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VyStar’s Chief Information Security Officer named finalist for 2024 Georgia CISO ORBIE® Awards - CUInsight

JACKSONVILLE, FL (September 26, 2024) — VyStar Credit Union is proud to announce that the credit union’s Chief Information Security Officer Carl Scaffidi, has been named a finalist for the prestigious 2024 Georgia CISO ORBIE® Awards in the Corporate category. The ORBIE Awards, presented by Georgia CISO, recognize exceptional leaders in information security who have demonstrated excellence in technology and cybersecurity leadership.
The Georgia CISO ORBIE® Awards are the premier recognition progr...

VyStar Credit Union Opens Branch In Peachtree Corners

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Sulzbacher, VyStar team up to give away 500 backpacks with supplies ahead of new school year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sulzbacher Village and VyStar Credit Union teamed up for a back-to-school giveaway for Duval County students on Saturday morning.

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It’s hard to contain Emmy’s excitement for Monday, her first day of voluntary prekindergarten (VPK).

She and her mom, Jamie Lewis, have been living in an apartment at Sulzbacker Village for a little over a year now.

Despite falling on tough times, Lewis said she’s grateful for...

VyStar Credit Union Empowers Teens at Free Financial Reality Fair Held at EnMarket Arena

VyStar Credit Union announces their Reality Fair at the EnMarket Arena on Saturday, July 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This free large-scale simulation event is designed to equip 200 teenagers (ages 13–18) with essential money management skills for real-world financial challenges. Participants in the Reality Fair receive a new identity with an income and are instructed to create a budget. They are presented with real-world monthly expenses and unexpected events like getting a raise at their j...

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters; VyStar's Good is Everywhere

Sheriff T.K. Waters took office in November of last year in a special election and was re-elected to a regular term in March. Today, he joins us for a discussion on his first year in office, including the changes he's implemented and his relationship with city leadership.Good is EverywhereVyStar Credit Union's Good is Everywhere is a way to give back to the Jacksonville community.Guest: VyStar Vice President of Community Engagement Kemal Gasper

Sheriff T.K. Waters took office in November of la...

Coker Law Trucking Crash Expert Stefano Portigliatti Talks About How Technology Can Help Keep Drivers Awake And Accountable | Coker Law

A close look at dash camera footage from inside a semi-truck appears to show a truck driver nodding off, moments before the truck crashed into two cars on the side of the road, and a person standing outside it

A close look at dash camera footage from inside a semi-truck appears to show a truck driver nodding off, moments before the truck crashed into two cars on the side of the road, and a person standing outside it.

The News4JAX I-TEAM has learned that driver said his tire blew out, causing t...

Coker Law Shareholder Stefano Portigliatti Featured In 11Alive Trucking Investigation | Coker Law

For safety, the law limits how long a trucker can drive. But some drivers say they’re being forced to falsify their logs. The USDOT won’t talk about their claims.

Atlanta news for Tuesday morning, August 2, 2022

Author: Rebecca Lindstrom

Published: 11:00 PM EDT July 18, 2022

Updated: 2:38 PM EDT July 19, 2022

ATLANTA — Empty spots on store shelves, boats backed up with cargo and an industry struggling to find drivers. Some drivers said this adds to the pressure to drive, drive, drive.

All...

Real Men Wear Pink announces 2021 campaign - The Resident Community News Group, Inc.

Posted on October 6, 2021
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Neighborhood News, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas


Real Men Wear Pink of the First Coast has selected two Jacksonville attorneys, Chris Campione and Daniel Iracki, as co-chairs for its 2021 awareness and fundraising campaign. As alumni of the nonprofit, the two will enlist the support of local businessmen and male community leaders in support of breast cancer treatment, researc...

Talent is being lost

The boomer generation is old enough to have lived through the era of “firsts” for women.Name a male-oriented occupation and Times-Union journalists wrote stories about the women who broke barriers.Often there was stress involved in being a trailblazer if not outright harassment and discrimination.That’s why laws had to be passed to protect women.That was then. We should be well past that era now with women well represented in leadership positions in Jacksonville.Sadly, as a new report illustrate...

‘There’s No Place Like Home’ gala raises $130,000 for Guardian ad Litem | Jax Daily Record

The second edition of “There’s No Place Like Home,” the gala presented by Coker Law on April 13 to benefit the 4th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program, raised about $130,000 that will be used to help abandoned, abused and neglected children that have entered the dependency court system in Clay, Duval and Nassau counties.
That’s more than twice the amount donated at the inaugural event in November 2016.
“It will allow us to send more of the kids to camp this summer and let them have more a...

Community PedsCare children, families enjoy day at THE PLAYERS - The Ponte Vedra Recorder

Children and families from Community PedsCare enjoyed a morning of games and a visit from PGA Tour players last week at TPC Sawgrass, as the PGA Tour Wives Association, the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation and THE PLAYERS Championship hosted them for the annual “These Kids Can Play” event.
Held during the May 9 practice round prior to the tournament, the event was intended to serve as a fun-filled distraction for the kids, many of whom are dealing with life-limiting or life-threatening injuries an...

One of Us: Dana Hazouri Edmonds says 'Yes I Did'

Dana Hazouri Edmonds says the idea for "Yes I Did!" came to her in a dream. Literally."I had a dream that told me to do it, to find a way to take bad things and make them good," Edmonds said.Edmonds describes "Yes I Did!" as "a philosophy, a brand and an apparel company."At last week's One Spark festival, Edmonds invited people to get their photos taken and to tell their stories "of overcoming obstacles." The photos and the stories went on a large "Yes I Did!" bulletin board.Edmonds, who is the...

Ancient Chinese sport makes its debut on the St. Johns River

In 2010, Cheryl Lawson-Wright was at home recovering from surgery for breast cancer when her sister called and told her to turn on ESPN. What she saw was her first dragon boat race, a growing sport that has embraced breast cancer as a cause."I saw hundreds of breast cancer survivors out on the water," Lawson-Wright remembered. "It was unbelievable."Lawson-Wright told her friend Jeri Millard, who runs In the Pink: A Boutique for Women Living with Cancer. Millard began researching dragon boat raci...

THE PLAYERS Championship Concludes Giving Back Month with Red Coat Ride Out “Thanks for Giving” Tour | What's Up Jacksonville

THE PLAYERS Red Coats, the volunteer leadership for the tournament, once again hit the road for what has become a Giving Back Month tradition: the Red Coat Ride Out. This year, the Red Coats helped make Thanksgiving a little brighter for those who need it most with a “Thanks for Giving Tour,” which included stops at City Rescue Mission, Sanctuary on 8th Street and Metro Kids Konnection in Downtown Jacksonville.

“The Red Coat Ride Out is one of the most exciting events for our past chairmen, who...

Sergio Boys get on Bogey's Wall of Fame

The Sergio Boys have passed their 15 minutes of fame with no end in sight.The band of seven Landrum Middle School students, many of whom have been friends since they were in kindergarten at Ponte Vedra-Palm Valley Elementary School, got a spot on the wall of Bogey's Grille, the Ponte Vedra Beach sports-themed restaurant, along with Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, former Dallas Cowboys special-teams head hunter Bill Bates and 2005 Players Championship winner Fred Funk. A group picture with their h...