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Chris Will

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Chris Will, Walter Pendergrass

    St. Johns County residents press county leaders for answers about public safety, tax relief during Amendment 3 town hall (opens the original)

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    Chris Will, News4JAX reporter, Jacksonville Walter Pendergrass, News4JAX photojournalist, Jacksonville ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – St. Johns County residents pressed county leaders for answers about public safety, property tax bills and future budgets during a town hall on Amendment 3 Tuesday. The proposed statewide constitutional amendment would increase Florida’s homestead exemption for non-school property taxes to up to $150,000 in 2027 and up to $250,000 in 2028. It also would reduce the assess

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Chris Will

    JSO investigating multiple reports of strangers approaching students near Jacksonville schools (opens the original)

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    Chris Will, News4JAX reporter, Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two separate school alerts in Jacksonville are raising concerns for parents after reports of strangers approaching students and offering rides — one involving Lone Star Elementary and another involving Oceanway Middle School. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says both investigations are ongoing and officials do not believe there is reason right now to think the two incidents are connected. A newly obtained JSO incident report in the L

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Chris Will

    Nassau County’s ‘Vision 2050′ plan maps out growth, preservation and mobility as population rises (opens the original)

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    Chris Will, News4JAX reporter, Jacksonville NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Nassau County leaders say they’re trying to answer a question residents bring up again and again: How to manage rapid growth without losing what makes Nassau feel like Nassau. The county’s Vision 2050 plan — adopted June 23, 2025 — is a long-range roadmap intended to guide future updates to the county’s comprehensive plan, along with policies, investments and priorities over the next 25 years. Nassau County Commission Chair Alyson

  4. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Chris Will

    Arrest made after gunshot in Publix restroom forces evacuation in Orange Park: CCSO (opens the original)

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    Chris Will, News4JAX reporter, Jacksonville CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old has been arrested after a gunshot fired inside the restroom of an Orange Park Publix forced the store to be evacuated on Friday. Witnesses reported several men running out of the restroom at the time, and investigators have since learned that the people involved knew each other, met up in the restroom and got into a fight. That’s when a gun fired by accident, but no one was hurt. Deputies say 19-year-old Zion Jay Simmo

  5. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Chris Will

    Publix in Orange Park evacuated after disturbance involving possible firearm: CCSO (opens the original)

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    Chris Will, News4JAX reporter, Jacksonville CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office alerted the community about increased law enforcement activity near 410 Blanding Blvd in Orange Park Friday night. CCSO told News4JAX that a disturbance involving a possible firearm led to the evacuation of the Publix supermarket around 8 p.m. Crime scene technicians remained on the scene around 10 p.m., but the sheriff’s office had not shared any updates about the incident. The store remained closed

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