Author Archive for John Simmons

Gas prices higher once again

From AAA

Jacksonville
Regular
Mid
Premium
Diesel
 

Current
$3.350
$3.629
$3.696
$4.014

Yesterday
$3.341
$3.620
$3.686
$4.025

Month Ago
$3.226
$3.495
$3.559
$3.752

Year Ago
$2.725
$2.952
$3.007
$2.879

 

Highest Recorded Price:

Regular Unl.
$3.350
4/7/2008

Dsl.
$4.053
3/20/2008

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Blues Festival at Jacksonville Beach

April 4 - 6, 2008 - 18th Annual Springing the Blues
Friday       5 PM - 10 PM
Saturday    Noon - 10 PM
Sunday      Noon - 8 PM
Nationally recognized blues music festival featuring blues performers, great BBQ and seafood, kids activities, arts & crafts.
Location: Sea Walk Pavilion    
For more info:  (904) 249-3972   www.springingtheblues.com
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Sen. McCain speaks about the future

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, spoke in Jacksonville today.  He had fond memories of the city, as well as the City of Orange Park where his family lived during his captivity in Vietnam.  McCain spoke at what is now Cecil Commerce Center, but during his time here, was the Navy base […]

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Website gives traffic info

A website created by the Florida Department of Transportation gives you traffic information for I-95 fromt he Georgia line south through Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Palm Coast to Flagler Beach. The site tells of construction projects and travel alerts throughout the area. It also allows you to look at key areas through traffics cameras.
The site […]

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McCain announces First Coast stop

Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) announced a presidential campaign swing through parts of the country where he grew up - including Jacksonville. He calls it his “Service to America Tour,” and he will visit Mississippi today, and Virginia, Maryland, and Arizona, as well as Florida, this week.
The Jacksonville rally will be held on Thursday, April 3, […]

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School bus drivers rally to join Teamsters

School bus drivers employed by First Student rallied yesterday saying they want to be represented by the Teamsters. Here’s their statement:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — First Student school bus drivers joined with area Teamsters today to rally outside of Jacksonville’s largest bus yard to demand fair wages, improved benefits, safe conditions for themselves and […]

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Gas prices still rising

Our weekly gas price update:

Jacksonville
Regular
Mid
Premium
Diesel

Current
$3.304
$3.579
$3.645
$4.034

Yesterday
$3.292
$3.566
$3.632
$4.033

Month Ago
$3.213
$3.480
$3.544
$3.644

Year Ago
$2.573
$2.788
$2.839
$2.756

Highest […]

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Sen. Nelson calls for election reform

Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fl) spoke before the state legislature today and presented his ideas for election reform. Here’s the text of his released statement:
This morning in Tallahassee, I spoke before our state Senate on a subject that has become all too familiar to Florida—the right to vote and to have that vote count as intended.
I […]

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Sen. Martinez addresses legislature

Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Florida) addressed the legislature in Tallahassee yesterday. Here’s what he had to say:
Tallahassee, FL - U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) today addressed the entire Florida State House of Representatives on issues including the economy and the mortgage crisis, the environment, health insurance, and the need to work collaboratively on a national […]

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Economic stimulus refund

The Internal Revenue Service now has a calculator on its site that will tell you if you qualify for the economic stimulus refund scheduled to be made in May. The calculator also tells you how much you can expect to get.
Go to www.irs.gov and look for the link “Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator.” You’ll need […]

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