Day: October 1, 2023

  • Encourage your children to participate in “Bring your Bible to School Day” this Thursday, October 5th

    Encourage your children to participate in “Bring your Bible to School Day” this Thursday, October 5th

    “Bring Your Bible to School” day, initiated by Focus on the Family, encourages students to bring their Bibles to school on the first Thursday in October. This event not only fosters an atmosphere of religious freedom but also serves as a platform for students to share their faith and the Gospel with their peers. This…

  • New vote-counting machines are going into use

    New vote-counting machines are going into use

    Elections Supervisor Jerry Holland is updating the voting machines Jacksonville voters will use next spring. Holland said the current machines are beginning to experience a higher failure rate. The new ones will remedy that problem. They also will be even more secure, which is a continuing concern among voters. Like the earlier models, the new…

  • Sheriff Waters Speaks Truth

    Sheriff Waters Speaks Truth

    Eye appreciates Sheriff Waters for his gut-wrenching press conference and outrage about the murders of innocent children last week in Jacksonville. His unwavering commitment to speaking the truth and highlighting the distressing reality of these senseless acts of violence is both commendable and necessary. As he rightly stated, one murder is one murder too many,…

  • Two businessmen have two simple fixes to revive downtown

    Two businessmen have two simple fixes to revive downtown

    Toney Sleiman and John Arwood were both born and raised in Jacksonville. They love Jacksonville and have planted their professional careers here by building many home grown successful businesses. They have raised their children here and plan to spend the rest of their lives living, working, playing and enjoying the benefits of all Jacksonville has…