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Parents want face masks required for Duval County school students

Dozens of concerned parents, educators, medical professionals and community faith leaders Sunday called on Superintendent Diana Greene and the Duval County School Board to require all students to wear face masks when classes resume next month. Wearing masks and social distancing or participating from their cars, they rallied outside school district headquarters Sunday evening with homemade signs bearing messages such as Mask Up For Safe Schools,   Masks Save Lives and Masks Until All Kids Can Get Vaccinated. The rally began with a moment of silence in honor of Dr. Leon Haley Jr., UF Health Jacksonville s chief executive officer who died Saturday in a personal watercraft accident in South Florida. Haley was at the forefront of the city s COVID-19 response.

Remembering Jill Garrett, Proud to Serve

Remembering Jill Garrett, Proud to Serve Jill passed away earlier this week at the age of 66 after a long struggle with failing health. Author: Mike Stevens Updated: 7:38 PM EDT July 8, 2021 It s hard saying goodbye to old friends like Jill Garrett. Some of you may not recall her. She left WNEP in 2008 because of health issues. It was the cap of a long career, one that centered a great deal on how she might best serve her community; making a difference was what Jill thought she ought to be doing. She took that path at every opportunity. It started when she was a teenager and continued through and following the Agnes flood of 1972. If there was a cause that needed help, Jill wanted to be part of it.

Jill Garrett, first Black news anchor in northeastern Pa., dies at 66

Former Newswatch 16 anchor Jill Garrett has died