WAVQ

10/31/2020

For nearly a decade, you were beside us while we brought you great music, high school sports and kept you up-to-date on events in Onslow County. It’s time for the management team of WAVQ to “ride off into the sunset” as the saying goes. We have enjoyed every minute of it. A new owner and management team is taking over WAVQ and we are sure they have some exciting things planned for you. Watch this space for news of the station. We hope you’ll give them your support.
If you want to stay in touch with us too, follow us The Q Jacksonville. We will continue to bring you the Holiday and Summer Guides and keep you updated on community events.
As always, thanks for listening!

10/29/2020

Update......

10/29/2020

The 15th annual Run for the Warriors will be virtual in Jacksonville this year and will be held next month. Register by October 31 to get your t-shirt in time for the run. All proceeds benefit Hope For The Warriors. Register at www.runforthewarriors.org Learn more at www.hopeforthewarriors.org. The race is November 14-21.

10/27/2020

10/26/2020

We have set up a new page for community events and to keep you updated on our Holiday and Summer Guides. As you know, the Summer Guide was canceled due to most events being scrubbed due to COVID. But we will have an all digital Holiday Guide. It will be a bit smaller because so many events will not be held. But there will be virtual events and re-imagined events to celebrate the holidays.
Please check out our new page The Q Jacksonville

10/26/2020

Whelp, looks like we’re getting some extra rain

10/25/2020

🎃 THIS SATURDAY🎃
Our Trunk or Treat is kicking off at 2pm for fun games and more for a family friendly event! We are still taking volunteers! Call us at 910-333-9198!

10/23/2020

Dominick Grande is hitting the stax of wax for a two-hour special Jazz Room this Sunday at 9 am. Don’t miss it!

10/21/2020

Operation Medicine Drop is Saturday
JPD Officers Help with Drug Collection

Officers with Jacksonville Police Department’s Community Services Division will participate in the Operation Medicine Drop this Saturday, October 24th.

Operation Medicine Drop is a program to fight drug abuse, protect people and pets against accidental ingestions and to help keep our area waterways safe and clean. The program allows citizens to bring their unused, unwanted or expired medications to the drop off locations on Saturday, September 24th from 10:00 to 2:00 PM. This will provide convenient, safe and anonymous disposal of prescription medications.

Participating drop off locations within the City are:
· Walmart - 2025 N Marine Blvd
· Walgreens - 1600 Gum Branch Rd
· Walgreens - 359 Western Blvd Walgreens
· Onslow Memorial Hospital - 317 Western Blvd

“From a law enforcement point of view, keeping unused medications creates a dangerous opportunity for illicit drug use” stated JPD Community Officer Christopher Padrick, an organizer of the event. Jacksonville Police has partnered with the Onslow County Partnership for Children, Safe Kids Onslow, Onslow Memorial Hospital and other agencies in for this event. “This has been a very successful partnership and program over the last ten years.” said Padrick.

Not able to make the event? Remember that Jacksonville Police maintains a permanent Operation Medicine Drop Box in the lobby of the police department. For more information, contact JPD at 910-455-4000.

10/21/2020

The annual observance to mark the 37th anniversary of the October 23, 1983 Beirut Bomb Blast will be held at the Beirut Memorial on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 10:30AM. The observance will honor the fallen service members and survivors who served in Lebanon from 1958 to 1984 and in Grenada.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the observance will be virtual, and closed to the public as the area around the Beirut Memorial will be secured at the time of the live broadcast of the event.

The observance is an annual event organized by the City of Jacksonville Beirut Memorial Advisory Board in cooperation with the City, Marine Corps Installations East, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David H. Berger, will deliver the annual Beirut Memorial Service Address. The 29th Commandant, General Al Gray will also deliver remarks. He was the commander of the Second Marine Division when the Beirut bombing occurred. He has been a frequent speaker on the national circuit about the importance of the incident and is revered by the Beirut Gold Star families and survivors of the blast.

Mayor Sammy Phillips is the sixth Mayor to repeat the words “We will not forget” to the families of those who have names on the wall. It has become the solemn duty of the Jacksonville Mayor to renew the pledge at each observance. Together, the Mayor and the command of Camp Lejeune appoint members to Beirut Memorial Advisory Board whose duty it is to organize and perform the annual observance.

The event will be broadcast live on the Jacksonville-Onslow Government channel, on www.G10TV.org, on social media and through the Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN) at the following web address on the day of the ceremony: URL: https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/24897

The organizers regret the public will not be able to attend. Should weather events require, the event will take place inside the Jacksonville City Hall.