Author Archives: Press Release
Rise Against Hunger – A volunteer opportunity on February 5
Rise Against Hunger Committee An Ecumenical Effort Organized by St Peter’s Episcopal Church January 7, [...]
Jan
City of Fernandina Beach welcomes new police officers
City of Fernandina Beach Police Department Press Release January 7, 2022 We would like to [...]
Jan
Changes coming to city’s Central Park playground equipment
City of Fernandina Beach January 7, 2022
Jan
Wild Amelia launches “Views You Can Choose”
Wild Amelia Press Release Contact: Jay Kayne [email protected] January 7, 2022 Have you ever seen [...]
Jan
Weekly comments from Dale Martin – City Citizens Academy to begin February 3
Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach January 7, 2022 [UPDATE 1-10-2022: Dale Martin advised this [...]
Jan
Baptist Health Nassau welcomes New Year’s baby
Baptist Health Nassau Press Release January 6, 2022
Jan
Americans for Prosperity-Florida Outlines 2022 Legislative Agenda
AFP-FL Media Release January 5, 2022 Organization Continues Working to Removing Barriers, Expand Opportunity for [...]
Jan
How to avoid buying fake COVID tests online
January 6, 2022 by Colleen Tressler Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC The news [...]
Jan
Nassau County Public Libraries seek “Tech Helper Volunteers”
Nassau County Insider January 6, 2022 The Nassau County Public Library System is hoping to [...]
Jan
Fernandina Beach Police Department introduces Stephanie Delaney
Fernandina Beach Police Department January 6, 2022 Last year we highlighted employment anniversaries of [...]
Jan
Some Fernandina residents to be notified of recycle pickup change
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release January 5, 2022 City of Fernandina Beach January 5, [...]
Jan
Is 2022 the year for workers’ comp changes? Jimmy Patronis’ office says, ‘YES!’
By Christine Jordan Sexton FloridaPolitics.com January 5, 2022 Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis‘ [...]
Jan
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Support Group moves to the Journey Church
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Press Release Contact: Laureen Pagel, Ph.D, CEO [email protected] January 5, 2021 [...]
Jan
Foar From Home “Monday Munchies” update and more . . .
Foar From Home Video by Hupp Huppmann January 4, 2022 Editor’s Note: As four local [...]
Jan
Roger Moore remembered . . .
By Ron Kurtz January 4, 2022 Just shy of 97, Roger Moore died [...]
Jan
Florida Dept of Health offers free COVID-19 testing and test kits while supply lasts beginning Jan 10
Florida Department of Health Nassau Media Release June 4, 2022
Jan
Amelia Cruizers drive-by donation to Nassau Council on Aging
Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn January 4, 2022 [...]
Jan
American Business Women’s Eight Flags Chapter presents “Reach to Retention” on January 11
Eight Flags Chapter American Business Women’s Association Press Release January 4, 2022 Fernandina Beach, FL [...]
Jan
FWC: Governor DeSantis Continues To Make Conservation A Priority Through Protection Of Our Natural Resources
Media Release January 4, 2022 Florida remains one of the country’s top destinations for world-class [...]
Jan
Nassau County Board of Commissioners release November 2021 Monthly Newsletter
Nassau County Insider January 4, 2021 Attached is the November 2021 edition of the Board [...]
Jan
DeSantis ‘Freedom First’ budget proposes taxpayer savings
Center Square By Bethany Blankley January 3, 2022 (The Center Square) – Florida’s commitment to [...]
Jan
Lee celebrates 20 years with Fernandina Beach Police Department
Fernandina Beach Police Department January 3, 2022 This is Sergeant Chad Lee. This [...]
Jan
“Sacred Waters: The Okefenokee in Peril” finalist in Beaufort International Film Festival
Okefenokee Protective Alliance January 3, 2022 The film: https://vimeo.com/637011743 We have just [...]
Jan
Amelia Island Book Festival begins 20th anniversary with gala event February 18
Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Submitted by Diana Frank Director of Communications January 3, [...]
Jan
Eight trees planted along Hickory Street
Keep Nassau Beautiful Media Release from Dec 28, 2021 January 3, 2021 On a cool [...]
Jan
St. Johns River blue crab trap closure starts Jan. 16
Media Release January 1, 2022 Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters of [...]
Jan
Florida Department of Health Weekly Situation Report shows big increase in COVID-19 – Week ending Dec 30
Florida Department of Health December 31, 2021 [...]
Dec
Florida Statute now allows fireworks July 4th, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
City of Fernandina Beach December 31, 2021 Much to the excitement of some and the [...]
Dec
Nassau County road & lane closures: January 1-7, 2022
I-95 at Tide Creek Daytime lane closures weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and [...]
Dec
Grouper and snapper season changes to look for Jan. 1 in Gulf and Atlantic
Media Release December 31, 2021 Several species of grouper and snapper will either open or [...]
Dec
Weekly comments from Dale Martin – First phase of city’s waterfront resiliency project in progress
By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach December 31, 2021 As we offer good-bye to [...]
Dec
New Years Eve on Centre Street Fernandina – Fireworks begin at 7:00 p.m.
City of Fernandina Beach December 30. 2021 City offices are closed tomorrow, December 31, in [...]
Dec
Nassau County Council on Aging Support Group Meetings scheduled for Jan 12 & 26
Nassau County Council on Aging Submitted by Liz Dunn December 30, 2021 Nassau County Council [...]
Dec
Community Hospice offers Free January Support & Educational Sessions
Community Hospice & Palliative Care Media Release December 29, 2021 Understanding Grief (Virtual): [...]
Dec
Metanoia Retreat for Writers, April 22-24, 2022
Media Release January 7, 2022 Metanoia is defined as the journey of changing one’s mind, heart, [...]
Dec
Dipping into the New Year
By Jill Christoferson for FWC December 30, 2021 With 2021 coming to an end, [...]
Dec
Keep your personal information safe in the New Year
December 27, 2021 by Jim Kreidler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC As 2021 winds down, lots [...]
Dec
Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County deliver holiday cheer to seniors
Boys & Girls Club of Nassau County Press Release By Andrew Schmidt, Senior Director December [...]
Dec
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Carollee Addams December 24, 2021 Editor’s Note: Carollee Addams moved to Fernandina Beach from [...]
Dec
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A Michael Leary Photo December 24, 2021 Editor’s Note: The staff of the Fernandina Observer [...]
Dec
American Heart Association Pitch: Limit screen time and get your kids (and the whole family) moving
American Heart Association Press Release December 24, 2021 With the holidays here and school out [...]
Dec
Nassau County Emergency Management issues “Pandemic Precautions for Safer Holiday Events”
Nassau County Emergency Management Press Release December 24, 2021
Dec
The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Presents American Soprano Renée Fleming on Friday, January 14th
Press Release December 24, 2021 Amelia Island, FL — Renée Fleming, one of [...]
Dec
North Florida Land Trust has acquired Islands for conservation within the Intracoastal Waterway
Media Release December 24, 2021 Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 20, 2021 – North Florida Land Trust [...]
Dec
Nassau County seeks volunteer to serve on Planning & Zoning Board for District 2
Nassau County Insider December 24, 2021 The Board of County Commissioners is seeking a volunteer [...]
Dec
Weekly comments from Dale Martin
By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach December 24, 2021 As may be known by [...]
Dec
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office reports missing man, Felix Charles found dead in Hilliard
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release December 23, 2021
Dec
Experienced as a past or present caregiver for persons with dementia? Florida Dept of Health- Nassau wants your help
Florida Department of Health Press Release Contact: Emily Cason [email protected] 904-557-9173 December 23, 2021 [...]
Dec
Nassau County C.R.O.W.N Program launches county drug prevention
Florida Department of Health Press Release December 22, 2021 “Comparing January through June of 2019 [...]
Dec
Hamilton celebrates 21 years of service with Fernandina Beach Police
Fernandina Beach Police Department December 23. 2021 This is Sergeant Tracey Hamilton. This [...]
Dec
AAA: Holiday travel to surge this year, with top destination ins Florida, California
The Center Square Florida By Bethany Blankley Contributor December 23, 2021 | (The Center Square) [...]
Dec
VyStar Credit Union promotes Sean Cummings to North Florida Market President
VyStar Credit Union Press Release December 22, 2021 VyStar Credit Union announced today that Sean [...]
Dec
Nassau Humane Society offers pets for adoption
City of Fernandina Beach December 22, 2021 A few years back, the Fernandina Beach [...]
Dec
This is what it costs to retire in Florida
The Center Square Florida Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square December 22, [...]
Dec
City of Fernandina Beach presents awards to outstanding employees
City of Fernandina Beach December 21, 2021
Dec
Exercise and heart attacks – “More people die from heart attacks between December 25th and Jan 1st.”
American Heart Association Press Release December 14, 2021 ” . . . more people die [...]
Dec
City of Fernandina Beach recognizes years of service
City of Fernandina Beach December 21, 2021
Dec
Nassau County Council on Aging offers stress-busting program for caregivers in the New Year
Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release By Liz Dunn December 21, 2021 Have you [...]
Dec
A message from CREED
Coalition for the Reduction/Elimination of Ethnic Disparities in Health Submitted by Jennett Wilson Baker [email protected] [...]
Dec
“Driving Amelia” wins Gemstone Media an Emmy Award
December 21, 2021 Media Release [Note that this documentary aired on NBCSN in January and [...]
Dec
City of Fernandina Beach Heritage Tree Workshop to be held January 14
City of Fernandina Beach December 21, 202 The public is invited to the January 14, [...]
Dec
Nassau County Schools COVID-19 report – Week ending Dec 17
Nassau County Schools December 21, 2021
Dec
Look beyond the award when you hire a lawyer
December 19, 2021 by Emily Wu Attorney, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC If [...]
Dec
Wild Amelia free 2022 Digital Calendar and new photo project
Wild Amelia Press Release Submitted by Jay Kayne [email protected] December 20, 2021 Wild Amelia is [...]
Dec
Road re-naming ceremony held in honor of Steve Kelley
Nassau County Insider December 20, 2021 The Board of County Commissioners hosted a Road [...]
Dec
Two south Florida men plead guilty in $35M COVID scam
The Center Square Press Release December 20, 2021 (The Center Square) – Two South Florida [...]
Dec
FSCJ Receives Florida Job Growth Grant to Support Commercial Vehicle Driving Program Expansion
Media Release December 16, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) received [...]
Dec
FWC approves rules to facilitate management for trophy largemouth bass
Media Release December 19, 2021 At its December meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife [...]
Dec
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Hal and Kirsten Snyder December 18, 2021 Editor’s Note: The Snyder husband and [...]
Dec