according to The National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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1 week ago |
jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville is opening a $320 million oncology facility featuring the Western Hemisphere's first carbon ion therapy program. The Duan Family Building will offer advanced radiation therapies, including photon, proton beam, and carbon ion therapy, starting July 7. Carbon ion therapy, while discovered in the U.S., is currently only available in Asia and Europe and is expected to be operational at Mayo in 2028.
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2 weeks ago |
jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey
Florida animal shelters in several counties list dogs and cats available for adoption. The animals' descriptions include their personalities, ages, breeds (if known) and some health and behavior notes. Contact information and websites for the shelters are provided. Cold Noses, The Florida Times-Union's weekly pet column, features dogs and cats available for adoption at area government-run animal shelters.
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2 weeks ago |
jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey
St. Johns County is expanding its first inclusive baseball field, Field of Dreams, with a $1.5 million project. The Field of Dreams league provides organized baseball for children with disabilities. St. Johns County has launched a $1.5 million expansion of its first inclusive baseball field for children and youth, which opened in 2011 at Aberdeen Park. The Field of Dreams project includes a new concession building with handicapped-accessible restrooms and additional parking.
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2 weeks ago |
jacksonville.com | Beth Cravey
Beth Reese CraveyGeorge Vancore, co-founder and head umpire of Field of Dreams Baseball St. Johns County, shows off expansion plans for the inclusive youth baseball field at Aberdeen Park. Provided By Field Of Dreams Baseball St. Johns CountySt. Johns County officials break ground on a $1.5 million expansion of Field of Dreams, an inclusive youth baseball field at Aberdeen Park. The project includes a new concession building with ADA-accessible restrooms and additional parking.
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