http://www.moreover.com/rss Moreover Technologies - Real-time news and blogs from thousands of sources en-us http://i.moreover.com/pics/rss.gif http://www.moreover.com/rss 144 16 Moreover Technologies - Premier purveyor of real-time news and RSS feeds from across the Web http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2350275766&w=2390512 Here are the area Thanksgiving holiday government office closings and waste pickup changes: Clay County County government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. The county's refuse hauler, Advanced Disposal, will shift Thursday and Friday http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2350275766&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2350071549&w=2390512 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney World Resort, in partnership with nationally syndicated radio personality Steve Harvey, announced its selection of 100 nationwide high school students to participate in the Disney's Dreamers http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2350071549&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:21:00 GMT SmartBrief http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2350010676&w=2390512 Crime scene in the 5000 block of Princely Avenue in northwest Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 22-year-old with no criminal record was shot by a Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer after detectives say he pulled a gun on them during an undercover http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2350010676&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:32:00 GMT Action News Jacksonville http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349966412&w=2390512 A pro-alcohol sales citizens committee in Jacksonville has hired Texas Petition Strategies, an Austin-based local-option consulting firm. The committee, Progress Jacksonville, recently formed to explore the possibility of legalizing the sale of beer and http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349966412&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:54:00 GMT Individual.com http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798476&w=2390512 Two Clay County high school seniors recently signed letters of intent to play Division I sports. Mike Reed, a senior baseball player at Middleburg High, inked with the Auburn Tigers, and Brittany Haber, a senior volleyball player at Clay High, signed http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798476&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798365&w=2390512 A growing number of girls in Clay County are participating in football, thanks in part to a newly formed flag football league. Christopher White, a teacher at Green Cove Springs Junior High School, is among several educators who helped get the girls' http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798365&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798330&w=2390512 The Clay County school district has announced its 2009-10 Outstanding School Volunteers and submitted their names for regional recognition. Here they are. - Youth winner - Jean Cocco, Fleming Island High senior, volunteer at Swimming Pen Creek http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798330&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798292&w=2390512 Veteran member Lisa Graham is the Clay County School Board's new chairwoman. In the board's Tuesday night re-organizationalmeeting, Graham was unanimously selected by her fellow members to lead the board until November 2010. She has been on the http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798292&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349798004&w=2390512 Despite the growth slowdown in Clay County, some schools remain overcrowded, prompting the School Board to consider redrawing attendance boundaries to balance enrollment. 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About 800 attendees satisfied their taste buds by sampling up to 18 different types of chili at the annual Mandarin Chili Cook-off, hosted by the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce's http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349733677&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:22:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349727423&w=2390512 There's an idea floating around that won't be popular, but needs to be debated. It involves a property tax increase, so let the fireworks begin. It's no secret that the city's finances are a mess. A report by Jacksonville Community Council Inc. earlier http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349727423&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:17:00 GMT Individual.com http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349726080&w=2390512 When police finally released information about the rape of a woman bicycling in Jacksonville's Five Points area last month, a week after the crime, it put the Riverside neighborhood and business district on edge. 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It was even more exciting http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349518638&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:44:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349518619&w=2390512 A pedestrian was killed by a car about 5:35 a.m. Friday near the intersection of Lem Turner and Lannie roads in north Jacksonville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Franklin Lee Fox, 58, of Jacksonville was struck as he was walking across the http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349518619&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:44:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349518565&w=2390512 ChristineHenderson Schmidt, a Jacksonville civic leader who loved to create all things beautiful and helped save the dome of Florida's old Capitol building, died at her home Wednesday. She was 87 and diagnosed with lymphoma in July. A memorial service is http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349518565&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:44:00 GMT Florida Times-Union http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349518298&w=2390512 Joanelle Mulrain It seemed only fitting. After all, her subject was one of the most famous nurses of all time - Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp. The Southside resident's work, which includes her collection of Nightingale mementos, is on http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2349518298&w=2390512 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:44:00 GMT Florida Times-Union