{"id":170718,"date":"2025-08-24T03:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/170718\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T03:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:17:19","slug":"duval-public-schools-on-the-verge-of-selling-southbank-hq-104-5-wokv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/170718\/","title":{"rendered":"Duval Public Schools on the verge of selling Southbank HQ \u2013 104.5 WOKV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">Jacksonville \u2014 <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">Duval County Public Schools is close to selling its headquarters on the Southbank, which it has called home for 40 years. District leaders told the school board they have accepted a $20 million offer for the site on Prudential Drive. The Board will meet on September 2 to vote on the offer from Fleet Landing. The nonprofit says it plans to turn the building into a senior living facility. The new DCPS headquarters will likely be in Baymeadows at the Prominence office park near I-95. The district is expected to save around $6 million after the sale closes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\"><b>Three Big Things to Know: <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center dubbed \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/news\/national\/florida-must-stop\/ZNQXTYRO4FGQ7KRDLUQBE5QZUU\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/news\/national\/florida-must-stop\/ZNQXTYRO4FGQ7KRDLUQBE5QZUU\/\">ruling calls for it to wind down operations<\/a> in 60 days to comply with environmental laws. Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe argue the project violates environmental laws and threatens sensitive wetlands. The center, built almost two months ago, currently holds several hundred detainees but could expand to 3,000. The state of Florida filed a notice of appeal Thursday night, shortly after the ruling was issued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">New ownership is taking over Orange Park Mall and promising big changes. Second Horizon Capital says it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/news\/local\/new-owners-plan-major-upgrades-orange-park-mall\/FSO7UOPAURBZFCE4VNDSJP2LIA\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/news\/local\/new-owners-plan-major-upgrades-orange-park-mall\/FSO7UOPAURBZFCE4VNDSJP2LIA\/\">plans to modernize the mall<\/a>, add more shops and dining, and refresh community programs. Local residents say the improvements are long overdue. The new owners say they\u2019re also focusing on community programs to make Orange Park Mall a safe, welcoming spot for families, not just teens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">A historic home in St. Augustine sustained some damage but will be preserved after a fire. The home on Water Street was built in the 1880s and was originally owned by the Dismukes family, who helped lead efforts to save the historic City Gates. Just before 5pm yesterday, the fire department got a call about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/news\/local\/historic-1880s-st-augustine-home-catches-fire-lightning-suspected-no-injuries\/CGTPOZYH6NGTRDLJM6E6RANEKE\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/news\/local\/historic-1880s-st-augustine-home-catches-fire-lightning-suspected-no-injuries\/CGTPOZYH6NGTRDLJM6E6RANEKE\/\">flames shooting out of the roof<\/a>. The fire was brought under control within 15 minutes. It appears to have been caused by lightning. No injuries were reported. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/2BP24W7PRFG3XKEPDXEQ57B2BE.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 lnDeWE image-metadata\">Fire in St. Augustine historic home (St. Augustine Fire and Rescue\/St. Augustine Fire and Rescue)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">\u25b6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/on-demand\/morning-news-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/on-demand\/morning-news-podcast\/\"><b>Listen to Jacksonville\u2019s Morning News Interviews<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">The FBI is searching the Maryland home and Washington office of<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/john-bolton\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Bolton<\/a>, who served in President Donald Trump\u2019s first administration as national security adviser but later became critical of the president, as part of an investigation into the handling of classified information. Fox\u2019s Ryan Schmelz had an update moments after news of the raid broke. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\"><b>Spotlight: <\/b>David Rey, CEO and President of Goodwill of NE Florida, joins the show to discuss new facilities and program expansions impacting the St. Augustine community. In addition to retail services, they are expanding employment and workforce skills training resources, including specialized skilled labor training for healthcare, logistics, IT, and manufacturing industries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\"><b>First Alert Weather:<\/b> Stormy afternoons continue into the weekend. A slow-moving front nearby will focus showers and thunderstorms across our region each afternoon for the next few days. Some storms will be capable of torrential rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds. We stay hot into next week with at least isolated storms, but a drop in humidity is possible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\"><b>TROPICS: <\/b>Erin continues to move away from the United States as a large Category 1 hurricane. There are three areas being watched for potential development.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>One has a high chance of development and will follow a similar path to Erin and stay well east of the United States over the ocean. This will be farther away than Erin, so any impacts from swells will be much lower.<\/li>\n<li>Another has a medium chance of development as it moves toward the Caribbean, but indications are it will be a short-lived tropical system.<\/li>\n<li>The third is in the open ocean with a very low chance of development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><b>The next name on the list this year is Fernand<\/b> (fair-NAHN).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">Lots of good times to enjoy in the Jacksonville area this weekend. Fancy a spot of theater? The Florida Theatre hosts two performances of \u201cA Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum &#8211; In Concert.\u201d Feeling nostalgic? UB40 is performing at The Amp. Get your shop on at the Riverside Arts Market. And if you\u2019re thinking about a permanent change in your life? Nothing says permanence like the Jacksonville Tattoo Convention this weekend at World Golf Village!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\">Chase Robinson with First Coast Crime Stoppers visits with awareness of their services, and update a number of current cases. Your can help resolve cold cases if you have information. Make an anonymous tip by calling 866-845-TIPS (8477) and your tip could result in a cash reward. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/fp\/download-free-wokv-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wokv.com\/fp\/download-free-wokv-app\/\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and traffic app. And <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wokv.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wokv.com\/newsletters\">click here<\/a> to subscribe to our daily 3 Big Things newsletter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 dbPNdY body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville \u2014 Duval County Public Schools is close to selling its headquarters on the Southbank, which it has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":170719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[18000,5229,17998,3188,723,7310,17999,7325,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-170718","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-18000","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-duval","11":"tag-fl","12":"tag-florida","13":"tag-jacksonville","14":"tag-ne-florida","15":"tag-northeast-florida","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115081579732470782","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}