Mayor Donna Deegan used her veto power for the first time. City Council will decide whether to override the veto of Meridian ...

Johnny Smith, mayor of Jacksonville, gave his annual address about the financial state of the city to the Exchange Club ...

On a 14-4 vote, Jacksonville City Council overrode Mayor Donna Deegan's first veto but it might not be the final word on legislation giving a 29% payment increase to Meridian Waste for collecting ...

At Thursday's Jacksonville Exchange Club meeting, Jacksonville Mayor Johnny Smith announced he will retire at the end of his term in November. He can hardly believe that everything he does on an ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan issued the first veto of her administration Monday, denouncing a bill passed by city council in December that would increase the cost of ...

In 2024, Jacksonville’s replacement of cast iron for its sewer system was paid for with a Community Development Block Grant of $5 million. The city’s utility board paid $180,000 on the project ...

Mayor Donna Deegan used her veto pen for the ... to set the payment rate for waste haulers contracted by the city. Jacksonville General Counsel Michael Fackler said in a legal memo that City ...

Johnny Smith gave an update on the state of Jacksonville last week, saying that, despite inflation, the city is in good financial standing. Speaking to the Exchange Club on Jan. 9, Smith said the ...