This week's First Responder Friday features St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Reserve Deputy Joey Romer. After decades as an active duty officer, Deputy Romer continues to give to the community.

What do you know about your own local community's history? This week's FLBL feature is all about a fun and educational way to explore Clay County history.

BIDEN IN BALTIMORE - Today President Biden will visit Baltimore to see the federal response efforts on the ground after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last week. This includes an aerial tour of the damage. He also plans to meet with state and local officials. Since the incident, the White House has pledged federal support to reopen the Port of Baltimore and rebuild the bridge as soon as possible.

Logan reports that jury selection will begin for the sentencing of Patrick McDowell, who confessed to killing Nassau Co. Deputy Joshua Moyers in 2021 traffic stop. Jurors will determine whether McDowell will face a death sentence or life imprisonment.

DCSB Chairman Darryl Willie joins JMN to share details on a variety of current topics the Duval County School Board is addressing, including the recent vote to NOT consolidate R.L. Brown and R.V.D Daniels schools until next year, the latest on the new superintendent search, upcoming graduations, and more.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, President Biden and former President Trump both picked up wins in another round of primaries this week. A new Wall Street Journal poll shows that if the general election was held today, Trump has a slight edge (+/- 4%) in several swing states. Samantha Manning looks at what states appear to be leaning toward Trump, and at what we can expect from both candidates with 7 months until election day.

Tasha Hyder, Clay County Fair Executive Director, joins JMN to share some of this year's featured events and attractions, including concerts, exhibits, and of course all the great fair food!

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as President Biden had strong words of criticism before a call with Prime Minister Netanyahu, following Israeli attacks on World Central Kitchen humanitarian workers.

Jake Gordon from Downtown Vision joins JMN to share details about this year's Jax River Jams concert series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union. Every Thursday night is a free show at Ford on Bay downtown, starting with Rodney Atkins tonight, with future shows featuring Bishop Briggs, Earthgang, and Andy Grammar.

There's family fun everywhere this weekend! Jax River Jams kicks off tonight at Ford on Bay for the first of several free shows through April! Grab the family and hit up Metropolitan Park for the Florida Seafood & Caribbean Festival! At the beaches, If you like jazz, check out Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox at the Florida Theatre. If blues is your groove, Springing The Blues has some heavy hitters including Tab Benoit all weekend at the beaches. The Clay County Fair opens tonight and features music from Tone Loc & Vanilla Ice! Missing football? The Jacksonville Sharks have their home opener this weekend at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. So much to do, check out the full listing in our Weekend Spotlight story.