Business owner claims 'bad decision' cost company $19,000

Submitted by Ken Amaro, Ken Amaro, Community Reporter

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012, 9:53pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Douglas Myers has been in the manufacturing business for 20 years. He said he still regrets a decision he made a three years ago.

"My wife constantly reminds me of a bad business decision," said Myers.

Myers paid a contractor nearly $19,000 to buy an infinity wrap plasma cutting machine for his business and nothing happened.

"You work with a guy," said Myers. "You have him come and work on your machine. You just assume."

Three years later, he claims he is still trying to recover his money.

"I contacted the manufacturer and the company did not receive any money from him," said Myers.

Myers filed a lawsuit against the contractor Herb Cochley. The case is still in court.

"We want to get him into court," said Myers. "If we get him in, we will win."

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Black (Thursday) Friday: Shopping hours

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012, 10:54am

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- As you plot your shopping for Thanksgiving night and Black Friday, here's a list of shopping hours at major retailers across the First Coast News.

EXPLORE ALL THE BLACK FRIDAY CIRCULARS AND COUPONS

Avenues Mall:
Closed Thanksgiving
Black Friday 12am - 9pm

Best Buy:
Closed Thanksgiving
Black Friday Open 12AM to 10PM

Khols:
Closed Thanksgiving
Black Friday 12AM to 1PM

Orange Park Mall:
Closed Thanksgiving
Black Friday 12AM to 10PM

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Police: Suspect stole woman's purse from car, tried to use her checks

Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012, 10:30pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect who broke into a woman's car, stole several items, and tried to write checks using her information.

Police were called to the Community Corrections Center at 451 Catherine Street on Nov. 5 just after 9 p.m. in reference to an auto burglary, according to a release from JSO Public Information Officer Shannon Hartley.

On Nov. 12, the suspect was spotted on surveillance cameras at three different Publix stores trying to use checks with the victim's information, Hartley said.

The Publix locations he was spotted at were 10500 San Jose Boulevard, 11406 San Jose Boulevard and 10920 Baymeadows Road, Hartley said.

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Electric scooter user feels abandoned by unwritten rule

Submitted by Ken Amaro, Ken Amaro, Community Reporter

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012, 10:30pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Herb Thomas, 68, said his electric scooter has become a new pair of legs.

"It is a good friend," said Thomas.

This week he drove it from his retirement community to a grocery store, about a mile or less, and the red lights went on.

"When two red lights come on all of sudden," said Thomas, "you might have two or three minutes to do something or it will stop."

Thomas left his scooter at the supermarket and hitched a ride back to his apartment. He said when he called his service company, he was surprised by what the company called a Medicare rule.

"They said it must be at your residence or we cannot work on it," said Thomas.

Is there such a rule? It was a wake-up call for the retired attorney.

"I think is an example of where the federal government is not doing in-depth thinking if that is in fact is a rule," he said.

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Mandarin couple survives fire; pet did not

Submitted by Ken Amaro, Ken Amaro, Community Reporter

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012, 10:29pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It was a normal day on Mandarin's Toucan Drive until Harley Mimbs and his wife, Jane, came running from their home.

"I threw a shirt on and saw Harley and my mom said 'call 911,'" said Zack Gibbons.

The Mimbs home was on fire. Before firefighters would snuff out the last ember, there would be a rescue and there would a be a tragedy.

"The last we heard, the dog didn't make it," said Miles Gibbons.

It started around 9 a.m. when the Mimbs' screams for help cracked the silence of the Julington Hills community.

SLIDESHOW: 2 hospitalized after Mandarin house fire

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2 hospitalized, dog killed in Mandarin house fire

Submitted by Ken Amaro, Ken Amaro, Community Reporter

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, 5:31pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a house fire that sent two elderly people to the hospital and killed a dog Tuesday morning.

Firefighters responded to a fire at a home in the 12400 block of Toucan Drive around 9:30 Tuesday morning, according to Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department personnel at the scene.

It took 35-40 firefighters approximately 45 minutes to get the fire at the single-story home under control. When the fire was out, the home was gutted on the inside and damage estimates are in excess of $100,000.

SLIDESHOW: 2 hospitalized after Mandarin house fire

Rescue personnel transported two elderly people to Baptist Hospital Downtown with life threatening injuries, officials at the scene said.

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CarbuX Car Wash Provides More Than 300 Free Car Washes on Veterans Day

Submitted by rdaigle on Tuesday, November 20th, 12:45 pm

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – CarbuX Car Wash provided veterans and military personnel with 302 free car washes —complete with red, white and blue soap — on Nov. 11 to honor these men and women for their service. All three CarbuX Car Wash locations offered the free car washes as part of the international Grace for Vets program.

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