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Clouds Showers Coming From Gulf

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --Rain is moving in now and it will rain again this afternoon.  very isolated areas with small hail and
gusty winds 60% high 86.  More showers Thursday  with only
20% chances for the weekend..

Increasing northeast winds will modify the afternoon heat by the weekend.

 

 

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Clean Out Those Cabinets: Stamp Out Hunger is Saturday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Check your mailbox!  The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is Saturday and letter carriers have been dropping off donation bags at homes all over the First Coast this week.  

This is the 20th year of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Food Drive.  

The donation drive is designed to make giving easy.  All people have to do is put some non-perishable food in a bag and leave it by their mailboxes Saturday.  Postal workers will take the donations and transport them to Second Harvest of North Florida.  

School Board Members Want To Know Why Coach Misconduct Was Not Reported

PALATKA, Fla. -- A former Putnam County School District employee was arrested in 2010 on DUI charges. Now, that incident is raising questions in 2012.

Putnam County School Board members say they just learned that the district did not report the incident to the state's Office of Professional Practices.

Board member Nikki Cummings wants to know why the misconduct was never reported to the state until now.

"I feel it is important as a department and district we don't have to speculate," she said, "and we don't try to be a judge of the law and what needs to go to the state. That's the state's job."

The ex-employee is Kyle Rice, who was the Palatka high school football coach when the incident happened.

Cummings said state law requires the misconduct of a certified educator be reported with in 30 days to Department of Education's Office of Professional Practices.

Kitchen Remodel Company Leaves First Coast Home Undone

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Sandra Lott had to pay a second company to remodel her kitchen because the first company took her money and did nothing and she doesn't know where the company is located. 

"They go back from Miami to South Carolina to Jacksonville," said Lott.

In 2009, the Army Reserves nurse used money earned while serving in Iraq to pay a company called Extreme Kitchen Exclusive for a makeover.

"A family member recommended them," said Lott.

She paid them $8,609 up front, but it did nothing. She went to her credit card and recovered $5,000 for the cabinets. Lott said the company still owes her $3,609, which was paid by check, for granite countertops that were never delivered.

"We just want a refund," said Lott, "because nothing has ever been done."

Calls to the company's Miami and South Carolina locations were unnecessary. The president of Extreme Kitchen Exclusive is Scott Schneidermesser.

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Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Donates Equipment To Brunswick Firefighters

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Donates Equipment To Brunswick Firefighters

BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Firefighters in a south Georgia community will be able to serve its citizens in a safer manner, thanks to a First Coast sub shop chain.

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation gave the Brunswick Fire Department eight sets of firefighting turnout gear, valued at more than $17,000, in a ceremony this morning at a Firehouse Subs location in Brunswick.

Due to budget constraints, the department otherwise would not have been able to upgrade the equipment. The new gear will be used in training exercises and rescue situations, according to a release.

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has donated more than $400,000 to public safety entities in Georgia since 2005.

Four Arrested In Brunswick For Breaking Into Unlocked Cars

BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- The Glynn County Police Department has arrested four people after receiving reports that they were walking around an apartment complex parking lot looking for unlocked vehicles.

Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police were alerted to people walking around the parking lot of the Fox Run Apartment Complex located at 100 Walden Shores Drive in Brunswick, according to a news release from Captain Marissa Tindale with the Glynn County Police Department.

Tindale said a resident called 911 to report a "suspicous" white Cutlass that several people had gotten out of and were checking for unlocked vehicles in the parking lot of the complex.

A little bit after 1:30 a.m., police officers stopped the car near the apartments.

Firehouse Subs To Donate More Than $17,000 In Gear To Brunswick Firefighters

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The jobs of firefighters with the City of Brunswick Fire Department will become a little easier -- and hopefully, a little safer -- thanks to a Jacksonville-based sub shop chain's foundation.

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation will be donating to Brunswick firefighters eight sets of firefighting turnout gear, which is worth $17,688, according to a release from the foundation.

The gear will replace outdated equipment, which the department would otherwise be unable to replace due to budget cuts.

A donation ceremony will take place on Thursday at a Firehouse Subs located at 919 Glynn Isles, Brunswick, at 10:30 a.m.

"We are truly serving subs and saving lives," said Eddie Wells, franchisee of the Brunswick Firehouse Subs restaurant. "Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, with the support of our restaurants, is dedicated to equip, educate, and fund first responders."