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Jacksonville Celebrates an Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Jacksonville! On this day in 1849, Jacksonville was ratified and laid out as a town. 

Jacksonville was authorized as a town in 1842, but it was not until 1849, that the town of Jacksonville was ratified. At that time Agriculture ...

Traffic Advisory: Culvert to be Replaced; Part of Wardola Street to close for five months

A new bridge over an environmentally sensitive creek will help improve water quality and safety. The work to do so will take about five months and close part of Wardola Street at the Thompson School Creek crossing for that period.

Forty-year-old culverts c...

Passport Services Available at City Hall and the Center for Public Safety

Passport Services

Business or vacation taking you abroad? The City of Jacksonville is certified through the US Department of State as a Passport Acceptance Facility. We offer the following services:

• Passport forms
• Passport photos
• Expedited and overnight servi...

City Skatepark Closing January 6, 2020

In light of a recent NC Court of Appeals ruling that concerned the type of equipment at the Jacksonville Skatepark, it has been determined that it is in the best interest of the City to remove the equipment and close the facility effective January 6, 2020...

Jacksonville's Opportunity Zone

Jacksonville's Opportunity Zone

An Opportunity Zone is an economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Opportunity Zones were added to the tax code by the Tax Cu...

FEMA Public Notice - Hurricane Dorian Damage Reimbursement Opportunity

FEMA hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to reimburse eligible applicants within Onslow County for eligible damages caused by Hurricane Dorian occurring September 1, 2019, with an incident closing date of September 9, 2019.

Tips for Making Safe Internet Purchase Exchanges

The Jacksonville Police Department reminds all to be cautious when buying or selling items on local internet and social networking exchange sites.

As a service to the community, the Center for Public Safety maintains an Internet Shopping Exchange area in t...

Henderson Drive Rehabilitation Progress

Thursday, August 8, 2019 - Henderson Drive Project nearing End of Phase 1

Crews working on the three phase project to improve and repave Henderson Drive believe they are a month out from completing Phase 1.

The project was delayed by Hurricane Florence, ext...