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Jacksonville Couple Chosen for First Times Square New Year's Wedding

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010, 5:16pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- How many guests make for a "full house" at a wedding? One local couple will have about a million.

Bethany Philips and Geoffrey Dubie, who live in Jacksonville, met in Iraq while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. They live in Jacksonville.

They entered a contest to be the first people ever married in a ceremony at Times Square on New Year's Eve.

After looking through nearly 2,000 entries, Get Married Media chose Philips and Dubie to say "I do" as the ball drops with the world watching.

Philips, originally from Georgia, is heading to Florida State College Jacksonville to study nursing, and Dubie, from North Carolina, is studying at Jacksonville University.

The couple chose Jacksonville to start their life together after their service in the military.

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Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff

Monday, October 18th, 2010, 4:24pm

The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Green Bay Packers finalized a trade today with safety Anthony Smith going to the Packers in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick. In addition, the Jaguars signed third-year cornerback Chevis Jackson.

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Monday, October 18th, 2010, 1:07am

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- On the day before the first Monday Night Football game in Jacksonville since 2007, two of the three announcers that will call the game on ESPN played golf at TPC Sawgrass with local resident Jim Furyk.

Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworski joined Furyk for 9 holes on Sunday morning. While Furyk and Jaworski landed their shots safely on the 17th green in their first attempts, Tirico needed three shots before finding dry land.

To watch Tirico and Jaworski's shots on 17, and to hear their thoughts on Monday night's matchup between the Jaguars and Titans, click on the video clips within this story.

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Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010, 2:46pm

Grab the girls for a night of fashion, pampering, sweet treats, live entertainment, door prizes and much more! Ladies Night Out presented by St. Vincent’s Healthcare will take place on Thursday, October 14.

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Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010, 2:37pm

On Friday, October 15, 2010, up and coming Christian recording artist Eva Kroon Pike will be recording her music video “Grace That Chose Me” at Huguenot Park and also at Florida Baptist Children’s Homes. Her video will feature adoptive families and also foster children living at Florida Baptist Children’s Homes.

“Grace That Chose Me” is a song about adoption. Eva has chosen adoption as her platform, since she herself was adopted at 10 weeks of age. The music video will also feature Eva with her adopted mother. She has chosen Florida Baptist Children’s Homes as her charity of choice.

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