What’s the last photo you took before the pandemic?
These images show just how much our lives have changed since the WHO’s pandemic declaration
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One year has ticked by since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, triggering lockdowns across the country as public health officials raced to get ahead of the deadly disease caused by novel coronavirus.
And there’s perhaps no better evidence of how much our lives have changed over the past year than the last photos we took on our camera phones before the March 11 declaration was issued.
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WORLD GOLF VILLAGE, Fla. – The Texas-based chain known for operating the world’s largest convenience stores opened its first travel center in Florida early Monday morning.
Buc-ee’s carries a cult-following with it. The line outside the brand new store at World Golf Village began to form at 4 a.m. As the doors opened at 6 a.m., people were cheering as they walked through. At least two people excitedly ran inside the new store.
Kristi Gamble left her Orlando home about 1:30 a.m. not to miss being there when the store opened.
“We debated leaving even earlier,” she said.
Air Force veteran hopes to pass on legacy of Tuskegee Airmen
Capt. Dwayne Quick says his mission is to encourage young people to pursue careers in aviation
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An Air Force veteran is organizing and hosting a first-of-its-kind event on Saturday at Cecil Airport.
The event is called Climb and it’s being organized by Capt. Dwayne Quick, an Air Force veteran and founder of 332nd Heritage Foundation, an organization founded in 2020 with the goal of sharing the legacy of the Tuskegee airmen and their contributions to the African American community with the military and civilian population.
Community honors reserve police officer who died of COVID-19 complications
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary Sgt. Louis “Lou” Livatino died last week at age 71
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Livatino, 71,
died Jan. 27 following a tough battle with COVID-19 complications, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Before the service began, his wife of 11 years, Sheryl Livatino stepped out of the church with a message to the community on COVID-19.
“He was a wonderful husband and many things to many people. Lou said he took all the necessary COVID precautions, so if it could happen to Lou, it could happen to anybody,” Mrs. Livatino said.
Livatino was described as a dedicated family man who volunteered his time on the JSO Honor Guard and countless assignments assisting patrol functions, sometimes working as much or more than full-time officers.
Aerial banner calls for Rutherford’s resignation
‘Resign now Rutherford you betrayed us,’ banner’s message says
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An aerial banner that flew over Jacksonville on Tuesday called for U.S. Rep. John Rutherford to resign. (Submitted)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A group of Jacksonville residents took to the skies Tuesday to air out grievances against U.S. Rep. John Rutherford over his objection to the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
“Resign now Rutherford you betrayed us,” read the banner towed by a plane soaring above the Interstate 95 corridor during the morning rush hour.
Rutherford is among 147 Republican lawmakers who challenged states’ election results during Jan. 6 certification proceedings, hours after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in what escalated into a deadly riot. Five deaths resulted from the violence, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died of injuries s