Welcome to Fernandina Beach: A Kerfuffle Over the Sign

By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics Those wanting to turn Amelia Island into the sort of [...]

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Garbage Service to Resume

Waste Management has announced that it will resume residential garbage pickup in Nassau County  on [...]

Evacuation Order Zones A and D

The Following is an Evacuation Order for Zones A and D – Hurricane Ian As [...]

A Wednesday Morning Update From the City Manager

Morning Update from Fernandina Beach City Manager By Dale Martin Fernandina Beach City Manager As [...]

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Serious Nassau Advice from the Weather Service

Issued by Jacksonville – FL, US, National Weather Service Affected Area: Coastal Nassau County LOCATIONS AFFECTED [...]

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City Emergency Declared

Fernandina Beach declares city emergency ahead of Hurrican Ian Joining the governor and the county, [...]

City Manager’s Comments – Front Street

By Dale Martin September 23, 2022 Although the most significant highlight of Tuesday evening’s City [...]

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Commentary: Time for a New Bike at City Hall?

Editor’s note: The Observer has invited all seven City Commission candidates to submit an essay [...]

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City Manager’s Weekly Comments – Trees

By Dale Martin September 16, 2022 As the current fiscal year nears its conclusion (Sept. [...]

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City Manager’s Weekly Comments – National Community Survey Results

By Dale Martin September 2, 2022 The data from the City’s recent National Community Survey [...]

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Bosque Bello Cemetery Gets New Landscapers

City of Fernandina Beach August 26, 2022 The rumors are true. Starting Monday, Aug. 29, [...]

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City Manager’s Weekly Comments – Staff

By Dale Martin With the hiring of Ms. Catherine Vorrasi to lead the Parks and [...]

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City Manager’s Weekly Comments – CRA Update

By Dale Martin At the joint meeting Monday evening between the City Commission (acting as [...]

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City Manager’s Weekly Comments – City Streets

By Dale Martin   As the 2022-2023 budget process continues, a topic of significant discussion [...]

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City’s Water Tower Takes on New Look

City of Fernandina Beach July 28, 2022 [...]

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Oasis Marinas/Fernandina Harbor Marina Weekly Navigation Report: Week ending July 10, 2022

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The City of Fernandina Beach 2022 Community Survey – Open to All CITY Residents

July 19, 2022 ~15 min survey Expires on 08/03/2022 Thank you for participating in the [...]

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Weekly Comments from Dale Martin: Status Report on the Seawall

Submitted by Dale Martin Fernandina Beach City Manager July 15, 2022 As I work with [...]

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McMonagle announces candidacy for Fernandina Beach City Commission Seat 5

Staci McMonagle, Candidate Fernandina Beach City Commission Seat 5 July 13, 2022 Staci McMonagle, a [...]

Oasis Marinas/Fernandina Harbor Marina Weekly Navigation Report: Week Ending July 3, 2022

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Update: Fernandina Beach Police Terminates Employment of Officer Accused of Date Rape

Fernandina Beach Police Department Jeff Tambasco, Deputy Chief Press Release July 7, 2022   On [...]

City of Fernandina Beach Qualifying Period for 2022 Commission Election: July 11-15

  Fernandina Beach City Clerk Caroline Best reminds City residents that the Qualifying Period for [...]

“9 Shot Challenge” at Fernandina Beach Municipal Golf Course July 9th – July 17

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Oasis Marinas/Fernandina Harbor Marina Weekly Navigation report for week ending June 26, 2022

July 5, 2022 [...]

Weekly comments from Dale Martin – ” . . . let us enjoy one day of our togetherness.”

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach July 1, 2022 Trivia question: Where was the [...]

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Weekly Oasis Marinas/Fernandina Harbor Marina Report: Week ending June 20, 2022

June 26, 2022 [...]

Fernandina Beach Commissioners dive into tree protection controversy

By Wes Wolfe FloridaPolitics.com June 24, 2022 ‘Remember, our canopy’s 37%. We’re never going to [...]

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Fernandina’s city beaches on path to smoking ban

By Wes Wolfe FloridaPolitics.com June 24, 2022 There is the cigar and pipe loophole, however. [...]

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Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Capital Improvement Budget

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach June 24, 2022 As City staff moves through [...]

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Are We Losing Our Island Paradise? – An opinion

By Gerald Decker June 22, 2022 There is that danger for many, as local property [...]

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Weekly Comments from City Manager Dale Martin: 13 ways to kill your community

By Dale Martin Fernandina Beach City Manager June 16, 2022   At the annual Florida [...]

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Opinion: Serving no whines before their time

By Suanne Z. Thamm June 14, 2022 “Today we have reason to take heart. Fernandina [...]

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Fernandina Beach tackles rising cost of garbage

By Wes Wolfe FloridaPolitics.com June 10, 2022 The city will open up a competitive bidding [...]

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Weekly comments from Dale Martin – A Trashy Report

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach June 10, 2022 Mr. Greg Huntington, Waste Management [...]

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City Crafts Anti-Port Expansion Bill

By Mike Phillips June 9, 2022 Relationships between Fernandina Beach and the Port have been [...]

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Fernandina Beach Police Officer Fired After Sexual Battery Arrest and Investigation

Fernandina Beach Police Department Jeffrey Tambasco, Deputy Chief June 6, 2022 On May 30, 2022, [...]

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City’s re-do of Wolff Park showers saves taxpayer dollars

City of Fernandina Beach May 26, 2022   From Public Works – Operations Director Jeremiah [...]

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Fernandina Beach High School Class of 2022 Awards

Fernandina Beach High School May 20, 2022     The following students received awards at [...]

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Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Upcoming meetings and conferences . . .

By Dale Martin May 20, 2022 As the most threatening aspects of the covid pandemic [...]

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Weekly comments from Dale Martin – City Park’s & Recreation Master Plan

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach May 13, 2022 “Mr. Mikelson, [interim Park & [...]

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Fernandina Beach stirs controversy with proposed Central Park redo

By Wes Wolfe FloridaPolitics.com May 12, 2022   The idea generated blowback on Facebook before [...]

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Unofficial World Record Set at Central Park Playground

May 11, 2022 [...]

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FBCC meets new FO editor Mike Phillips

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 9, 2022 Outgoing Fernandina Observer [...]

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2022 Preservation Award recipients recognized

By Susan Hardee Steger May 6, 2022 Editor’s Note:  We encourage you to click here [...]

Fernandina Beach Police Department ‘Spotlight’ – Barb Rathmell

‘Fernandina Beach Police Department May 9, 2022 Editor’s Note:  I have always wanted to post [...]

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Oasis Marinas/Fernandina Harbor Weekly Navigation Report: May 2, 2022

May 9, 2022 [...]

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Business of golf: Final remarks

By Alan Prescott May 9, 2022 “I would like to challenge the City Commissioners to [...]

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Sea Turtle Nesting Season

City of Fernandina Beach By Mary Hamburg Digital Communications Specialist May 6, 2022 Sunday, May [...]

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Weekly comments by Dale Martin – In honor of Mother’s Day

By Dale Martin May 6, 2022 With Sunday as Mother’s Day, I’d like to share [...]

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Long term slip holders at City marina will see rates increase to $25 per linear foot

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 5, 2022   At the [...]

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FBCC Dog of the Month for May 2022: Louie

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 5, 2022 Louie made his [...]

City Officials Attend Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Memorial Service

City of Fernandina Beach May 5, 2022 [...]

FBCC honors Peace Officers

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 4, 2022 At their May [...]

Top Tracer League Night comes to the Fernandina Beach Municipal Golf Course

City of Fernandina Beach May 5, 2022 [...]

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The value of tourism and the hospitality industry to Nassau County

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 4, 2022 The City of [...]

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FBCC honors John Cotner posthumously

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 4, 2022 The family of [...]

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City proclaims the week of May 1-8, 2022, as “Municipal Clerks Week.”

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 4, 2022 In presenting City [...]

Fernandina Beach Police Department thanks Police Auxiliary Corps volunteers

Fernandina Beach Police Department May 3, 2022 The 2022 Shrimp Fest is in the books. [...]

Main Street & City of Fernandina Beach Preservation tour to take place May 7 – Volunteers needed

City of Fernandina Beach May 3, 2022 We need your help! Our Preservation Tour is [...]

Fernandina Beach Police Department “Spotlight” – Officer Shane Gothard

Fernandina Beach Police Department May 2, 2022 This week’s Employee Spotlight is on Officer Shane [...]

‘Beast Mode’ City’s Co-Ed Softball Champions

City of Fernandina Beach April 30, 2022   [...]

The business of golf: “Spot on”

By Alan Prescott April 29, 2022 It seems that no one, or, at least not [...]

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Weekly comments from Dale Martin – ” . . . local government is about public and personal engagement.”

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach April 29, 2022 The fifth series of the [...]

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Shrimp Festival street closures and city offices to close at noon on Friday, April 29

City of Fernandina Beach April 28, 2022 City offices will close at 12:00pm on Friday, [...]

Fernandina Beach Library to close during Shrimp Festival beginning April 28, at 6 p.m.

Fernandina Beach Library April 26, 2022     [...]

City of Fernandina Beach Plant Sale a huge success!

City of Fernandina Beach April 26, 2022 The Parks and Recreation Plant Sale was a [...]

Fernandina Beach Municipal Golf Course – “Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic”

By Chip Ross April 25, 2022 A recent News Leader editorial boldly declared that the [...]

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Marina Restaurant closes after 50 years in business

April 24, 2022 Updated April 25, 2022     Yesterday,  Fernandina said goodbye to the [...]

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Fernandina Beach Police Department raises money for Special Olympics

Fernandina Beach Police Department April 23. 2022   [...]

Plant Sale Saturday at Central Park – 9 – 1

City of Fernandina Beach April 22, 2022 [...]

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Supply chain disruptions mean delays, warehouse need at Fernandina Port

By Wes Wolfe FloridaPolitics.com April 22, 2022 The freight’s there, it just needs someone to [...]

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Weekly comments from Dale Martin – Projects update

By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach April 22, 2022 “The riverwalk extending south from [...]

CRAAB briefs Commissioners on goals and strategies.

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst April 21, 2022 The Fernandina Beach [...]

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Groundbreaking at municipal airport for new Fernandina Beach Fire/Rescue station

City of Fernandina Beach April 21, 2022 [...]

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Fernandina Beach Fire Department responds to commercial vehicle fire

Fernandina Beach Fire Department April 21, 2022 Editor’s Note:  Last month, the Fernandina Beach Fire [...]