Neptune Beach is a city in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County consolidated with Jacksonville, Florida in 1968, Neptune Beach, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Baldwin, Florida, remained quasi-independent. Like the other towns, it maintains its own municipal government but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and have representation on the Jacksonville city council. The population was 7,270 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 7,120.^*

Neptune Beach was part of Jacksonville Beach until 1931 when residents voted to secede and incorporate as their own town. The name "Neptune Beach" was first applied to the area in 1922 when one of the few residents built his own train station, "Neptune", requiring the train to stop and take him to Mayport each day.

Neptune Beach is part of the Jacksonville Beaches community.

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Bounty hunter fears for Casey Anthony's safety; ponders sending her back to jail
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:26:00 -0400
The bounty hunter who helped Casey Anthony get out of jail is thinking about sending her back behind bars because he fears for her safety.
Tropical Storm Hanna forms, headed toward Bahamas?
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:41:00 -0400
The eighth tropical storm of the season, Tropical Storm Hanna, formed today in the Atlantic, about 305 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
Winter Park football player shot after school off campus
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A junior on the Winter Park High varsity football team was shot in the abdomen Wednesday shortly after school let out, authorities said.

Miami Today News

Tuesday is judgment day for transit items as county commissioners face delayed decisions
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0000
After twice deferring potential fixes to what's projected to be a $9 billion-plus problem, county commissioners are to vote Tuesday on several postponed transit items, including proposed fare hikes and new distance-based rates.
Proposed ordinance would expand Miami-Dade County commission chairman's powers
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0000
The year after Miami-Dade's mayor crusaded for – and won – expanded authority, the county commission's chairman is proposing a power shift of his own.
Miami budget specifics a no-show as commission faces $35 million shortfall
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0000
Time and patience are both running short at Miami City Hall as budget deliberations begin.

MiamiHerald.com: Florida

Corps to start draining swollen Lake Okeechobee
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:06:00 -0400
Suddenly, the question is no longer how low Lake Okeechobee will go, but how high. The Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday it intends next week to start slowly draining water as a precaution to protect the lake's vulnerable and aging levee.
AP News Alert
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:02:00 -0400
Forecasters: Tropical Storm Hanna forms northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
New tropical depression forms in Atlantic
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:12:00 -0400
The National Hurricane Center says a new tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic.

Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

DeBary officials face very vocal crowd of flooded residents
By NICOLE SERVICE and DINAH VOYLES PULVER, Staff Writers Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
More than 100 people packed an emergency meeting Wednesday at DeBary Town Hall to vent their frustrations over the flood disaster in their community.
What you need to know
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
FEMA en route:
State economist says Florida facing more budget troubles
By JIM SAUNDERS, Tallahassee bureau chief Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500
TALLAHASSEE -- Think Florida's budget is bad now?

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