Author Archives: Press Release

Fernandina Beach Market Place offers Saturday fun rain or shine

Fernandina Beach Market Place Press Release Submitted by Judi Mackie July 8, 2021 The Fernandina [...]

Following Elsa, Nassau County reports roads underwater

Nassau County Insider July 8, 2021 Roads Currently Under Water 7/7/2021 Nassau County Public Works [...]

2021 Winter Design Show to benefit Wolfson Children’s Hospital – Dec 3

Wolfson Children’s Hospital Press Release July 7, 2021 Reimagined 45th annual event benefiting Wolfson Children’s [...]

Radar from Jacksonville National Weather Service – Tracking Tropical Storm Erma

July 7, 2021 Editor’s Note:  To view live radar, click here.

New Yulee Chipotle with pick up lane

Media Release July 7, 2021 Chipotle Mexican Grill opened its first Yulee restaurant June 29, [...]

Fernandina Beach Police Department stresses core values – Partnership, Integrity, and Respect

Fernandina Beach Police Department Mark Foxworth, Chief July 7, 2021   Last month we developed [...]

Mary Gauthier in Concert July 10 at Story and Song

Story and Song Press Release July 7, 2021 Mary Gauthier in Concert Saturday, July 10, [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management Update on Tropical Storm Elsa

Nassau County Emergency Management July 7, 2021   The bridge is NOT closed.   If [...]

Florida Public Utilities monitoring Hurricane Elsa – Customers urged to proactively prepare for storm

Florida Public Utilities Company Press Release July 6, 2021 Florida Public Utilities Company (FPU) is [...]

Centers for Disease Control’s COVID-19 Vaccination Report for Nassau County

Center for Disease Control Data as of the evening of July 4 July 6, 2021 [...]

Monitoring Tropical Storm Elsa

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager July 5, 2021 7/4/21 @ [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

By Bill Birdsong July 3, 2021 Editor’s Note:  From Friday, July 3, until Monday, July [...]

Brett’s Waterway Cafe structural issue – “No immediate threat to life and safety”

July 3, 2021 “Based on preliminary structural assessment, Staff believes the substructure at Brett’s Waterway [...]

Brett’s Waterway Cafe structural conditions a concern

Passero Association by Christopher Nardone Sr Project Architect July 2, 2021 Editor’s Note: The Fernandina [...]

Florida Department of Health reports weekly COVID-19 data

Florida Department of Health July 2, 2021

FWC’s Operation Dry Water promotes education, enforcement for boating under the influence this weekend

Media Release July 2, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Division of [...]

Barnabas volunteer dentist receives prestigious award

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org July 2, 2021 Dr. Ken [...]

FWC: Celebrate Independence Day the Floridian way with these wildlife-friendly tips

Media Release July 02, 2021   The Fourth of July in Florida means heading to [...]

Weekly comments by Dale Martin – What is the rollback rate?

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach July 2, 2021 In last week’s article, using [...]

Barnabas Center earned a 2021 Gold Rating from the NAFC Quality Standards Program

Barnabas Center Press Release Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org July 1, 2021 Barnabas Center earned [...]

Sounds on Center to feature “SOUNDWAVEZ” on July 2 in Historic Fernandina Beach

Sounds on Center July 1, 2021 Sounds on Centre is a free event, fun for [...]

Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks Host Volunteer Opportunities on July 5 and 7

The July 5 event is at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park and the July 7 event [...]

NRA ponders “next moves” after federal judge upholds Florida law banning under 21 gun sales

The Center Square By John Haughey July 1, 2021   (The Center Square) – The [...]

Safe driving on City streets encouraged by “calming devices”

City of Fernandina Beach July 1, 2021         Four traffic calming devices [...]

Barnabas donates Gerri’s Corner supplies to Callahan Cancer Resource Center

Barnabas Center Press Release Alexandra Winsor Communication Manager www.barnabasNassau.org June 30, 2021 Barnabas Center has [...]

A win for conservation – DeSantis signs Florida Wildlife Corridor Act

North Florida Land Trust Press Release June 30, 2021 North Florida Land Trust’s O2O wildlife [...]

City Police Officer FInley celebrates anniversary

City of Fernandina Beach Police Department June 29, 2021           This [...]

City PEG Channel Launch – A video

Video by Shonky Studios June 29, 2021

Barnabas’ “New to You” resale store in Yulee is open for business

Barnabas Center Press Release www.BarnabasNassau.org Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager June 29, 2021 New to You [...]

Gullah Geechee Appreciation Week

Nassau County Insider June 29, 2021 At last night’s meeting, the Board of County Commissioners [...]

Cole Porter’s Musical Comedy “Kiss Me Kate”

Amelia Musical Playhouse Press Release Submitted by Jill Dillingham June 29, 2021 Every now and [...]

The Greenery acquires commercial landscaping company in Amelia Island/Jacksonville

The Greenery Press Release June 28, 2021 The Greenery, Inc. recently announced the acquisition of [...]

Florida deploys 50 state officers to border despite uncertainty over who pays

The Center Square By John Haughey June 28, 2021 (The Center Square) – Fifty state [...]

Evans Rendezvous Historical Marker unveiled

Nassau County Insider June 28, 2021 ​ The Friends of American Beach hosted a wonderful [...]

Debris from sunken shrimp boat removed from City beaches

City of Fernandina Beach June 28, 2021

Nassau County Libraries introduces “Intelligent Lockers” for borrowing library material

Nassau County Insider June 27, 2021 The Nassau County Public Library System is pleased to [...]

Hello, summer. Goodbye, scammers.

June 27, 2021 by Jim Kreidler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Summer is right around the corner. [...]

FWC helps tag nearly 150 tegus and green iguanas with a month left in 90-day grace period

Media Release June 26, 2021 New rules require owners of pet tegus and green iguanas [...]

The Emerald Trail is one step closer to reality

MEDIA RELEASE North Florida Land Trust   Jacksonville, Fla., June 23, 2021 – The first [...]

Florida Department of Health reports COVID cases rising in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health June 25, 2021 Editor’s Note: Today we have posted current COVID [...]

Amelia Island Shells to unveil Fourth of July Flag at Main Beach Saturday, June 26

Amelia Island Shells Contact: Wendy Rodgers 904-772-4096 June 25, 2021 Amelia Island Shells invites the [...]

Ribbon Cutting held for Barnabas’ “New to You” in Yulee

Nassau County Chamber of Commerce Press Release June 25, 2021

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Truth in Millage Notice

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach June 25, 2021 As the annual budget process [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging can help seniors with past-due electric bills and air-conditioner needs

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn June 24, 2021 If [...]

North Florida Land Trust has helped to expand McGirts Creek Preserve

Media Release Jacksonville, Fla., June. 24, 2021 – North Florida Land Trust has once again [...]

Nassau County residents warned – New COVID-19 variant should be taken seriously

June 24, 2021 In a text message sent by Nassau County Emergency Management, residents are [...]

Rip Currents kill 100 people annually – Know your options!

Nassau County Insider June 23, 2021 Sunday, June 20th was the first day of summer. [...]

Community Vigil to be held Friday, June 25 in honor of plane crash victims

City of Fernandina Beach June 23, 2021 On Friday June 18th, a tragic aircraft accident [...]

The business of golf – A logical discussion concerning Fernandina Beach Golf Course

By Alan Prescott June 23, 2021 Within the last 10 days, I have received a [...]

Free Movie Night! – June 26

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager June 23, 2021   6/22/21 [...]

Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit to host outreach event at Fernandina Harbor Marina – June 26

City of Fernandina Beach June 23, 2021     The Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection [...]

Keep Nassau Beautiful is a Keep Florida Beautiful Award Recipient

MEDIA RELEASE Lynda Bell, Executive Director Keep Nassau Beautiful, Inc. 904-261-0165 [email protected] Nassau County, Florida, [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management warns community of COVID-19 & Delta Variant – N C Positivity rate over 6%, one dead

Nassau County Emergency Management CoViD-19 Update June 22, 2021   Nassau County’s “Positivity Rate” (percent [...]

“Wild Amelia Highway Clean Up” to take place June 27 at 8:00 a.m.

Wild Amelia Press Release Contact: [email protected] June 22, 2021 Sunday, June 27th, 8:00 am. Come [...]

How to spot a government impersonator scam

June 22, 2021 by Lisa Lake Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Scammers often disguise themselves as [...]

Summer House Realty donates $58,000 to non-profit

Summer House Realty Press Release June 22, 2021 Summer House Realty donates more than $58,000 [...]

Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks offer summer volunteer opportunities in the parks

Timucuan Parks Foundation Press Release June 22, 2021 Next volunteer cleanup is June 23 at [...]

City’s 2045 Vision Plan Workshop to be held June 23 at Central Park

City of Fernandina Beach June 22, 2021 We want your input to shape the future [...]

City provides shade at Buccaneer Field

City of Fernandina Beach June 21, 2021

Child assault incident near Miner Road in Yulee – Your help is needed

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office June 21, 2021

FDOT and Safety Partners urge motorist to eliminate distractions during summer months

FDOT Press Release June 21, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), [...]

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare’s Project T.A.L.K.S. receives full support and funding in the Florida Leads Budget

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Press Release Submitted by Laureen Pagel, Ph.D., CEO June 21, 2021 [...]

WestRock donates $5,000 to Friends of the Library to support of Tech Center

Friends of the Library Press Release Hope Foley Communications Chair June 21, 2021   Fernandina [...]

Fernandina Beach seeks input from citizens on Vision 2045

Media Release Submitted by Kelly Gibson Fernandina Beach Planning Director June 18, 2021 Envisioning Our [...]

Wildlight announces award-winning homebuilders for Phase 2 of Forest Park Neighborhood

Media Release June 20, 2021 WILDLIGHT, FLA. – June 16, 2021 – Raydient Places + Properties announced today [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

By John Bond June 19, 2021 Editor’s Note: Since 1984, John’s home base has been [...]

Gone Coastal: Tips for finding a good fishing spot in open water

For immediate release: Second quarter 2021 “Gone Coastal” column By guest columnist Kenneth Reaves (PerfectCaptain.com) [...]

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announces additional $175 million available through “Rebuild Florida Mitigation”

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Press Release June 17, 2021 Today, the Florida Department of [...]

City of Fernandina Beach recognizes Annette Perry for 22 years of service

City of Fernandina Beach June 18, 2021       This is Annette Perry. Today [...]