Noah Hertz

Florida

Reporter at Jacksonville Today

He/Him. Opinions mine. Reporter for @JAXTDY, @WJCTNews, Gamer on @press_startpod | Doing the dumb things I've gotta do.

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Articles

Black history museum hits hurdle in Legislature, but it isn't dead

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

While legislators in Tallahassee continue to lock horns over the state’s budget, a measure to back the creation of a state-run Black history museum in St. Augustine has fallen by the wayside. Two years ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill creating a task force to select a location for a state Black history museum. Last summer, that task force selected the former home of Florida Memorial College in St. Augustine as the museum’s future site. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
As St. Johns County grows, house fires are increasing

1 week ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire on Memorial Day in the northern part of the county. Fire marshals are still working to determine what caused the fire, but firefighters determined that the blaze began in the home’s garage and traveled into the attic.
State lawmaker promises more steps to protect lands like Guana

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. A state legislator says she will pursue more steps to avoid land deals like the one that could have handed a developer 600 acres of conservation land in Ponte Vedra. The deal ended Monday when Upland LLC withdrew its request to obtain the land, citing public outcry and “misinformation.” Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one. During a news conference Tuesday, state Rep.
St. Johns Schools finds new superintendent close to home

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Brennan Asplen will be the next top boss for the St. Johns County School District. Asplen currently serves as the district’s deputy superintendent, and the School Board chose him Tuesday after conducting a nationwide search and receiving nearly 30 applications from around Florida and the U.S. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
Proposal withdrawn for Guana conservation land swap

2 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. After bipartisan opposition arose to a proposed land swap deal that could have led to the development of conservation land near Ponte Vedra, the state of Florida says the plan is off the table. A state panel was set on Wednesday to discuss exchanging 600 acres of sensitive conservation land in the Guana Wildlife Management Area for 3,000 acres of conservation lands scattered across Florida.
Another mosquito board member resigns in St. Johns

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Trish Becker is the latest elected member of the Anastasia Mosquito Control District board in St. Johns County to resign in just three months. However, unlike former Commissioner Martha Gleason, who resigned due to personal reasons and concerns about the board’s mismanaging its finances, Becker says she is leaving because her husband got a job in another state.
Residents and businesses get their say on Nights of Lights

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. While St. Augustine works out how to make Nights of Lights a smoother operation this holiday season, the city will host a handful of public workshops where business owners and residents can share their thoughts. The workshops are part of the city’s efforts to find solutions for the traffic gridlock and overcrowding St. Augustine faced during the 2024-25 event.
St. Johns County hires former Sen. Travis Hutson

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. St. Augustine-based developer Travis Hutson reached his term limit in the Florida Senate, but he has a new job: working in the St. Johns County Clerk’s Office. His government experience will come in handy — Hutson is the county’s new senior adviser of intergovernmental affairs. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
St. Johns conservation land could be developed under proposed land swap

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

A state committee next week is set to discuss swapping a 600-acre plot of conservation land in the state-owned Guana River Wildlife Management Area north of St. Augustine in exchange for non-contiguous parcels of land across the state, at the request of a developer.
Introducing: The finalists for St. Johns County school superintendent

3 weeks ago | jaxtoday.org | Noah Hertz

The St. Johns County School District is on the hunt for a new superintendent, and the School Board is getting closer — they’re down to just four finalists to succeed retiring Superintendent Tim Forson. Of the finalists to lead the highly rated school district, one has served briefly as superintendent in another Florida school district, and another has been at the center of controversy after complaints about his behavior. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.