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Byline: Roger Bull, The Times-Union ORANGEDALE -- The sign out front is simple: "Reel Man," stenciled in fading 6-inch letters on weathered, gray plywood. But the sign isn't really necessary. A couple of hundred fishing rods leaning on the front...

Byline: Garry Smits, The Times-Union Where does Charlie Arnold go after making two holes-in-one in the same round? "To the putting green," said the Mandarin resident. "I hit eight greens and three-putted every one of them." However, Arnold...

Byline: Mark Basch, Times-Union business writer After moving its corporate headquarters to Jacksonville in 2003, CSX Corp. held its annual shareholders meeting here in 2004. But the company is taking the annual meeting on the road again this year....

Byline: CHRISTOPHER CALNAN, The Times-Union Executives from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. took turns grabbing the microphone at a new store on Hutchinson Park Drive in South Jacksonville last month to celebrate its grand opening. One by one, the executives...

Byline: Matt Soergel, Times-Union staff writer Here are some of Times-Union movie critic Matt Soergel's favorite movies in theaters. SIN CITY **** (4 stars) Robert Rodriguez's film-noir nightmare is incredibly violent, gorgeous and funny, a supercharged...

Byline: Charlie Patton, Times-Union staff writer Walk into Mary Streater's office and you're not going to leave before she's offered you this wonderful opportunity on how to spend Saturday: Streater, a 59-year-old grandmother of four, is a volunteer...

Byline: BRIAN BASINGER, The Times-Union ATLANTA -- For better or worse, the first Republican-led session of the General Assembly passed several notable bills that have the potential to profoundly affect the daily lives of state residents. Many...

OMNI HOTEL APPOINTS NEW GENERAL MANAGER Scott Stuckey has been appointed general manager of the 354-room Omni Jacksonville Hotel. He replaces Bob White, who left the hotel in February after a three-year stint as general manager, Omni Hotels announced...

Byline: Alison Trinidad, Times-Union business writer Projects filed recently with various regulatory agencies include the following. City development numbers are included for concurrency filings and site-plan reviews when available. COMMERCIAL...

Byline: JEFF BRUMLEY and DAVID DeCAMP, The Times-Union State legislators called them "The God Squad" -- one man each from the state Christian Coalition, the Florida Catholic Conference and the Jacksonville-based Florida Baptist Convention. They...

Byline: TIA MITCHELL, The Times-Union Next year's school calendar will now include five weather days, extra days off that will be used as make-up days in the event hurricanes or other acts of nature require school to be canceled. The five "weather...

Byline: Chase Goodbread, The Times-Union 2CENTS Enjoy the Illinois-North Carolina matchup tonight, because the end of the NCAA basketball tournament marks the start of the dog days for most sports fans. From here, sporting excitement for many...

Byline: JEFF BRUMLEY and KEN LEWIS, The Times-Union To much of the world, the timing of Pope John Paul II's death may seem arbitrary, determined simply by the facts surrounding his deteriorating medical condition. But many Catholics see it differently....

Byline: Jim Schoettler, The Times-Union Carl Guerrette said he probably saved his life Sunday by glancing to his left at a construction crew just before a gunshot blasted through his windshield on Interstate 95 in Jacksonville. What sliced the...

Byline: JEFF ELLIOTT, The Times-Union Peter Bragan Jr. is wearing a broad smile this week. One reason is because the Jacksonville Suns arrive today in preparation for the home opener Thursday against the Birmingham Barons. But it's a particular...