Author Archives: Press Release

The business of golf – More on the benefits of a Par 3 Executive Course for Fernandina Beach Municipal Golf Course

By Alan Prescott February 3, 2021 “I don’t know of any Executive (Par-3) golf course [...]

Joy to the Children thanks community

Joy to the Children Press Release Submitted by Loyd Pakradooni February 3, 2021 The year [...]

Take Stock in Children of Nassau Hosting “Home Grown Virtual Gala” – March 13

Take Stock in Children Press Release Contact Information: Robin C. Lentz, Executive Director [email protected] www.takestocknassau.org [...]

Nassau County “Service in Action” shows government cooperation with traffic cabinet wind test

Nassau County Insider Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer February 2, 2021 This is the first [...]

City of Fernandina Beach Re-Opens Runway 4-22 Ahead of Schedule and Below Budget

City of Fernandina Beach Press Release February 1, 2021   (Fernandina Beach, FL, January 2021): [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management provides update on State of Florida “ShareCare COVID Vaccine Registration”

Nassau County Emergency Management February 1, 2021 Waitlist UPDATE: Our team is aware of, and [...]

Wild Amelia Virtual Wild Nites features White Oak’s director of conservation

Wild Amelia Press Release Contact: Jay Kayne [email protected] February 1, 2021 Wild Amelia is pleased [...]

The business of golf – “Comments . . . a broad spectrum of ideas and a few criticisms”

By Alan Prescott February 1, 2021 Today’s discussion is an attempt to integrate all of [...]

Chasing down a CoViD-19 vaccination?

Nassau County Emergency Management Services published in The County Insider January 29, 2021 The Department [...]

New Google Maps link locates City of Fernandina Beach Memorial Benches

City of Fernandina Beach February 1, 2021     The Parks and Recreation Department created [...]

2nd Annual “Sip and Shop” to be held Friday, February 12, 2021

Press Release January 31, 2021 Fernandina Beach Main Street will hold its 2nd Annual Sip [...]

Community Hospice and Palliative Care to host multiple free support sessions during February

Community Hospice and Palliative Care Press Release [email protected] January 31, 2021  Understanding Grief: A Virtual [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

By Anne Sparkle January 30, 2021   Editor’s Note: Annie Sparkle and her husband Warren [...]

FWC: Conservation Remains Priority in Governor’s Budget

January 29, 2021 Media Release Yesterday, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Executive Director [...]

Nassau County road and lane closures: week of January 30 – February 5, 2021

I-95 at St. Mary’s River Daytime lane closures Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. [...]

8th Grade Career Shadow Day 2021 set for February 19

Nassau County School District Submitted by Brent Lemond Director of Career and Adult Education January [...]

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Goal Setting Workshop – ” . . . Amelia River waterfront once again . . .”

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach January 29, 2021 The City Commission gathered for [...]

January 31st is American Beach Day in Nassau County

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager January 28, 2021 1/28/21 @ [...]

FTC cases returned $483 million to people in 2020

January 28, 2021 by Bridget Small Consumer Education Specialist, FTC You may know the FTC [...]

Sweet Valentine’s Day Packages Create Season of Romance on Amelia Island

January 29, 2021 Media Release AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2021) – Couples will enjoy [...]

The Re-Development of Fernandina Beach Municipal Golf Course – Part 1

By Alan Prescott January 28, 2021 When I first found out about your golf course, [...]

2021 Shrimp Festival cancelled

2021 Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival A Letter to the Community Harry Harrison, Chairman [...]

Upcoming food distributions

Barnabas Nassau Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org January 27, 2021 As the major safety [...]

Will Hardee Road storm drain repairs to begin February 8

Nassau County Road & Bridge Department Contact: David Hearn e-mail: [email protected] January 27, 2021 The [...]

COVID-19 testing sites for February

Nassau County Emergency Management January 27 2021

Rising seas and sinking jobs – An opinion

By Amy Anderson January 27, 2021 1 Resiliency When we presented our waterfront proposal to [...]

An opinion/information – Waterfront Plan

By Chip Ross Fernandina Beach City Commissioner January 26, 2021 As a City Commissioner, I [...]

Barnabas offers dental services in Hillard

Barnabas Center Nassau By Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager www.barnabasnassau.org January 26, 2021       [...]

TEDxFSCJ to Host “Community Justice: From Trauma to Connection” Adventure Event

Media Release January 26, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Join TEDxFSCJ for an upcoming virtual adventure [...]

Amelia Island DAR Scholarships – Applications available

Amelia Island Daughters of the American Revolution January 25, 2021 Applications for the 2021 Amelia [...]

The business of golf – Top Tracer

By Alan Prescott January 25, 2021 “Lack of funding is a MAJOR factor in golf [...]

Sgt Hepler honored for 20 years of service

City of Fernandina Beach Police Department January 25, 2021 This is Sergeant Jon Hepler. Today [...]

Scam “US Trading Commission” website is not the FTC

January 25, 2021 by Seena Gressin Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC It’s [...]

What to know about the second round of Economic Impact Payment (EIP) checks and cards

January 25, 2021 by Cristina Miranda Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC The US [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

By Gary Whitmore January 23, 2021   Editor’s Note: Originally from western NY state, the [...]

Fernandina Beach M S Support Group meets on second Tuesday of each month

Fernandina Beach MS Support Group Jim Montgomery [email protected] January 22, 2021

Cracking down on ticket bots that leave you out in the cold

January 23, 2021 by Alvaro Puig Consumer Education Specialist, FTC For most of us, it’s [...]

Nassau County Road & Lane Closures: Week of January 23-29, 2021

State Road A1A from Barnwell Road to O’Neill Scott Road Nighttime eastbound lane closure Tuesday [...]

The business of golf – “The Death of a Golf Course”

By Alan Prescott January 22, 2021 ” . . . running a facility like yours [...]

University of Florida/IFAS offers Medicare consultations

University of Florida/IFAS Press Release By Anne Sparkle January 21, 2021 Medicare can be a [...]

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Waterfront development a top priority for commissions: past and present

By Dale Martin City Manager January 21, 2021 For many years, if not decades, Fernandina [...]

Rayonier Advance Materials’ Fernandina Plant marks “10 Million Ton Milestone”

Rayonier Advanced Materials Press Release January 21, 2021 (Fernandina Beach, FL – Thursday, January 21, [...]

Take part in the 14th Street Bicycle and Safety Survey

City of Fernandina Beach January 21, 2021 Do you frequently travel along 14th Street in [...]

All First round winners of COVID-19 vaccination contacted – Arranging appointments another matter

By Susan Hardee Steger January 20, 2021   After 975 winners of the first round [...]

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival announces new executive director

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Press Release www.AICMF.com January 20, 2021 Serving as the Amelia [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management COVID-19 waitlist random selection to continue today

Nassau County Insider By Nassau County Emergency Management Press Release January 20, 2021 “The notification [...]

New County Commissioners have a chance to right the errors of our past

Citizens for a Better Nassau County By Bill Gingrich January 20 2021   In November, [...]

FSCJ to Host Virtual Form Your Future: FAFSA Ready, Set, Go!

Media Release January 21, 2021   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ), [...]

Mastering the Services of Medicaid & Medicare Webinar: January 28, 2021

  Media Release January 19, 2021   Community Hospice & Palliative Care is hosting Mastering [...]

Nassau County School Superintendent recognizes partnership with city police

Fernandina Beach Police Department January 19, 2021

Amelia Island Raising a Glass to Annual Restaurant Week

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (Jan. 19, 2021) – Northeast Florida’s Amelia Island is setting the table [...]

The business of golf – A bit of history and a request to join the conversation

By Alan Prescott January 18, 2021 Editor’s Note: As Alan Prescott prepares his “Business of [...]

Barnabas continues to provide food assistance to residents in need during the pandemic

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release By Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager Date: January 18, 2021 As [...]

Is Nassau County getting its fair share of vaccines? A county by county comparison of numbers vaccinated – Update

Nassau County Emergency Management January 18, 2021 Editor’s Note:  We have found an updated report [...]

Fernandina Beach celebrates FL Arbor Day, 19th year as Tree City USA

Media Release Submitted by Kelly N. Gibson, AICP City of Fernandina Beach  January 18, 2021 [...]

Champion Tree in Old Town?

By Dr. Jennifer Harrison January 18, 2021   Chis and Amy Hastings recently bought a [...]

North Florida Land Trust has assisted the City of Fernandina Beach in purchasing land for conservation

Media Release January 15, 2021   Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 15, 2020 – North Florida Land [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

By Katherine Dudley Hoehn www.katwritesandsnaps.com/blog January 16, 2021 Katherine Dudley Hoehn is an avid writer [...]

FWC announces virtual public meetings to review black crappie regulations

Media Release January 16, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host [...]

Timucuan Parks Foundation’s Student Self-Guided Cleanup Program kicks off on MLK Day

MEDIA RELEASE January 16, 2021 Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 15, 2021 – Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging’s COVID-19 vaccine waiting list is closed

Nassau County Council on Aging January 15, 2021 Editor’s Note:  Although the Council on Aging [...]

Nassau County road & lane closures: week of January 16-22, 2021

Atlantic Avenue at Fletcher Avenue Daytime eastbound lane closures weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 [...]

Learn how to saltwater fish through free FWC Virtual Saltwater Fishing Clinics

Media Release January 12, 2021   Want to learn how to saltwater fish in Florida? [...]

Weekly comments from Dale Martin

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach January 15, 2021 As the celebrations of the [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management announces Vaccine Registration to begin Friday A.M.

Nassau County Emergency Management Press Release January 14, 2021 Editor’s Note:  Tonight we are providing [...]

Baptist Neurology Group now in Nassau County

Baptist Medical Nassau Press Release January 14, 2021 Nassau County residents now have access to [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging to hold virtual annual meeting on January 26

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] January 14, 2021  [...]

Target for new COVID scam: Small business owners

January 13, 2021 by Lesley Fair Attorney, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC There’s [...]

Fernandina Beach Market Place offers bread, produce, plants, and more

Fernandina Beach Market Place Submitted by Judie Mackie [email protected] January 13, 2001 The Fernandina Beach [...]

Nassau County Emergency Management answers frequently asked questions on vaccines

Nassau County Emergency Management OneNassau.com January 14, 2021 Frequently Answered Questions Q How can I [...]

COVID-19 Testing at Journey Church – January 14

Florida Department of Health Nassau January 13, 2021

Radiant Family Chiropractic opens in Yulee

Media Release Nassau County Chamber of Commerce January 13, 2021