- Gunfire flies at North Jacksonville apartment building March 9, 2010Monday-afternoon gunfire forced people to hit the floor inside an apartment building in the 1400 block of East 24th Street as bullets slammed into the outside wall in rapid succession.No one was injured. And after a telephone call to police from his mother, a 30-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested on charges of shooting deadly missiles and aggravated assa […]Dan Scanlan
- Joe Forshee, longtime Jacksonville councilman, dies at 87 March 6, 2010Former Jacksonville City Council member Joe Forshee, a longtime force in Northside politics, died Saturday at home from lung cancer. He was 87.Mr. Forshee was a cattleman and farmer who held a council seat from 1971 to 1991.He was a fiery advocate for the interests of residents of Duval County’s rural northern section.“Everyone who lived on the Northside […]Steve Patterson
- New Fantasy 5 winner comes from Jacksonville February 25, 2010One of three Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 winners picked Wednesday, Feb. 24, with the numbers 6-9-10-11-16 came from Jacksonville.That means whoever got the ticket at the North Expressway Amoco at 814 Edgewood Ave. W. will share an $80,715 payout, according to lottery officials. […]Dan Scanlan
Hospitals & Urgent Care Centers
Information and Resouces on Jacksonville’s Northside Area Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers. The first hospitals in Jacksonville were on the Northside, of course. As of today there are two hospitals left: Shands Hospital on 8th Street formerly known as University Hospital and St. Vincent’s Hospital on Barr Street.
We are collection pictures, information, historical data and stories about the hospitals in this area as well as compiling a listing of Urgent Care Centers for those who need a quick reference.
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