Claire Simms

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Claire Simms is a reporter in the First Coast News Southern Bureau. She covers St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler Counties.

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Bostwick Building historic status to go before City Council posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 7:04pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Today, Jacksonville's City Council will begin the process of deciding whether the Bostwick Building, also known as the Jaguar building, should have historic landmark status.... read more...
Downtown hotels full, some rooms still available posted on Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 10:40am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Thousands of people will be visiting Jacksonville this weekend for the annual Georgia-Florida game and thousands of them will be staying in local hotels. VIEW: Georgia,... read more...
RV City opens ahead of Georgia-Florida game posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 9:10am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville's "RV City" opened its doors around 8:00 Wednesday morning and hundreds of anxious fans moved in for a long weekend of tailgating ahead of the annual Georgia-... read more...
Tuesday is final chance to register for November election posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 6:54pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tuesday is the final day to register to vote ahead of the November election. Many Supervisor of Elections offices will have extended hours to help accommodate the last... read more...
JSO releases list of top economic crimes posted on Monday, October 8, 2012 - 11:34am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Today the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office released its list of the top economic crimes or scams they report continue to impact residents in Jacksonville. "A lot of people are... read more...
First For You: Old Duval courthouse still costing taxpayers posted on Monday, September 24, 2012 - 6:41am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It has been three months since the new Duval County Courthouse opened its doors, but the old courthouse is still costing taxpayers. The new building opened for business... read more...
Jacksonville to commemorate September 11th at EverBank Field posted on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:26am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tuesday will mark the 11th commemoration of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Several organizations have come together and organized a massive memorial to be held at... read more...
Mayor signs Downtown Investment Authority bill posted on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 12:26pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This morning Mayor Alvin Brown signed new legislation to help revitalize downtown Jacksonville. On August 15th City Council passed a bill to create the Downtown... read more...
"Eat Up Downtown" begins today posted on Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:26am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Today marks the beginning of a special time for food lovers in downtown Jacksonville. Downtown Vision, Inc.'s annual "Eat Up Downtown" event starts today and runs through... read more...

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