Susan Steger, Author at Fernandina Observer

Baptist Nassau receives “A” rating for dedication to patient safety

Baptist Medical Center Nassau Press Release May 1, 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ranks Baptist [...]

01
May

Public input sought for Nassau County’s first conservation land acquisition and management plan

Nassau County Insider May 1, 2020 We invite you to participate in an interactive webinar [...]

01
May

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Fernandina Beach beaches and golf course to open May 4

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach May 1, 2020 “Beach bathrooms will not be [...]

30
Apr

Nassau County issues Executive Order outlining regulations for County beach re-opening

Nassau County Executive Order April 30, 2020 “Section 11. A violation of any provision of [...]

30
Apr

Barnabas is our connection to help today . . . and tomorrow

Barnabas Center Nassau Contact: Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager Email: [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org April 30, 2020 If [...]

30
Apr

“Respect not Fear” – An opinion

By Chip Ross April 30, 2020 As a Board-Certified physician in Internal Medicine, I have [...]

30
Apr

+9-6 Market segmentation & its impact on purchasing behavior

By Malcolm Noden April 29, 2020 “One major issue that is going to be on [...]

30
Apr

City of Fernandina Beach seeks life guards

City of Fernandina Beach April 29, 2020 Editor’s Note: Accolades to former lifeguard Bryce Kooker [...]

29
Apr

Florida Dept of Health April 28 – Nassau County Coronavirus cases hold steady at 53

Florida Dept of Health April 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: We will continue to update this [...]

28
Apr

Fernandina mourns the loss of long time resident Joan Bean

April 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: We mourn the loss of Joan Bean. Through her years [...]

28
Apr

Reemployment assistance update provided by Florida Dept of Economic Opportunity

Florida Dept of Economic Opportunity Press Release April 28, 2020 Today, the Florida Department of [...]

28
Apr

“Are you afraid of the dark?” An opinion

By Kurt Marasco April 28, 2020 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Lately, I’ve been [...]

28
Apr

First Coast YMCA to host “Virtual Healthy Community Day” – May 2

First Coast YMCA Press Release April 27, 2020 Y unites Northeast Florida communities through free [...]

27
Apr

FLAPOL – “Which Florida beaches are closed? Which are still open?”

April 27, 2020 Most beaches in Florida are closed, but they are slowly starting to [...]

27
Apr

A COVID-19 story

Alexandra R. Lajoux April 26, 2020 My COVID-19 Story Recently someone asked how I’ve been [...]

26
Apr

Filing court documents remotely

Nassau County Clerk of Court John Crawford Nassau County Insider April 25, 2020 Reminder: [...]

25
Apr

Multiple median modifications planned for State Road 200 corridor

FDOT Press Release April 24, 2020 The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will [...]

24
Apr

FDOT road and lane closures

Florida Dept of Transportation Media Release April 24, 2020 Nassau County I-95 (FIN 431958-1-52-01) (30.743167, [...]

24
Apr

The rural parts of Nassau County are not responsive to the Census – We need to change that!

Nassau County Insider April 24, 2020 Historically, the most rural parts of our county have [...]

24
Apr

Our City’s digital democracy leaves the public ‘virtually’ silenced – An opinion

By Mike Lednovich City Commissioner Fernandina Beach April 23, 2020 Our City’s Digital Democracy leaves [...]

24
Apr

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – City projects move forward

Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach April 24, 2020 As the country and community struggle [...]

23
Apr

Mayor orders City flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of Joan Bean

April 23, 2020 City of Fernandina Beach John A. Miller Office of the City [...]

23
Apr

Chamber of Commerce & Barnabas unite in “Workforce Housing Project”

Nassau County Chamber of Commerce Regina Duncan Executive Director April 23, 2020 The Nassau [...]

23
Apr

Individual rights vs the Common Good: A classic dispute heightened by the COVID-19 crisis – An opinion

By Stephen Gessner April 22, 2020 Throughout the history of democratic countries there has always [...]

23
Apr

Florida Dept of Health April 22 update – Nassau County cases remain steady at 46

Florida Dept of Health April 22, 2020 Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces [...]

22
Apr

Last chance to support Take Stock in Children’s fundraising auction

Take Stock in Children Nassau Submitted by Robin C. Lentz Executive Director April 22, 2020 [...]

22
Apr

Coronadoption: No social distancing (or extra toilet paper) required

By Katherine Dudley Hoehn [email protected] April 22, 2020 A dear friend recently told me that [...]

22
Apr

Jacksonville Symphony guarantees musicians and staff salaries through end of season

Jacksonville Symphony Press Release April 21. 2020 Jacksonville Symphony President & CEO Steven Libman announced [...]

21
Apr

Portion of South Greenway closed to allow “family time” for alligators

City of Fernandina Beach April 20. 2020 The section of trail in the south Greenway [...]

20
Apr

Infectious disease expert believes Jax Mayor opened beaches too soon . . . A News4Jax report

April 20, 2020 Editor’s Note: While Nassau County Officials are contemplating beach openings, we thought [...]

20
Apr

Board of County Commissioners approves donation for Barnabas to provide emergency assistance to furloughed individuals during COVID-19

Nassau County Insider Contact:Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer [email protected] April 20, 2020 At a Special [...]

20
Apr

A parade comes to Fernandina Beach . . .

By Christy LeLait April 19, 2020

19
Apr

Amelia Island revealed . . .

By Stephan R. Leimberg unseenimages.com April 18, 2020 “We are truly all in this together [...]

18
Apr

Recognizing one of many acts of kindness during the Coronavirus pandemic

By Susan Hardee Steger April 18, 2020

18
Apr

Salvation Army’s Hope House receives donation from the City of Fernandina Beach

By Susan Hardee Steger April 18, 2020 The Salvation Army’s Hope House was one of [...]

18
Apr

COVID-19: Another wake-up call for our local economy – Citizens for a Better Nassau

Citizens for a Better Nassau April 17 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is a human health [...]

17
Apr

Barnabas Center announces time change for food distribution in Hillard and requests monetary donations

Barnabas Center Contact: Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager April 16 2020 ” At this time, monetary [...]

17
Apr

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Volunteers define our community

Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach April 17, 2020 Next week is National Volunteer Week. [...]

16
Apr

Florida Dept of Health evening update – Nassau County cases at 39 (Update)

Florida Dept of Health April 16, 2020 Update on April 17, FDOH from Nassau [...]

16
Apr

Nassau County officials will meet tomorrow to discuss reopening beaches following Duval County’s limited use actions

By Susan Hardee Steger April 16, 2020 Nassau County Emergency Management informed the public [...]

16
Apr

Get ready for a visit from Sparky the Fire Dog & Officer Hopps – April 19 in Fernandina Beach

City of Fernandina Beach Fire Department April 16, 2020 Sparky the Fire Dog & Officer [...]

16
Apr

Drive-thru Farmers’ Market takes place April 18 at 14th & Lime – Order ahead

City of Fernandina Beach April 16, 2020 Our Downtown Farmers Market will be conducting a [...]

16
Apr

Wondering about your Economic Impact check? Search IRS “Get My Payment” for help

IRS Information April 15, 2020 Editor’s Note: We thank Genece Minshew, a VITA volunteer for [...]

15
Apr

First Coast YMCA offers new virtual service offering

First Coast YMCA Press Release April 15, 2020 “To view virtual services and workouts available [...]

15
Apr

Happy National Library Week! April 19 – 25

Nassau County Public Library System Janet W. Loveless, M.S.L.I.S., C.P.L.A. Assistant Library Director April 15, [...]

15
Apr

Chamber of Commerce Workforce Assistance Program announced

Nassau County Chamber of Commerce Contact: Regina Duncan [email protected] April 15, 2020 The Nassau County [...]

15
Apr

State Senator Aaaron Bean responds to concern over unemployment assistance: offers options for help

State Senator Aaron Bean April 13, 2020 These trying times are continuing to challenge our [...]

14
Apr

Take Stock in Children to launch On-Line Auction on April 17

Take Stock in Children Press Release April 14, 2020 Take Stock in Children of Nassau [...]

14
Apr

Nassau County Commissioners solicit comments for regular meeting scheduled April 13

Nassau County Insider April 13, 2020 Participation in Tonight’s Meeting 4/13/20 @ 12:45 p.m. – [...]

13
Apr

Nassau County’s Census response rate at 45%

Nassau County Insider April 13, 2020 4/11/20 @ 1:15 p.m. – As of today, Nassau [...]

13
Apr

Kindness has not fallen victim to the virus

By Karen Thompson Features Reporter April 12,, 2020 I looked around and what I saw [...]

12
Apr

Amelia Island revealed . . .

By Ron Pfeffer April 11, 2020 Editor’s Note: Ron and Janet Pfeffer retired and moved [...]

11
Apr

Nassau County School Board approves leadership appointments

Nassau County Schools Dr. Kathy Burns Superintendent of Schools April 10, 2020 At this evening’s [...]

10
Apr

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – “This great Nation will endure as it has endured . . .”

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach April 10., 2020 Another week of coronavirus comes [...]

09
Apr

Florida Dept of Health Evening update – Nassau County Coronavirus cases grow to 32

Florida Dept of Health April 9, 2020 Nassau County Coronavirus Cases grow to 32 with [...]

09
Apr

Jacksonville Symphony to stream concerts through end of April

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY Press Release April 8, 2020 Although the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts [...]

09
Apr

Calm and Comfort in Stories and Songs

Story & Song Submitted by Mark Kaufman April 9 2020 From the safety of your [...]

09
Apr

Nassau BOCC hears from County Health Dept, Emergency Mgt and extends State of Emergency

By Cindy Jackson Reporter April 8, 2020 The Board of County Commissioners called its special [...]

08
Apr

FLAPOL investigative report poses a question – “Does the Nassau County District 1 Commissioner live in the district he represents?

FLAPOL By Peter Schorsch April 8, 2020 Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of a [...]

08
Apr

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