• If you’re worried about the legality of a certain type of wardrobe when you go to the polls for the Nov. 4 General Election, don’t be. No voter will be turned away due to the political clothing they are wearing. According to Rule 1S-2.034 of the Florida Administrative Code, “Voters may wear political attire such as campaign buttons, shirts, hats or any other campaign items when they enter any early voting site or their precinct on Election Day to vote.” According to Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland, poll workers and poll watchers are the only people who are not allowed to wear political attire inside an early voting site or inside a precinct.
• The Museum of Contemporary Art will reveal James Rosburg’s 1994 sculpture “Harlan” at ArtWalk Wednesday. The official unveiling will be at 6 p.m. in front of the museum on North Laura Street.
• If you have a really deep voice, the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus would like to hear it. A few positions are open for basses and alternate tenors for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s production of Puccini’s opera “Turandot.” The chorus will also join the orchestra this season for performances of Handel’s “Messiah,” Holiday Pops, Mozart’s “Requiem” and “The Music of Elton John.” Auditions will be held Saturday in the Phillips Fine Arts Building at Jacksonville University. For an appointment, call 354-5479, ext. 221. Information is also available online at www.jaxsymphonychorus.org.
• City Council President Ronnie Fussell offered his fellow Council members two tickets each to Saturday’s Florida State-Colorado game. Those who took them were notified they were worth $50 each. Don’t look for Fussell at the game, though. He’ll be in Athens at Saturday night’s Georgia-Alabama game.
• Speaking of the game, you will be able to buy beer in the stadium until the start of the fourth quarter. Why? It’s a non-conference game on a neutral site in a City-owned stadium.
• Each month, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office holds a ceremony to honor officers and staff who have performed above and beyond the call of duty. Thursday, two City of Jacksonville Public Works employees were added to the list of award recipients. Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to Professional Engineers Maria Williams and Jerzy Hubert. They were “instrumental” in helping the JSO complete three four-year projects at the Montgomery Correctional Center (MCC): the Inmate Housing Building Mold and Condensation Project, the Water Processing Plant Replacement Project and the MCC Warehouse Expansion Project.
• Jacksonville paramedic and engineer Kevin Sadler will be out of town all next week. Sadler was chosen to be a counselor at a national burn camp in Washington, D.C. He will accompany a child from Camp Amigo, a burn victim camp located on Billy Jo Rish State Park.