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Florida Politics By Wes Wolffe May 22, 2022 Occupancy is up 8% at hotels, while [...]
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By Brett Lupfer May 21, 2022 Editor’s Note: Brett Lupfer is a professional photographer/videographer who [...]
Fernandina Beach Rotary Club Press Release Submitted by Larry Myers May 21, 2022 The Fernandina [...]
By Mike Phillips May 16, 2022 “A few early priorities: people who would like to [...]
Florida Politics By Renzo Downey May 16, 2022 Secretary of State Laurel Lee, who is rumored [...]
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By Susan Hardee Sreger Editor May 11, 2022 Ten years ago, the Fernandina Observer [...]
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By Carollee Addams Editor’s Note: This Carollee Addams” photograph is one in a series of [...]
By Priscilla Footlik May 10, 2022 Editor’s Note: We will be posting past “Amelia Island [...]
By Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Originally posted July 2015 Editor’s Note: We [...]
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By Susan Hardee Steger May 9, 2022 Originally posted June 2017 Editor’s Note: This story [...]
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By Anne H. Oman Reporter-At-Large May 8, 2022 April 3, 2019 10:30 a.m. Editor’s Note: [...]
By Deborah Lavery Powers May 6, 2020 Originally posted December 2012 Editor’s Note: Deborah Powers [...]
By Evelyn C. McDonald Arts & Culture Reporter May 6, 2022 Originally posted March 12, [...]
By Adam Kaufman Legal Analyst May 5, 2022 Originally posted Dec 5, 2013 Editor’s Note: [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter Photos courtesy of Lauri deGaris May 5, 2022 Originally posted November [...]
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By Pat Foster-Turley May 2022 First posted June 2021 Editor’s Note: We asked Pat [...]
By Gerry Clare Roving Reporter May 2022 First Posted November 08, 2013 Editor’s Note: Gerry Clare [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. April 28, 2022 It seems like just yesterday I was roaming [...]
By Anne H Oman Reporter-at-Large April 25, 2022 In the back of Terri Oliver’s gray, [...]
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By William L. Tilson E.C.”Clinch” Kavanaugh April 25, 2022 The Amelia Island Museum of History [...]
By Lea Gallardo First posted in 2013 April 23, 2022 Editor’s note: This Sunday [...]
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By Pat-Foster-Turley Ph.D. April 21. 2022 It doesn’t take long for new north Florida residents [...]
City of Fernandina Beach April 21, 2022 [...]
By Dana Hermanson April 16, 2022 Editor’s Note: Dana Hermanson and his wife Heather are [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley April 14, 2022 It’s been a few weeks since I’ve given you [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger Editor April 13, 2022 On May 12, after ten [...]
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Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Alicia Tarancon April 12, 2022 [...]
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Amelia Community Theatre Press Release By Linda McClane April 11, 2022 Amelia Community Theatre presents [...]
By Susan Jordan April 9, 2022 Editor’s Note: Susan Jordan and her husband made [...]
Amelia Community Theatre Press Release By Linda McClane April 8, 2022 Registration is open for [...]
By Bill George President Amelia Island Bird Club April 4, 2022 The American White Pelican [...]
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By Hal and Kirsten Snyder April 2, 2022 Editor’s Note: First posted in July of [...]
City of Fernandina Beach March 30, 2022 [...]
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By Michael Leary March 26, 2022 A recent walk through the Greenway reminded me of [...]
City of Fernandina Beach March 26, 2022 We’re partnering with the Fernandina [...]
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Nassau Habitat for Humanity Submitted by Cindy Jacoby March 22, 2022 To view and bid [...]
Fernandina Beach Police Department March 23, 2022 WE APPRECIATE OUR VOLUNTEERS! We also appreciate Ms. [...]
By Catherine Oliver March 22, 2022 U13 Amelia Island Youth Soccer’s competitive travel team came [...]
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Photos and Information By Pat Foster-Turley March 21, 2022 Editor’s Note: Yesterday, Pat Foster-Turley, nature [...]
By Stephen Mintz March 19, 2022 Editor’s Note: Stephen H. Mintz, MD is a retired [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. March 17, 2022 My friend Susan Gallion was taking care of [...]
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By Bill Birdsong March 12, 2022 Editor’s Note: William Birdsong was born in Jacksonville, Florida [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley March 10, 2022 Caption: Two groups of feral cats at the [...]
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By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. March 3, 2022 This is the time of year when I [...]
Kathryn K. Bynum, Photographer www.saltykat.com March 3, 2022 Opening Prayer read by Memorial United [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter March 2, 2022 “Assistant County Attorney Denise May stated, “Development rights [...]
Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Jody Mackle February 28, 2022 [...]
By Evelyn C. McDonald February 26, 2022 Editor’s Note: Evelyn C. McDonald is not [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 23, 2022 I’m not someone who enjoys driving—if I was [...]
Nassau County Insider February 16, 2022 On, Friday, February 11, 2022, the Board of [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 17, 2022 Well, I’m back from a vacation in [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 17, 2022 There were [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 16, 2022 At the end [...]
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By Faith Ross February 14, 2022 Recently, a movie theatre on the island closed. Some [...]
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By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 10, 2022 Poor Bucko, with his bad leg, could [...]
By Kelly Hayes FloridaPolitics.com February 8, 2022 ‘Cigarette butts are one of Florida’s largest environmental [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger February 7, 2022 In less than 2 hours, 200 volunteers packaged [...]
By Bruce Stambaugh February 5, 2022 A note from Bruce Stambaugh: As [...]
Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 3, 2022 The last column I wrote for the Fernandina [...]
Media Release February 1, 2022 A History Presentation By Mike Kegler, West Point [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger January 31, 2022 One afternoon, one of my Davis cousins sent [...]
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By Susan Hardee Steger Updated at 3:30 p.m. January 31, 2022 With 55 miles [...]
By Dana Hermanson January 29, 2022 Editor’s Note: Dana Hermanson and his wife Heather are [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger January 28, 2022 A group of four local veterans, Billy Cimino, [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 27, 2022 On January 26, [...]
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Amelia Island Book Festival Submitted by Diana Frank Communications Director January 26, 2022 The [...]
January 25, 2022 A group of four local veterans, Billy Cimino, Cameron Hansen, Hupp Huppmann, [...]
January 24, 2022 Nassau County Notice of Public Hearing Location of Property: 5456 First [...]
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By Chris Hastings January 20, 2022 In Honor of Arbor Day (January 21) [...]
January 19, 2022 Four local veterans, Paul Lore, Hupp Huppmann, William Cimino, Cameron Hansen, [...]
January 18, 202 Less Than 1,000 By LuLu Huppmann Hupp ‘s Huppmann’s Wife January 17, [...]
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By David Lee Roberts January 16, 2022 “Christmas Past” Photo courtesy of David Roberts[/caption Editor’s [...]
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Florida Department of Health January 14, 2022 Editor’s Note: Don’t be fooled! There is a [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 12, 2022 The Fernandina [...]
Foar From Home January 10, 2022 Editor’s Note: Foar From Home, a group of four [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley January 6, 2022 Here on Amelia Island we have a few types [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 5, 2022 At the [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 5, 2022 Vice Mayor Len [...]
Foar From Home Video by Hupp Huppmann January 4, 2022 Editor’s Note: As four local [...]
Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Submitted by Diana Frank Director of Communications January 3, [...]
City of Fernandina Beach December 30. 2021 City offices are closed tomorrow, December 31, in [...]
A Michael Leary Photo December 24, 2021 Editor’s Note: The staff of the Fernandina Observer [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter April 26, 2022 On March 7, 2022, Rogers Towers sent a [...]
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By Cindy Jackson Reporter April 22, 2022 Parks and recreation and impact fees are often [...]
By Cindy Jackson March 21, 2022 By a unanimous vote of 5-0, the Board of [...]
By Cindy Jackson February 28, 2022 The first-ever Jail Break 5K race was held in [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter February 2, 2022 The eleven-member Planning and Zoning Board for [...]
By Cindy Jackson January 13, 2022 The first meeting of the new year for the [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter December 16, 2021 “Hopefully, the commissioners understand that the residents of [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter December 3, 2021 It was standing room only in Commission Chambers [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter November 4, 2021 At a very brief special meeting of the [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 12, 2021 The process of approving a budget for Nassau [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 3, 2021 It’s official. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) [...]
Photos by Cindy Jackson Reporter September 27, 2021 Editor’s Note: Today, a massive search for [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 16, 2021 “It’s a double header for sure,” was a [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 14, 2021 By a unanimous vote of 5-0, the Board [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter August 27, 2021 Who is Bert Harris and what is the [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter August 21, 2021 Updated at 3:46 p.m. to include approval of [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter August 23, 2021 At the most recent meeting of the Nassau [...]
Submitted by Cindy Jackson Reporter July 30, 2021 “We’re not looking good.” “If you [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter July 27, 2021 The Nassau County Board of Commissioners met Monday, [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter July 3, 2021 Originally posted August 21, 2019 11:20 a.m. Editor’s [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter July 2, 2021 To be an informed citizen, to better understand [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter June 30. 2021 Nassau County has finally hired an Assistant County [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter June 23, 2021 Tuesday, June 22, 2021, marked an important day [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter June 18, 2021 “Introduced into the record was a letter addressed [...]
By Cindy Jackon Reporter June 8, 2021 The Board of County Commissioners held a special [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter May 26, 2021 Taco Pope, County Manager and David Jahosky of [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter May 25, 2021 “ . . . the County itself is [...]
By Cindy Jackon Reporter April 15, 2021 Updated at 5:15 p.m. The South Amelia Island [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter April 13, 2021 On May 13, 2021, Dr. Eugenia Ngo-Seidel, Director [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter March 23, 2021 At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Public Safety [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter March 7, 2021 BACKGROUND COVID-19 is believed to have made its [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter February 9, 2021 The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners meeting [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter February 2, 2021 The Board of County Commissioners [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter February 1, 2021 As historically been the protocol, Board of County [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter January 28, 2021 “This is a historic night for Nassau County,” [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter January 21, 2021 The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) held its [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter January 18, 2021 Editor’s Note: This interview took place prior to [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter January 13, 2021 A special meeting of the Board of County [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter January 12, 2021 Following a workshop held on Monday, January 11, [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter January 12, 2021 January 11, 2021 was a very busy day [...]
Cindy Jackson Reporter January 8, 2020 On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the Nassau County Board [...]
Photos by Cindy Jackson Reporter January 8, 2021 Editor’s Note: We just happened to [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter December 21, 2020 Each month, under the auspices of creating and [...]
Cindy Jackson Reporter December 19, 2020 December 16, 2020, witnessed a very long meeting of [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter December 18, 2020 Approved at one of the last BOCC meetings [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter December 14, 2020 The pink ribbon has become synonymous with breast [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter December 8, 2020 “Dr. Seidel . . . is hopeful that [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter December 1, 2020 Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter December 1, 2020 Each year, the Nassau County Board of County [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter November 24, 2020 There is nothing in the world like the [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter November 16, 2020 It all started “across the pond” in 1844 [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter November 12, 2020 Editor’s Note: This morning, Tropical Storm Eta brought [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter November 10, 2020 Gil Langley, President and CEO of The Amelia [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter November 10, 2020 The William Burgess District (WBD) encompasses 5,400 acres [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter November 4, 2020 Motions to dismiss, motion for protective order, motion [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 23, 2020 At the Wednesday morning (10/21/20) meeting of the [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 20, 2020 What used to be an internet café along [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 14, 2020 Each year, October is officially designated Breast Cancer [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 8, 2020 “Serving those who serve us,” was the theme [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 7, 2020 “Job losses leave 1 in 4 Floridian uninsured [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 2, 2020 Historically, the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 1, 2020 The final step in the laborious, time-consuming, devil-is-in-the-details [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 25, 2020 In the works since 2005-2006, a groundbreaking ceremony [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 24, 2020 RUMOR HAS IT THAT YOU ARE A LOCAL, [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 18, 2020 It was a virtual love fest in the [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 15, 2020 The agenda for the September 14, 2020 meeting [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 15, 2020 Nassau County Commissioner-elect John Martin from District [...]
By Cindy Jackson September 10, 2020 It’s that time of year when many State and [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 2, 2020 Whereas the Board of County Commissioners meets on [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter August 26, 2020 History was made in 1934 when Abraham Lincoln [...]
Submitted by Cindy Jackson Reporter August 25, 2020 Making a special appearance at the August [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter August 7, 2020 “Clear as mud,” is a well-known and often [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter August 6, 2020 “In approving the tentative flat rate, Commissioners acknowledged [...]
