Author Archives: Press Release
City encourages invasive plant removal in private yards
City of Fernandina Beach February 11, 2022 A reminder that it’s At-Home Weed [...]
Feb
Weekly comments from Dale Martin – A trip to Tallahassee
By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach February 11, 2022 With the State Legislature currently [...]
Feb
Saturday’s Fernandina Market Place offers Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl eatables
Fernandina Market Place By Judie Mackie February 10, 2022 Life is full of difficult choices [...]
Feb
African American Read-In Feb. 28 at Fernandina Beach branch library
From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager February 10, 2022 On Monday, [...]
Feb
Courtyard Marriott Amelia opens Keystone private dining room
Courtyard Marriott Press Release February 9, 2022 The Courtyard by Marriott Amelia Island recently opened [...]
Feb
Possible sporadic road closures in Fernandina’s historic downtown due to palm tree trimming
City of Fernandina Beach February 9, 2022
AMP presents Senior Moments in March
February 9, 2022 A powerful musical romp through various aspects of aging – from the [...]
Feb
Fernandina Friends of the Library announces annual meeting – February 24
Fernandina Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Jody Mackle February 9, 2022 [...]
Feb
Tallahassee update as 2022 Session continues …
By Peter Schorsch Sixty Days Newsletter February 9, 3033 [Highlights of the Florida Legiislative Session [...]
Feb
Seaside of Amelia boardwalk closed during month of February
City of Fernandina Beach February 8, 2022 The Seaside at Amelia boardwalk (off [...]
Feb
Community Hospice & Palliative Care welcomes back volunteers for in-person visits
Community Hospice & Palliative Care Press Release February 8, 2022 It has been almost two [...]
Feb
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office seeks receptionist/records specialist
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office February 8, 2022 The Receptionist/Records Specialist functions as the first opportunity [...]
Feb
Fernandina Beach Police receive “Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement”
Fernandina Beach Police Department February 7, 2022 Today the FBPD started training our officers [...]
Feb
PBS television presents “Marian Anderson: The Whole Word in Her Hands” on Feb 8, and 9 p.m.
February 7, 2022 Editor’s Note: Tuesday, February 8, WJCT will present “Marian Anderson: The Whole [...]
Feb
New law office in Fernandina Beach
Submitted photo February 7, 2022 The Nassau County Chamber of Commerce recently promoted the grand [...]
Feb
“The Hallelujah Girls” opens February 11 at Amelia Community Theatre
Amelia Community Theatre By Linda McClane February 5, 2022 Set in Eden Falls, Georgia, [...]
Feb
A rememberance . . .
By Alan R. Prescott March 7, 2022 In Memoriam of Nora Jean Raum 05/21/1950 – [...]
Feb
Stolen identity? Get help at IdentityTheft.gov
February 6, 2022 by Bridget Small Consumer Education Specialist, FTC When identity theft happens, [...]
Feb
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Bruce Stambaugh February 5, 2022 A note from Bruce Stambaugh: As [...]
Feb
Nassau County road & lane closures: week of February 5-11, 2022
I-95 at Tide Creek Daytime lane closures weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and [...]
Feb
Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report- February 3, 2022
Florida Department of Health February 4, 2022 Editor’s Note: Be safe! Many COVID cases in [...]
Feb
FDOT alerts motorists to ramp and lane closures near Jacksonville Zoo
FDOT February 4, 2022 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ramps and lanes at the I-95 and Main [...]
Feb
Visit the Pop-Up Shop February 24 at the Fernandina Municipal Golf Course for questions to begin or expand a small business
Florida SBDC at the University of North Florida February 4, 2022
Feb
Starting Point names Tierney chief operating officer
Starting Point Behavioral Health Submitted by Justin Bradshaw February 3, 2022
Feb
Monzon to speak at Amelia Island Genealogical Society – “Race to Solve the Puzzle of DNA” – Feb 15
Amelia Island Genealogical Society Press Release Submitted by Rob Portegies-Zwart February 4. 2022 The Amelia [...]
Feb
Celebrate “Florida Weed Wrangle Month” by removing an invasive plant
City of Fernandina Beach February 4, 2022 Announcing the 2nd annual Florida at-Home Weed [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: A horse ride in paradise
Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 3, 2022 The last column I wrote for the Fernandina [...]
Feb
Call to volunteer for “Rise Against Hunger” by February 4
City of Fernandina Beach February 3, 2022 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church presents the sixth annual [...]
Feb
Fernandina Market Place opens Saturday with the return of Gypsy Microgreens
Fernandina Beach Market Place By Judi Mackie February 3, 2022 The Fernandina Beach Market Place [...]
Feb
Wild Night presents “North Florida Fossils” – February 8
Wild Nite Press Release Submitted by Jay Kayne [email protected] February 3, 2022 On Tuesday, February [...]
Feb
Understanding grief – A Community Hospice and Palliative Care virtual program – Feb 23
Community Hospice and Palliative Care Press Release February 2, 2022 February 23, 2022 from 6 [...]
Feb
Nassau County Board of Commissioners approves new memorial bench program
Nassau County Insider February 2, 2022 At the Wednesday, January 19, 2022 meeting, the Board [...]
Feb
City Police Department “Employee Spotlight” – Sergeant Bowen
Fernandina Beach Police Department February 2, 2022 This week’s Employee Spotlight is on Sergeant Matt [...]
Feb
Free tax filing assistance! – Continues through April 13
City of Fernandina Beach February 2, 2022 Tax filing assistance for low to moderate income [...]
Feb
The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival presents the Dover Quartet – Feb 13
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival Press Release Gayle MacIntyre Marketing Consultant February 2, 2022 Sunday, [...]
Feb
Knights of Columbus donates to Family Support Services to help local foster families
Family Support Services Press Release Submitted by Beth Anne Holl February 22, 2022
Feb
Replay Foar From Home’s arrival
February 1, 2022 After 51 days at sea, Foar From Home has arrived at its [...]
Feb
Sign up for the “Wallace Pierson Travel Show” to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County – February 3
Wallace Pierson Travel Agency By Angie Wallace February 2, 2022 “Test Drive the World” [...]
Feb
History Museum Brown Bag Lunch program – February 2
Author of the forthcoming book St. Michael’s Parish: Celebrating 150-years in Fernandina Beach, Florida, John [...]
Feb
DOH Nassau Seeking Volunteers for Healthy Brain Initiative Advisory Group
Media Release Contact: Barb Baptista [email protected] 904-753-1258 January 31, 2022 Fernandina Beach, FL – The Florida [...]
Feb
“Soul of the Long Gray Line” – The untold story of the Black Cadets of West Point
Media Release February 1, 2022 A History Presentation By Mike Kegler, West Point [...]
Feb
FSCJ to Host Give Kids a Smile Day Dental Wellness Event
Media Release January 31, 2022 Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) will be hosting [...]
Feb
Colonial Dames starts year off right
Colonial Dames Submitted by Cara Curtin January 31, 2022 COLONIAL DAMES STARTS YEAR OFF RIGHT [...]
Jan
Free caregiver follow-up program offered by Northeast Florida AHEC
Area Health Education Center January 30, 2022 Free Caregiver Follow-up Program Are you [...]
Jan
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Dana Hermanson January 29, 2022 Editor’s Note: Dana Hermanson and his wife Heather are [...]
Jan
Make Valentine’s Day memories with a romantic retreat on Amelia Island
Media Release January 29, 2022 Premium Lodging Packages Available from Seven Resorts and Inns AMELIA [...]
Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Weekly Situation Report – Week ending January 27, 2022
Florida Department of Health January 28, 2022 Editor’s Note: Be safe! Many COVID cases in [...]
Jan
City of Fernandina Beach and Coalition for the Homeless partner to open “Cold Weather Shelter” Friday and Saturday
City of Fernandina Beach January 28, 2022 Weekend temperatures are expected to drop below freezing. [...]
Jan
Amelia Lifelong Learning – New Courses for 2022
By Evelyn C. McDonald Arts & Culture Reporter January 28, 2021 To register, see the [...]
Jan
Northeast Florida AHEC to hold quit smoking classes at two Nassau County locations
Norteast Florida AHEC Media Release January 28, 2022 February-March Nassau County Tobacco Free Virtual & [...]
Jan
Conned on social media? It’s not just you
January 27, 2022 by Rosario Méndez Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC In 2021, [...]
Jan
Fernandina Market Place welcomes two new vendors
Fernandina Market Place By Judi Mackie January 28, 2022 January 29th is the fifth [...]
Jan
City plants trees on Arbor Day
City of Fernandina Beach January 28, 2022 City receives first-ever Growth Award from Tree City [...]
Jan
Weekly comments from Dale Martin
By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach January 28, 2022 The City Commission convened on [...]
Jan
Peck Center re-pointing project to begin soon
City of Fernandina Beach January 27, 2022 The Peck Center re-pointing project is close [...]
Jan
FSCJ Receives Grant to Establish Veteran Student Success Center
Media Release January 27, 2022 JACKSONVILLE, Fla., — Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) [...]
Jan
14E awarded 2022 prestigious gold level award by Guidestar
Institute for Enterprise Submitted by John Elwell January 27, 2022 I4E Awarded 2022 Prestigious Gold [...]
Jan
COVID-19 update for patients across 5-Baptist Health hospital systems
Baptist Health January 27, 2022
Jan
Fernandina Beach Friends of the Library receives $1500 mini-grant from Rayonier Advanced Materials Foundation
Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library Press Release Submitted by Hope Foley January 27, 2022 [...]
Jan
B & B Theater – Amelia Island 7 closing
A Letter from B & B Theatres January 26, 2022 Friends and movie-lovers, After a [...]
Jan
“Historic District A Living Museum” rescheduled to January 28
Media Release January 26, 2022 The Amelia Island Museum of History has rescheduled Dickie Anderson’s [...]
Jan
Upcoming events for Amelia Island Book Festival – Authors in Schools, One Book One Community and more
Amelia Island Book Festival Submitted by Diana Frank Communications Director January 26, 2022 The [...]
Jan
Portions of Beech Street to be closed Wednesday – Friday – Jan 27-29
City of Fernandina Beach January 26, 2022 Due to utility work, Beech Street will [...]
Jan
Fernandina Beach Police Employee Spotlight – Meet Officer Chris Kopinski
Fernandina Beach Police Department January 26, 2022 This week’s FBPD Employee Spotlight is [...]
Jan
First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces 2022 Black History Month Student and Educator Contests
Office of the Governor Media Release January 25, 2022 Student essay contest winners will [...]
Jan
Fort St George – “Look in the river.”
By George Kotlik January 25, 2022 Fort George Island is named after an eighteenth-century [...]
Jan
Public Hearings to be held on parcel located at 5456 First Coast Hwy
January 24, 2022 Nassau County Notice of Public Hearing Location of Property: 5456 First [...]
Jan
Nassau County Schools Weekly COVID report – Week ending January 21, 2022
Nassau County Schools January 24, 2022
Jan
Join Ferst Readers of Nassau County and Nassau County Schools for the 3rd Annual Coin Drive
Ferst Readers of Nassau County Press Release January 24, 2022 A Tanzanian Proverb says, “Little [...]
Jan
