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🌱 Patch AM: When and where you can speak directly to JTA this January

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Greetings Jacksonville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • When and where you can speak directly to JTA this January
  • How a single braille writer is reshaping Duval schools’ disability legacy
  • How a $250,000 burglary upended a Jacksonville school’s big move

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Monday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Jacksonville Transportation Authority announces community meetings across Northeast Florida (actionnewsjax.com) — Jacksonville bus riders and commuters can weigh in on JTA services at a series of January community meetings held at FSCJ Downtown, local libraries, and community centers across the city. Officials will explain bus, First Coast Flyer, paratransit, and student programs while gathering feedback to shape future service improvements and neighborhood connectivity.
   

2. Duval County schools honor legacy of first blind student with historic braille writer (actionnewsjax.com) — Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville is honoring the legacy of Paul Kurtz, its first blind student, by receiving his historic braille writer. Kurtz graduated from Riverside High in 1970, became the district’s first blind Eagle Scout, led in student government, excelled in music, and later worked in disability services and community leadership.
   

3. Thousands of dollars worth of teaching equipment stolen from Minds of the Future Academy (firstcoastnews.com) — Minds of the Future Academy in Jacksonville was burglarized during its move into a new St. Nicholas campus, with thieves stealing all of the school’s technology and equipment. The loss, estimated at about $250,000 and not yet insured at the new site, means students will start the next semester back in their old leased buildings while staff rebuilds.
   

4. ‘He was everything to me': Sister of 16-year-old fatally shot in Sandalwood remembers baby brother (news4jax.com) — A Jacksonville family is grieving 16-year-old Amir Bostic, who was fatally shot along with two others and later died at the hospital. Loved ones remember him as a kind, artistic teen, while police continue investigating and the family prepares to join a January 3 community walk against gun violence with MAD DADS.
   

5. MFTK holds 2nd annual Spartan Showcase in Jacksonville (firstcoastnews.com) — Young football players converged on Jacksonville for MFTK’s second Spartan Showcase, drawing about 200 prospects and national recruiting services to KIPP. Founded by former NFL player James Coleman, the event aims to give Jacksonville athletes more exposure and a pathway to higher-level competition, including a 7-on-7 team that could represent the city nationally.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday December 22
  • Mason Jar Luminaries In-Person
    Green Cove Springs Library , Green Cove Springs - General , Green Cove Springs
    10:00 am
  • Baby Storytime: Merry Chrismas! In-Person
    Orange Park Library , Orange Park - Meeting Room A , Orange Park
    10:30 am
  • Magic Tree House Book Club: Viking Ships at Sunrise by Mary Pope Osborne In-Person
    Fleming Island Library , Fleming Island - Children's Activity Room , Fleming Island
    4:00 pm
    • Tuesday December 23
  • Development Review Committee
    Nassau County Calendar , 96135 Nassau Place , Yulee
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
    Smokey Pebbles was LOST on December 20, 2025 in Jacksonville, FL 32256 near Near Baymeadows Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Baymeadows Center)
  • Cooper has been missing since 12-16-25.
    Pleaase, if anyone happens to be in his homes area, could you drive down a few streets including the street he lives on which is Colonial Ave… (Nextdoor Lake Shore)
  • The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for someone who may know who this child is. Around 2:40 this morning, officers found him... (X: JSOPIO)
  • The Downtown Investment Authority approved a major incentive package for a 15-story residential tower that will bring a full-service grocery store to... (X: JaxBizJournal)
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in Jacksonville. Apply here.
  • Concord Hospitality posted a job opening for Housekeeper Room Attendant - WoodSpring Suites Jacksonville Campfiled Commons in Jacksonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jacksonville here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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