If the emergency legislation is approved Jan. 11, officials could hire contractor Pece of Mind and take over demolition of the unfinished Downtown high-rise.
In a city marked by the Great Fire of 1901, the Spanish flu, the Great Depression, World War II, Hurricane Dora, and the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandemic is writing its own chapter in the history of Jacksonville.
When historians look back on the deadly pandemic that arrived in Jacksonville in March 2020, it will go down as one of the most impactful and mobilizing events that Jacksonville has ever faced. It kind of rolled over us like a rising tide and then we re all swimming in it, said Alan Bliss, executive director of the Jacksonville Historical Society.
Nearly one of out every 10 Duval County residents of all ages has tested positive at some point for the COVID-19 virus since the first confirmed case on March 12, 2020.