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White House Spouses Throw Baby Shower for Military Moms

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- First lady Michelle Obama lauded military families for sacrifices made amid frequent moves and troop deployments and joined the vice president's wife and Martha Stewart on Wednesday for a lavish baby shower for pregnant military mothers, who excitedly opened gift boxes of blue and pink baby clothes,...

With Love, Teens Face a Deadly Diagnosis

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - As she walked through the door, Sabrina Parker's big hazel eyes flared with surprise and she raised a hand to her mouth to stifle a gasp. She was a huge fan of the "Twilight" book and movie series, and her friends and family had transformed this greasy garage into a Sweet 16's dream. Homemade strobe...

Jaguars Show Paul Spicer the Money

After the Jacksonville Jaguars spent most of their draft on two SEC pass rushers, Paul Spicer wanted to make sure he still had a place on this team. Turns out he had nothing to worry about.Spicer signed a three-year $10.5 million deal with the Jaguars yesterday. The veteran defensive end had skipped voluntary workouts for...

Mike Walker: Merely a Minicamp Marvel?

Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Mike Walker, a 3rd-round draft pick in 2007, impressed his coaching staff at minicamp last season, leading many (including us) to speculate that he might get a starting job with the team. Then he suffered a knee injury in training camp and missed the 2008 season.Well, contradicting some...

Craphonso! Jaguars Add Former Colt Receiver

NFL teams love sigining discarded players from division rivals, if for no other reason than to pick their brains -- which ends up being all they ever do with those players most of the time. After all, there's a reason those players were dscarded in the first place. Still, insight into an opponent's playbook is always...

Jacksonville News From the Web

05/29/12 Foreclosure rates in Jacksonville rise Source: Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte NC Foreclosure rates in Jacksonville rose in March, when compared to the same period a year earlier.
05/29/12 Jacksonville man pleads after child pornography found... Source: The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL A 46-year-old Jacksonville man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to receiving child pornography over the internet, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office.
05/29/12 Tropical storm Beryl gives South hurricane prep test... Source: Mountain Home News - Elmore County ID With the official start of hurricane season coming Friday, US officials are reviewing their disaster plans â especially since a tropical storm already swept ashore this week.
05/29/12 Burglars hit several Cherokee County homes and... Source: ABC - KTRE 9 - Lufkin TX On May 10, 2012 Cherokee County investigators responded to the Shooks Bluff Hunting Club on FM-1247.
05/29/12 Knights sending 6 athletes to Iowa Source: Central Florida Future - Univ. of Central Florida - Orlando FL When the No. 14 UCF track & field team placed eighth at the Indoor Championships earlier this spring, it was the program's top placement in school history.

Background on Jacksonville

Jacksonville (often called Jax), is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States.

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