{"id":261135,"date":"2026-05-06T20:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261135\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T20:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:57:13","slug":"jacksonville-torch-run-set-for-may-7-from-public-safety-on-marine-boulevard-to-freedom-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261135\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Torch Run set for May 7 from Public Safety on Marine Boulevard to Freedom Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Jacksonville Police Department will take part in the local leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run on May 7, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>The run is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Department of Public Safety on Marine Boulevard and will continue to Freedom Way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jacksonville Torch Run set for May 7 from Public Safety on Marine Boulevard to Freedom Way\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0f3bf568-bf8c-408b-9c54-f690af1c7624-torchrunroutemap.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Torch Run set for May 7 from Public Safety on Marine Boulevard to Freedom Way<\/p>\n<p>Participants, known as \u201cGuardians of the Flame,\u201d will carry the torch in support of Special Olympics and its mission of promoting acceptance and inclusion for individuals with intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the flame will be passed to the Onslow County Sheriff\u2019s Office at the end of the route.<\/p>\n<p>Minor traffic impacts are expected, and drivers are asked to use caution and be patient in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Jacksonville Police Department will take part in the local leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-261135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}