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Residents in Northeast Florida have until Oct. 1 to file comments on a draft released Thursday by the U.S. Navy that says there will be no significant environmental impact on the area if Mayport Naval Station becomes the East Coast home base for a drone program.
Mayport is one of three locations under consideration for the basing and maintenance of the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, according to the Navy.

The American Red Cross opened shelters Saturday in Jacksonville and Lake City for families whose homes are not livable due to damage from Hurricane Hermine.
People unable to stay in their homes because of the Category 1 hurricane can go to Evangel Temple Assembly of God, 5755 Ramona Blvd., Jacksonville or Mason City Community Center 11110 S. U.S. 441, Lake City, according to the Red Cross.
Unfortunately, neither shelter can accommodate pets, said Christian Smith, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross Northeast Florida Chapter.

Addison Davis, a career educator, has cleared the first major hurdle en route to being elected superintendent of Clay County schools.
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The American Red Cross opened shelters Saturday in Jacksonville and Lake City for families whose homes are not livable due to damage from Hurricane Hermine.
People unable to stay in their homes because of the Category 1 hurricane can go to Evangel Temple Assembly of God, 5755 Ramona Blvd., Jacksonville or Mason City Community Center 11110 S. U.S. 441, Lake City, according to the Red Cross.
Unfortunately, neither shelter can accommodate pets, said Christian Smith, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross Northeast Florida Chapter.

Addison Davis, a career educator, has cleared the first major hurdle en route to being elected superintendent of Clay County schools.
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Hurricane Hermine blew past Jacksonville Friday trailing some blustery winds and periodic downpours but leaving behind only minimal damage.

The storm downed several trees and caused scattered power outages as white-capped waves pounded Avondale, Riverside and downtown seawalls. At noon, as Hermine plowed into Georgia and the Carolinas, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry lifted the city’s state of emergency.
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Jake Godbold can’t figure out exactly where his childhood home once stood, a few miles north of downtown Jacksonville. Those old rows of buildings in the Brentwood public housing project — a place back then for poor white families such as his — were razed long ago, replaced with modern subsidized houses and apartments.

Pod Rods is the weekly look at car stuff from around town and the world.
This weekend, we see Leno fly; check out a car-eating dinosaur; wish happy birthday to a classy Volvo; and check in on some Jacksonville events for EV owners, and those who like to drive.
We start with something new from Autoblog, called CarBoom!
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It could take until Thursday before voters learn the outcome of the 4th Judicial Circuit judgeship that was deemed too close to call on Election Night.
Secretary of State Ken Detzner ordered Thursday a machine recount for the race, which came down to a margin of less than one-half percent of ballots cast.
The unofficial tally had incumbent Mark Hulsey, who’s under investigation by a state judicial panel, prevailing over challenger and attorney Gerald Wilkerson by 760 votes.

Wounded Warrior Project laid off 85 employees this week, including 32 at its home base of Jacksonville, as it sought to bring expenses in line with a more-than-20-percent plunge in donations.
The layoffs equated to about 15 percent of the non-profit’s nationwide workforce. While the overall number of employees is down, Wounded Warrior’s restructuring will be boosting staffing levels for certain programs such as mental-health services.