Author Archives: Press Release

Fitch increases county’s issuer default rating to “AA”

October 5, 2021 Nassau County, Florida, October 5, 2021 – Nassau County recently received notification [...]

Fernandina Beach Police Department wears pink ribbons during “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”

Fernandina Beach Police Department October 5, 2021 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to [...]

‘Damn right’ way to raise Florida corrections officer pay is by closing prisons

The Center Square By John Haughey October 5, 2021 (The Center Square) – The Florida [...]

Nassau County Schools issue latest COVID-19 report – Week ending Oct 1

Nassau County Schools October 4, 2021   Week Ending September 24, 2021     Nassau [...]

Florida bill would designate religious services as ‘essential’ during an emergency

The Center Square By John Haughey October 4, 2021   (The Center Square) – If [...]

FSCJ Receives U.S. Department of Education Grant to Develop Educational Opportunity Center

FSCJ Media Release October 4, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) [...]

Share your input on the future management of redfish

Media Release October 12, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants your [...]

Bogus Debt Collectors Permanently Banned from Collections in FTC Settlement

Federal Trade Commission Media Release October 4, 2021   An Atlanta-based debt collection company and [...]

Help improve data by submitting your catch-and-release fish info through iAngler

Media Release October 3, 2021   The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

Submitted by Priscilla Footlik October 2, 2021 Editor’s Note:  Priscilla came to Amelia Island in [...]

FWC to meet October 6-7 in St. Augustine

Media Release October 2, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will meet [...]

Flounder recreational harvest season closes Oct. 15

Media Release October 2, 2021   The recreational harvest of flounder in all state and [...]

Florida’s aerospace industry booming, but faces competition, capacity challenges

The Center Square By John Haughey October 2, 2021 (The Center Square) – Florida’s 15-year-old [...]

Genece Minshew Files Candidacy for 2022 City Commission Race

Candidate Press Release October 1, 2021 October 1, Fernandina Beach – Genece Minshew, longtime community [...]

Florida Department of Health Weekly Situation Report for Nassau County Week Ending Sept 30

Florida Department of Health October 1, 2021              

“Falling for Shrimp” street closures this weekend

Main Street Fernandina Falling for Shrimp Press Release October 1, 2021        

Nassau County Road & Lane Closures: Week of October 2-6, 2021

I-95 at Tide Creek Daytime lane closures from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and nighttime [...]

Picnic with Planning – Tree Giveaway

City of Fernandina Beach October 1, 2021 For more information on Tree Giveaway click here. [...]

History Museum offers Ghost Tours through October starting soon

October 1, 2021 MEDIA RELEASE Be haunted by the past with our Halloween Ghost Tours! [...]

Vendor registration opens for $1000 Start-Ups for “Fall for Small Business Fair

$1000 Dollar Start-Ups Press Release Submitted by  Leah Ward-Lee [email protected] October 1, 2021 Vendor registration [...]

Halloween Doors & More Presents a Drive-In Movie Experience October 16th at 5 p.m.

Media Release September 30, 2021 Community Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation’s, Halloween Doors & More, [...]

History Museum talks and exhibits during October

October 1, 2021 MEDIA RELEASE Although often cast as background players to the history of [...]

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Budget approved and update of city projects

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach October 1, 2021 Happy New Year to everyone [...]

Statement from family of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office September 30, 2021   “The family and fiancé of Deputy Josh [...]

With Florida minimum wage now $10 hour, lawmaker refiles 2021 bid for training wage

The Center Square By John Haughey September 30, 2021   (The Center Square) – About [...]

The Woodmen Life Chapter 3 of Jacksonville presents donation to Barnabas Food Program

Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org September 30, 2021   [...]

Nassau County Animal Services will be closed on Saturday

Nassau County Insider September 30, 2021 Nassau County Animal Services will be closed on Saturday, [...]

Arts & Culture Nassau announces grant program to encourage projects for senior citizens

Arts & Culture Nassau Press Release September 30, 2021 Arts and Culture Nassau (ACN) is [...]

Fernandina Beach Police Dept alerts citizens to debit card scams

Fernandina Beach Police Department September 30, 2021 BE CAUTIOUS OF SCAMS. Scam artists are calling [...]

Nassau County Deputy Moyers remembered . . .

Nassau County Sheriff’s Officer September 29, 2021  

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare awarded grants for “Teen Mental Health”

Starting Point Behavioral Health Press Release CEO Laureen Pagel, Ph.D. September 29, 2021 Starting Point [...]

City’s Boat Ramp to close Oct 1 – 3 for Fall for Shrimp activities

City of Fernandina Beach September 29, 2021     In anticipation of Fall For Shrimp [...]

Credit Card Payment Alert: Maintenance on credit card processing will impact multiple city departments

City of Fernandina Beach September 29, 2021     Reminder!!! Please read, details have been [...]

News4Jax reports suspected killer of Nassau County Deputy apprehended

News4Jax September 28, 2021       After a massive five-day man hunt for the [...]

Service for long time local physician to be held October 8

” . . . the Fernandina Beach City Commission honored Dr. Ullah with a proclamation [...]

Barnabas announces upcoming food distributions

Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager [email protected] September 28, 2021 As [...]

Nassau/Transit re-launches the Island Hopper with Saturday Island-wide service

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] September 28, 2021 [...]

Update: Suspected killer of Nassau County Deputy “could still be in the area”

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Update at 9:10 a.m. September 27, 2021   UPDATE: The reward [...]

Nassau County Schools Weekly COVID-19 report – Week ending Sept 24

Nassau County Schools September 27, 2021 Editor’s Note:  We are seeing COVID-19 cases in Nassau [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging Caregiver Support Group Meetings scheduled for Oct 13 and 27

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] September 27, 2021 [...]

State Officer speaks to Amelia Island DAR Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution Amelia Island Chapter Press Release Contact: Rebecca Mayle [email protected] September [...]

How you can recognize and avoid a scam (and help others)

September 26, 2021 by Alvaro Puig Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month [...]

Florida’s coral reef: Our underwater national treasure

Media Release September 26, 2021   Florida’s coral reef: Our underwater national treasure Sure, you’ve [...]

Deputy shot during traffic stop ‘not going to survive,’ Nassau sheriff says

News4Jax.com 3:02 p.m. September 25, 2021 Despite heroic efforts from the medical staff at UF [...]

How to spot, stop, and report post-disaster scams

September 25, 2021 by Colleen Tressler Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC Whether you’re [...]

Nassau County DOH awarded Healthy Brain Initiative grant

September 24, 2021 Media Release Fernandina Beach, September 24, 2021 — Florida Department of Health [...]

9/11 Commemorative Coin presented to Fernandina Beach Police Chief

Fernandina Beach Police Department September 25, 2021     Retired Firefighter/Paramedic Rolen Sauls and Baptist [...]

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office provides more photos of deputy shooting suspect

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office September 24, 2021 More photos of our suspect Patrick McDowell.  

COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report: County Overview – Week Ending Sept 23

Florida Department of Health September 24, 2021 Editor’s Note:  Cases down and positivity down.  Good [...]

Plantation Artists’ Guild & Gallery plans October “Corner Show” featuring St Augustine Collection

Plantation Artists’ Guild & Gallery Press Release September 21, 2020  Ken Keeley’s “St. Augustine Collection” [...]

Fernandina Beach Police Department recognizes Police Auxiliary Corp

Fernandina Beach Police Department September 24, 2021 The Fernandina Beach Police Auxiliary Corps (PAC) consists [...]

Florida extends mandate ban to include ‘institutionalized quaratining’ of K-12 students

The Center Square By John Haughey September 24, 2021 (The Center Square) – The DeSantis [...]

Weekly Comments: “Four Song Philosophy”

By Dale Martin Fernandina Beach City Manager September 24, 2021 During lengthy drives like the [...]

Nassau County announces death of facilities supervisor

Nassau County Insider September 23, 2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the [...]

Cars & Cannons Vintage Car Show at Fort Clinch

Friends of Fort Clinch Press Release September 23, 2021 Cars & Cannons Vintage Car Show [...]

Shelby Oliver surprised with donations for Safety Patrol

Nassau County Insider September 23, 2021 Deputy Eric Oliver was killed in the line of [...]

City Parks & Recreation welcomes new employee

City of Fernandina Beach September 23, 2021     Meet Hannah Ross! Hannah is originally [...]

Florida surgeon general nominee rejects business lockdowns

The Center Square By John Haughey September 23, 2021 “Lapado made it clear he shares [...]

Drug operation “Behind the Tracks” nabs 6 repeat offenders from O’Neil/Scott Road area

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release September 22, 2021 During the month of June 2021, [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging to host “2020 – A Look Back” photo exhibit

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] Sept. 22, 2021 [...]

North Florida Land Trust has acquired the funding to Save the Small Islands

Media Release September 21, 2021   The River Branch Foundation has donated the remaining money [...]

Media groups join suit demanding Florida publicly post daily COVID-19 data

The Center Square By John Haughey September 22, 2021 (The Center Square) – Eight news [...]

Local author releases short story collection inspired by the creatures of Amelia Island

Press Release By Linda Guecia September 21, 2021 Love is all around in Amelia Island, [...]

Nassau County Parks & Recreation Presents: Halloween Festival, seeks business help

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager September 21, 2021 9/16/21 @ [...]

Mental Health disparities in minority population

CREED Submitted by Jennette Baker Information from Brooklane.org September 21, 2021 https://www.brooklane.org/blog/mental-health-disparities-minority-populations Although minorities are [...]

FWC seeks public input on beach-nesting birds draft guidelines

Media Release September 16, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking [...]

“Vaccines Save Lives” – Schedule your appointment Thursday, Sept 23

Nassau County Emergency Management September 21, 2021 Vaccines will be available to anyone 12 or [...]

Citizens for a Better Nassau – Nassau County continues to struggle with growth

Citizens for a Better Nassau By Bill Gingrich September 20, 2021 ” . . . [...]

Nassau County Schools COVID-19 report – Week ending Sept 17

Nassau County Schools September 20,  2021     Nassau County Schools September 7, 2021 August [...]

Nassau Board of County Commissioners Votes to Reduce Tax Rate While Delivering Big on Road, Park and Public Safety Projects

Media Release Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer (904) 530-6010 [email protected] Nassau County, Florida, September 17, [...]

Business Taxes due to City of Fernandina Beach by September 30

Media Release City of Fernandina Beach September 20, 2021   It’s renewal season! Business owners, [...]

Road Closure at Beech and Atlantic due to utility maintenance on Tuesday and Wednesday

City of Fernandina Beach September 20, 2021   South 13th Street between Beech and Atlantic [...]