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In a new series, Metro Jacksonville takes a step back to listen to, promote, and discuss the editorials, personal accounts, and vocal opinions of some of the key players in the preservation and progression of our community. This week, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA) Executive Director Michael Figgins explains why a strong legal aid program important to Jacksonville.

Metro Jacksonville visits the downtown of a small South Florida community that focused on the arts to successfully carve out an urban niche in a metropolitan area with more than five million residents: Delray Beach.

Brad Rollinson scored the first dual player of the year honors in the Northern Chapter PGA.

Rollinson, a life member of the PGA of America, captured player of the year on both the chapter points list and the senior points list. He had 1,490 player-of-the-year points and 1,690 Cup Match points in chapter events; and 1,785 points on the senior points list.

Rollinson beat out Cary Splane (1,610 points) for chapter honors and Gerry James (1,615) in the senior race.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol says a small, private plane developed engine trouble over Jacksonville and made an emergency landing on a state highway. The Florida Times-Union reports that no one was injured when the plane touched

Phil Schatz has been trying for two years to get a part-time job during the holiday season. He?s seen the stories about area businesses hiring droves of seasonal workers to fill shifts during the holiday stretch. But Schatz, a 70-year-old retired

Bolles' football team is headed to the Florida championship game and three other area teams are headed to the semifinals after wins Friday night.

Listings for Jacksonville Comcast cable system and subject to change without notice. (*-indicates a channel only available on digital cable and satellite systems.)

Sports TV Channel Guide for the Jacksonville area

SATURDAY, DEC. 3

SOCCER
Premier League, Chelsea at Newcastle, 7:30 a.m., ESPN2

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I find it amazing that we can take the St. Johns Town Center for granted, but we do. In a few short years it has grown out of nothing to rival the Tinseltown area as the city’s most attractive dining district.

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Deputies in Camden County and investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found a woman's body in a wooded area Wednesday afternoon.

Proceeds from the Eagle Landing Tennis Classic will be divided among three Northeast Florida charities — J.P. Hall Sr. Children Charities, Mali Vai Washington Kids Foundation and the Wounded Warrior Project.

Each of the charities will receive $3,000, according to a news release.

The annual tournament, which is held in May, has supported the Hall and Washington charities for three years. With over $9,000 in donations for 2011, the tournament added The Wounded Warrior Project to their charities of choice, according to the release.

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