Day: October 3, 2024

  • So far, so good on garbage collection for Clay residents

    So far, so good on garbage collection for Clay residents

    On Oct. 1, Clay County residents got a new trash collection service and now county officials must wait to see if they made the right decision. The new contractor is FCC Environmental Services. It provided the same service for St. Johns County but it was replaced because of thousands of complaints of poor service. FCC…

  • Florida Homeowner’s Insurance Crisis Just Got Worse

    Florida Homeowner’s Insurance Crisis Just Got Worse

    If you’re a Florida homeowner, you’re no stranger to the nightmare of skyrocketing insurance rates and dwindling options. It’s an unresolved disaster—and now there’s more bad news. A recent CBS News investigation revealed that Florida insurance companies may have manipulated damage reports after Hurricane Ian, reducing payouts. Whistleblowers claim adjusters were pressured to change assessments,…

  • BREAKING: Florida Sued Over Election Integrity Concerns

    BREAKING: Florida Sued Over Election Integrity Concerns

    A Florida-based nonprofit, Citizens Defending Freedom (CDF), has joined United Sovereign Americans in filing a lawsuit aimed at addressing election integrity concerns. The case, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, targets issues regarding the certification of federal and state elections in the state. The lawsuit names both…

  • Two mistakes Eye didn’t make

    Two mistakes Eye didn’t make

    Like any organization or institution, Eye on Jacksonville can make mistakes. We also treasure reader input. So when a couple of readers pointed what they thought were typos in a recent column, we quickly checked. They were not errors. One reader claimed the city budget was $1.9 billion, not $8.6 billion, as we wrote. I’ve…