By Shari Roan and John Findlay June 23,2020 The past few weeks have demonstrated how deeply…
Category: City News
WestRock supports effort to preserve Old Town history
By Jennifer Harrison June 21, 2020 If you drove south on Estrada Street in Old Town…
Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Yard waste a growing concern
By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach June 19, 2020 A growing concern recently has been…
Fernandina Beach Market Place returns to historic downtown with COVID-19 safety protocols in place
Fernandina Beach Market Place By Judie Mackie June 18, 2020 The Fernandina Beach Market Place has…
City Proclamations in the age of Covid
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 17, 2020 The City of Fernandina…
Fernandina Beach City Marina debt – An opinion
Editor’s Note: References to the Fernandina Observer were inserted by the author, Chip Ross. We have…
Moving ahead with the Schools to Downtown Waterfront Trail
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 17, 2020 …
City of Fernandina Beach Budget report for May 2020
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 17, 2020 City Comptroller Pauline Testagrose…
Signs of the times: Election 2020 is upon us!
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 16, 2020 Spring 2020 is almost…
Central Park Rally Against Racism attracts hundreds of activists – Fernandina Beach Police Chief offers remarks
By Susan Hardee Steger June 15, 2020 On Saturday, June 13, hundreds of peaceful activists…
Weekly Comments from Dale Martin: updates on budget, waterfront, FEMA and marina
Submitted by Dale Martin City Manager, City of Fernandina Beach June 12, 2020 Budget preparation Initial…
Fernandina Beach Main Street expands district, continues supporting local businesses
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 11, 2020 While business has been…
City of Fernandina Beach works to keep employees and customers COVID-19 free
City of Fernandina Beach June 11, 2020
A plea for city support of small businesses – An opinion
By Katy Dougherty Tasty’s Fresh Burgers June 11, 2020 I write on behalf of the small…
City urges residents to be counted – “Significant federal and state funding allocations rely heavily on Census data” –
City of Fernandina Beach June 9, 2020 A message from the City of Fernandina Beach: The…
Masked men conducting City business?
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 5, 2020 Under the constraints of…
Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Budget preparation
Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach June 5, 2020 As the calendar turns to June, preliminary…
“Whatever affects one of us directly, affects all of us indirectly.”
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 4, 2020 Following a long…
And the walls are tumbling down . . .
June 4, 2020 Editor’s Note: For background information by Suanne Z. Thamm, “Taylor Rental Case Comes…