Deja Mayfield

2 days ago | actionnewsjax.com | Deja Mayfield

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The City of St. Augustine is using their Fourth of July fireworks show as a test run for new crowd control measures. The 2024 Nights of Lights display attracted the largest crowd the city had ever seen; now the city is working ahead to make adjustments before the lights display this year. Read: City of St. Augustine asks St. Johns tourism council for $1.2M to fund Nights of LightsKaleb Odom is co-owner of DJ’s Clam Shack.

2 days ago | actionnewsjax.com | Deja Mayfield

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Lost graves at the Pinehurst and San Sebastian cemeteries are being newly discovered. The West Augustine Improvement Association believes the cemeteries are two of the oldest historically Black cemeteries in Florida. The Abandoned African American Cemeteries Grants, a state-funded initiative, awarded $39,000 to the WAIA as the group works to establish the cemetery’s original boundaries.

3 days ago | actionnewsjax.com | Deja Mayfield

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Concerned Action News Jax viewers tell us seniors living in The Towers of Jacksonville have been without A/C for four days. However, Chris Ragon, Vice President of Communications from the building’s corporate office, says that isn’t true. Ragon told Action News Jax that the building has been preparing to replace the A/C’s cooling unit for six months, and now that the vendors are ready to install the new cooling unit, the building will only be without A/C for one day.

4 days ago | actionnewsjax.com | Deja Mayfield

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Tuesday, June 24th, the Jacksonville City Council will vote on a piece of legislation that would allocate $45 million in funds to projects across the city. $30 million of those dollars would go towards downtown investments, $3 million would go towards affordable housing, and $12 million would support workforce development. Councilman Raul Arias has worked to allocate funding towards the city’s workforce and housing initiatives.

4 days ago | actionnewsjax.com | Deja Mayfield

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Neighbors in the Timber Oaks community say they have been dealing with car thefts for more than a year. Video obtained by Action News Jax shows people heading towards cars before they are scared away by the sound of security systems. Suspected car thieves caught on surveillance video in Timber Oaks >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<Another video shows a group of people armed with guns and gloves on their hands as they pull on car doors.