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Matt Wright found himself at a crossroads in his career when his creations got widespread media coverage and he wanted to dedicate himself to making the tiny The Lord of The Rings homes.

Stand-up comics Andrea Jin, Keith Pedro, Matt Wright, Hisham Kelati and Seán Devlin earned the biggest laughs of the year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are getting an earlier-than-usual start on their coaching search. This time, owner Shad Khan doesn’t have his guy already lined up. The Jaguars (2-13) will begin setting up and interviewing candidates this week — the NFL now allows teams to start the process during the final two weeks of the regular season — and Khan is expected to cast a wide net in search of his fifth head coach in the past decade.

No one said the franchise-savior business was easy. The top two picks of the 2021 draft have struggled but all is not lost.

Rising Sun continues to make waves in the local wrestling scene after recent team victories in matches versus Aberdeen, Elton and Perryville.

Salt marshes, which cover 1 million acres from the Outer Banks to north Florida, face danger from the earth’s changing climate and rising seas.

An archive has been launched containing more than 200 documents produced by the World Commission on Dams, whose work culminated in a series of recommendations for best practices in dam planning, construction, operation and decommissioning.

Brisbane-based software solutions provider Rubicon Red celebrated its 12th birthday this month.

Former Jacksonville kicker Josh Lambo says Jaguars coach Urban Meyer kicked him while he was stretching during practice in August. Lambo, the fourth-most accurate kicker in NFL history, was preparing for the team’s final preseason game against Dallas when Meyer approached him.

Christmas tree farms were taken by storm last year, as shoppers jumped at the chance to partake in a relatively safe, outdoor holiday activity. Local farms sold out their stock in a fraction of the time they’d expect in a normal year.