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By Pat Foster-Turley March 31, 2023 When I enter the pool for my deep-water aerobics [...]
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The Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau (AICVB) has released data on this year’s Amelia [...]
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The Conserve Nassau organization has become a nonprofit dedicated to educating and engaging the community [...]
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By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics The resurgence of loggerhead sea turtles along the Florida and [...]
Fernandina Beach once again has been recognized as a Tree City by the international program, [...]
By Mike Phillips The reports are in on a study of the costs of repairing [...]
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By Mike Lednovich Deputy City Manager Charlie George will assume the duties of interim [...]
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Fernandina, Florida January 11, 1936 “A called meeting of the City Commission was held this [...]
If you like to write, kick off your weekend with Amelia Island Writers, who will [...]
By Mike Phillips Over the years I’ve lost track of how many city commissions and [...]
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By Mike Lednovich Not much was known about the city commission’s appointment of Richard Sala [...]
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By Dylan Bailey On the corner of Beech Street and Eighth Street, lies an [...]
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By Chip Ross For years a few individuals have publicly stated that the city of [...]
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The annual Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library book sale is almost here. The main [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley March 24, 2023 I often wonder where all the wildlife in our [...]
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By Mike Lednovich A long tenured former city manager who was voted by the [...]
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The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival (AICMF) presents Daniil Trifonov, on Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at [...]
By Mike Phillips In a Fernandina Beach City Commission meeting made up primarily of routine [...]
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By Mike Phillips The cement exodus from the Port of Fernandina has slowed but is [...]
By Suanne Thamm Hatfields vs. McCoys. Sharks vs. Jets. Natives vs. Newbies. Isn’t it about [...]
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By Jennifer Harrison Old Town Fernadina was the last Spanish town platted in the New [...]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Many Nassau County residents don’t know that St. Marys Riverkeeper, as part of [...]
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The Amelia Island Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the Community Room [...]
The Fernandina Observer has learned that there have been no applications received for the city’s [...]
Enjoy lunch 11:30 a.m. Thursday April 6 as author Katherine Reay discusses her book “The [...]
Under the direction of Fernandina Beach Deputy City Manager Charles George, a task force has [...]
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The World Communications Forum Association has named Axia Public Relations CEO Jason Mudd as the [...]
As of Saturday morning, with the port shut down and no trucks running, there were [...]
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By Dylan Bailey Down an unassuming street in Fernandina Beach, lives a restaurant you won’t [...]
The Bartram Garden Club of Amelia will present Down the Rabbit Hole, a National Garden [...]
The Nassau County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Florida Institute for Political Leadership [...]
This is the aftermath of just one busted bag. (Photo taken last month.) Trucks started [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley March 17, 2023 I’ve been gardening in my backyard for 20-some years [...]
Nassau Habitat for Humanity is holding its second annual golf tournament on April 21 at [...]
First Presbyterian Church is supporting Barnabas Center to collect healthy food donations on March 23 [...]
By Suanne Thamm Confused. Frustrated. Unhappy. Angry. Suspicious. These are just a few of the [...]
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The Board of Directors of Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture has selected [...]
Every year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America chooses two volunteer mentors (called ‘Bigs’) and [...]
By April L. Bogle William Bailey, a friend of Fernandina Beach City Commissioner David Sturges, [...]
Tallahassee – Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced today, March 15 as this year’s [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley March 10, 2023 Most Saturday mornings when I am home I make [...]
The cruise ship idea is dead. As the Port of Fernandina master planning process drew [...]
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CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL) is recruiting regional employers to serve as job sites for [...]
The Eight Flags Charter Chapter of American Business Women invites all Nassau County women to [...]
By Mike Lednovich Fernandina Beach is searching for its most important executive, the city manager. [...]
By Mike Phillips Neatly tucked into the March 7 city commission agenda was a small [...]
By April L. Bogle This article highlights milestones leading up to and following the Feb. [...]
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By Tammi Kosack Dear commissioners, As a stakeholder representative I have received scores of emails [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley March 3, 2023 Sometimes when Bucko and I are bored with Amelia [...]
Editor’s note: This commentary first appeared in 2015, but it’s as fresh as it was [...]
This year’s second annual Barnabas Center Fashion Show honoring Hometown Heroes took place on Monday, [...]
The Ocean Highway Port Authority (OHPA) commissioners are preparing to vote on a final version [...]
THAMM-O-GRAMM By Suanne Thamm When Vice Mayor David Sturges showed up at the City Commission [...]
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By Dylan Bailey It’s always exciting when a new restaurant opens on Amelia Island. And [...]
The Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with the Amelia Island Tourist Development [...]
Nassau County Emergency Management (NCEM) will hold a multi-agency tabletop emergency response exercise in its [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley February 24, 2023 Like most of my friends, I try to attract [...]
On Tuesday, Pirates Bay residents filed a writ of certiorari requesting judicial review of the [...]
By Mike Phillips Was it a done deal? Of course it was. Well before the [...]
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That’s all the notification said. The Wednesday meeting is cancelled. No reason given. It’s known [...]
Editor’s note: St Marys Riverkeeper — one of 15 Riverkeeper units in Florida — [...]
Library Director Dawn Bostwick retired last week after 27 years of service, 22 of those [...]
Fernandina Beach Pride has announced that its yearly Fernandina Beach Pride Scholarship, which celebrates service [...]
By Dale Martin, City Manager In last week’s recap of the city commission’s annual goal-setting [...]
If you went to the beach last fall and didn’t run into a bunch of [...]
The North End (Dee Dee Bartels) Boat Ramp is temporarily closed. A piling on the [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley February 17, 2023 It didn’t take long on this trip to Paris [...]
The CareSource Foundation has announced that nonprofit organizations in Florida are eligible for funding through [...]
By Tammi Bach Fernandina Beach City Attorney I have reviewed application materials, engineered plans, emails [...]
The Amelia Island Museum of History will present a lecture by Buddy Jacobs on the [...]
The Amelia Island Quilt Guild’s triennial quilt show, Quilts by the Sea, will be this [...]
By Dylan Bailey I have lived around the Amelia Island area for more than 15 [...]
In the Juvenile Court of Putnam County, Tennessee at Cookeville, Tennessee Ann Marie Fisk VS [...]
CarCoterie hosts The Hangar, on March 4, as a kick-off to the widely attended Concours [...]
By Dale Martin, City Manager Earlier this week, the City Commission convened for its annual [...]
