Duval voters are making their voices heard on many issues, including how to fund Duval County Public Schools . A half-cent sales tax would go toward replacing or upgrading old school facilities.

It’s the final week of the presidential race and it’s still a tight race in Florida.

On this week’s Friday Media Roundtable , we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including: Floridians can track the results of local elections as early voting begins . Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris’ Jacksonvillevisit earlier this week on the first day of early voting. Vice President Mike Pence's Saturday campaign schedule shows two Florida appearances . The Duval County Clerk of Court is usually seen as a ministerial role but this year, the candidates are gaining

Fletcher High School and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts will remain closed thru at least next week, due to outbreaks of COVID-19 . Officials from the Duval County Public School (DCPS) board said it had no choice but to shift these schools to virtual learning because of the percentage of positive cases.

With early voting underway since Monday, the turnout has been strong . Meanwhile, a new poll from University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab shows the race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump to be a close one in Florida. Mike Binder , Faculty Director of the Lab and Associate Professor of Political Science at the UNF, joined us with his analysis of the numbers. Related: Local, State, and National Coronavirus Coverage Hospice Care and the Pandemic In this pandemic, people are

More than 19,000 early votes had already been cast in Duval County by 3 p.m. Monday – and that’s on top of the more than 77,000 who have already voted by mail.

Vice presidential Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will be campaigning in Jacksonville this evening, as Florida kicks off the first day of early voting.

On this week’s Friday Media Roundtable, we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including: Fletcher High School has temporarily shut down due to spike in COVID-19 cases . Presidential candidates rallied separately in dueling town halls following the debate cancellation . Local congressional candidates debated the handling of the pandemic . The Museum of Science & History wants to build a new museum at the Northbank Shipyards .

Wednesday night, First Coast voters heard from four congressional candidates at two events. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden are courting Florida voters with a virtual Town Hall and campaign stop in Miami , respectively.

On this week’s Friday Media Roundtable, we discussed some of the top stories in Northeast Florida, including: The city is looking at giving Lot J developers a $65.5 million interest-free loan . T he University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Polling Lab released two polls this week. Local retailers haved launched the Shop Jax campaign to encourage residents to support local businesses amidst the opening of the new Jacksonville Beach Whole Foods location . The Florida Fish and Wildlife