• Leona Sheddan resigned as executive director of the Jacksonville Humane Society due to personal reasons effective immediately, the society said Friday. The board thanked her for her service, having led the organization through a 2007 fire. She served on the board for 12 years before becoming executive director in early 2007. Under her leadership, the society broke ground on a community animal hospital, which is set to open this winter. A capital campaign continues to fund a new adoption and education center. A search for her successor begins immediately.
