• Sheriff John Rutherford is on the speaking circuit to talk about the need for more officers and he was bleary-eyed Wednesday morning when he visited the breakfast meeting of the Rotary Club of Riverside. “Our family went to Omaha for my mother’s 82nd birthday and we got stuck in the Chicago airport. Didn’t get home until 1 a.m. this morning.”
• Tax Collector Mike Hogan says he’ll go to work no matter how wet it is, but he does make one concession: he wears tennis shoes.
• The mixed-use project across from St. Vincent’s won’t have condos, as originally planned. It’s only a commercial property now — i.e., doctor’s offices and the like.
• The third Quarterly Cornerstone Luncheon of the year is set for Sept. 16 at the Hyatt. The guest speaker will be John Doggett, senior lecturer on International Entrepreneurship, Management and Stability at the McCombs Scott College of Business at the University of Texas. Cornerstone is the economic development arm of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce.
• Ch. 30/47 meteorologists Mike Buresh and Jamie Warriner have both earned the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist certificate from the American Meteorological Society. The certification is the highest a meteorologist can be awarded.
• The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office recently swore in nine new Dual Certified Officers, bringing the total to 42 DCOs department wide. The Corrections Officers now have the responsibility of serving add-on charges to inmates already in jail. Last year, the DCOs placed 14,697 charges on 4,044 inmates. As of June, they have places charges on 2,660 inmates.
• This year’s “Fallen Heroes Breakfast and Memorial” sponsored by the Police and Fire Pension Fund is set for Sept. 11 at the Pension Fund offices at 7:45 a.m. Many of the area’s elected officials usually attend.
• IMPACTjax, a young professionals group that’s part of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, is hosting a volunteer project at the Jacksonville Humane Society on Sunday. Be there at 8 a.m. and plan to be there until noon. The work involved includes tasks such as cleaning out kennels and helping with “light maintenance.” Dress comfortably and wear close-toed shoes, too. For more information contact Raychel George at [email protected].