Author Archives: Suanne Thamm

Raffle benefits Fernandina Beach Police Auxiliary

Submitted by Steve Filkoff Fernandina Police Auxiliary August 23, 2016 11:00 a.m.   The Coastal [...]

Fernandina Beach Main Street Program hard at work

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 23, 2016 1:00 a.m.   [...]

First reading: Annexing property for another new housing subdivision on Amelia Road

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 22, 2016 11:00 a.m.   [...]

Fire Station review appears to be heading for approval in new budget

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 22, 2016 10:00 a.m.   [...]

Citizens group lauds County Commissioner for transparent conversations on financial matters

Media Release August 22, 2016 9:30 a.m. Citizens for a Better Nassau County sent the [...]

Loft accommodations appear to be headed for N. 5th Street

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 21, 2016 1:00 a.m.   [...]

Polls open today for August Primary Early Voting

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 19, 2016 1:01 p.m.   [...]

Fernandina Beach honors local law enforcement, standing ovation from audience

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst   At the urging of Fernandina [...]

FBCC votes 4-1 (reluctantly) to allow development at 14th and Lime Streets

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 17, 2016 4:51 p.m.   [...]

Future of City Planning Advisory Board tabled for now

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 17, 2016 1:41 p.m.   [...]

Fernandina Beach City Manager denies firefighter’s grievance

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 16, 2016 4:28 p.m.   [...]

Fernandina Beach Mayor Endorses Joe Zimmerman

Zimmerman Campaign Media Release   Joe Zimmerman, candidate for County Commissioner, District 5, announced this [...]

Auditors report on Parks & Rec internal controls, cite deficiencies

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 15, 2016 4:20 p.m.   [...]

Janet Adkins: politician or educator? You decide. — An Opinion

Submitted by Linda Morris Retired Nassau County educator   In her zeal for conducting a [...]

WG Pitts selected to provide master plan for Three Rivers mixed-use development in Nassau County

Media Release   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 11, 2016) – WG Pitts, an award-winning General Contracting, [...]

Early voting gets underway next week

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst   Mail ballots are already being [...]

FBCC holds FY2016-17 Budget workshop

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 10, 2016 2:04 p.m.   [...]

July 2016 business and building starts

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following [...]

Do political signs work?

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Love ‘em or hate ‘em, every [...]

Many voters switching to Republican in Nassau County

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 8, 2016 1:00 a.m. The [...]

Miller and Childers will face off in November City Commission election.

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst   Fernandina Beach City Clerk Caroline [...]

Herschel Shepard on becoming an historic preservation architect at Fort Clinch

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 4, 2016 4:27 p.m. If [...]

Fernandina Beach discusses creating a land bank

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst   As its final item of [...]

UPDATE ON WESTROCK BOMB THREAT

  Media Release Fernandina Beach Police Department     On August 4, 2016 at approximately [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Bomb threat at Westrock

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst   Chris Augustine, WestRock Director of [...]

FBCC votes 5-0 to approve Comp Plan change re hazardous materials in floodplain

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 3, 2016 8:28 p.m.   [...]

Egans Creek Park is moving forward.

Media Release

$$$ Following more money $$$

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 3, 2016 1:00 a.m.   [...]

FTC providing $4M in full refunds to people tricked into buying bogus “Extended Auto Warranties”

Federal Trade Commission Media Release July 29, 2016 1:00 p.m. The Federal Trade Commission is [...]

Gator’s Dockside to open in Yulee

From Diamonds to Dollars, July 29, 2016 11:00 Gator’s Dockside, a family-friendly, sports-themed restaurant, will [...]

Fernandina Beach election qualifying period August 1-5, 2016

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 28, 2016 6:15 p.m.   [...]

You may delay, but time will not. — Benjamin Franklin

July 27, 2016 11:00 a.m. The clock is ticking … there is less than a week [...]

FBCC sets tentative combined millage rate for FY2016/17 at 6.3044

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 27, 2016 10:00 a.m.   [...]

Viewpoint: Update from the Property Appraiser

Submitted by Michael Hickox, Nassau County Property Appraiser July 26, 2016 11:00 a.m.  

Preservation architect Herschel Shepard to speak at History Museum August 3

Media Release July 25, 2016 2:00 p.m. The Amelia Island Museum of History invites you [...]

Barnabas Food Drive/Leadership Nassau Alumni Social

Submitted by Cathy Sabattini Leadership Nassau Alumni Board July 25, 2016 12:00 p.m. Leadership Nassau [...]

What does “PC” mean?

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 21, 2016 1:00 a.m. Personal [...]

FBCC attention will turn toward FY2017 Budget in August

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 20, 2016 5:28 p.m.   [...]

City recognizes ACT’s 35 years of playmaking in Fernandina Beach

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 20, 2016 1:58 p.m.   [...]

School Superintendent candidates spar at News Leader debate

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 19, 2016 12:20 p.m.   [...]

They’re in the money.

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 19, 2016 1:00 a.m. As [...]

BREAKING NEWS: OHPA Town Hall Meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled.

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 15, 2016 2:20 p.m.   [...]

Stephanie A. Morgan appointed as Fernandina Beach Airport Manager

City of Fernandina Beach Press Release July 15, 2016 2:15 p.m.   Fernandina Beach City [...]

Nassau County students featured in FSCJ production of Cats

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 14, 2016 11:45 a.m. Each [...]

City honors Gail Shults for 30 years of service to volunteers

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 13, 2016 3:03 p.m.   [...]

June 2016 business and building starts

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 11, 2016 1:00 a.m.   [...]

City proclaims week of August 5-7, 2016 as Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 9, 2016 12:15 p.m.   [...]

Nassau BOCC approves LignoTech incentives package 4-0

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 7, 2016 8:40 a.m.   [...]

Can/will the 8th Street corridor ever be improved?

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 6, 2016 3:24 p.m.   [...]

Don’t put your homestead exemption at risk with short term rentals.

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 6, 2016 1:00 a.m.   [...]

Fernandina Beach receives 2016 National Main Street accreditation

Submitted by Jeff Kurtz, Executive Director Fernandina Beach Main Street July 5, 2016 2:58 p.m. [...]

Booze, Billiards, and Bolts: Museum Brown Bag lunch July 6

Submitted by Gray Edenfield Amelia Island Museum of History July 5, 2016 11:30 a.m. The [...]

Breakdown of 2015 special events permitted by City of Fernandina Beach

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 5, 2016 8:52 a.m.   [...]

Old fashioned, political Town Hall Meetings coming to Fernandina Beach

June 30, 2016 10:30 a.m. YOU are invited to participate in three real, honest–to-goodness TOWN [...]

Has the number of special events maxed out in Fernandina Beach?

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 29, 2016 12:06 p.m.   [...]

$hrimpfest generated over $14.7M economic impact locally this year

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 28, 2016 8:54 a.m. Just [...]

And they’re off!

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter  – News Analyst June 24, 2016 12:15 p.m. At [...]

14th & Lime Streets (again): wetlands vs. moderate income housing

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 22, 2016 4:49 p.m. Once [...]

Fernandina Beach Airport Welcome Center concept takes off

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 22, 2016 11:29 a.m. It’s [...]

Continuing to follow the money …

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 21, 2016 1:00 a.m.   [...]

HDC approves Phase 1 of Amelia riverfront park plan

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 20, 2016 1:00 a.m. After [...]

HDC approves downtown variance request for Clinch Kavanaugh

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 17, 2016 4:07 p.m.   [...]

What if there were an election and nobody ran?

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 16, 2016 11:11 a.m. Fernandina [...]

State Attorney’s Office Slams Nassau Candidate Carlos Slay’s “Reckless Disregard for Truth”

Media Release from DaigleCreative.com June 15, 2016 9:47 a.m. The State Attorney’s Office for the [...]

OHPA CRAC votes 6-2 to recommend non-partisan OHPA elections

Submitted by Michael Harrison June 14, 2016 9:49 a.m.   At its May 23, 2016 [...]

Train Depot Dedication on June 12, 2016

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 13, 2016 12:37 p.m. Neither [...]

Local primary elections explained

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 13, 2016 11:21 a.m.   [...]

Open House Public Meeting Amelia Island Pedestrian and Bicycle Focus Area Study

TPO Media Release   The North Florida TPO is conducting the Amelia Island Pedestrian and [...]

Fernandina Beach municipal golf course fire

City of Fernandina Beach Fire Department Press Release   Fernandina Beach Fire Department personnel responded [...]

Tavern Life in Colonial Florida: Museum talk on June 17th

Submitted by Gray Edenfield Amelia Island Museum of History June 9, 12:00 p.m. The Amelia [...]