Category Archives: County News

Nassau County to Begin Accepting Cardboard at Bailey and Goodbread Recycling Centers

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager September 29, 2020 Nassau County [...]

Nassau County Road & Lane Closures: Week of September 26-October 2, 2020

I-95  Daytime lane closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday southbound near [...]

Nassau County Fire Station 71 breaks ground

By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 25, 2020 In the works since 2005-2006, a groundbreaking ceremony [...]

Nassau County resumes beach driving

Nassau County Insider September 25, 2020 Nassau County, Florida, September 23, 2020 –On Sunday, September [...]

A conversation with County Manager Taco Pope

By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 24, 2020 RUMOR HAS IT THAT YOU ARE A LOCAL, [...]

Florida Department of Health September 23 – One additional death in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health September 23, 2020 Nassau County Emergency Management: DOH-Nassau epidemiologists are investigating [...]

Florida Department of Health September 22 – 3 additional COVID-19 deaths in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health September 22, 2020 Editor’s Note:  As Nassau County marks today’s increase [...]

County Extends Suspension of Beach Driving

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer (904) 530-6010 [email protected] Nassau County, Florida, [...]

Florida Department of Health September 20 report

Florida Department of Health September 20, 2020 Editor’s Note: We are posting an abbreviated addition [...]

Driving Temporarily Suspended on County Beaches Due to Hazardous Weather Condition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer (904) 530-6010 [email protected] Nassau County, [...]

Florida Department of Health September 19 – An abbreviated report

Florida Department of Health September 19, 2020 Editor’s Note: Today’s abbreviated report from the Florida [...]

Nassau County road & lane closures: week of September 19-25, 2020

I-95  Daytime lane closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday southbound near [...]

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Fire Rescue Station 71

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sabrina Robertson Administrative Manager, County Manager’s Office (904) 530-6010 [email protected]   [...]

Overnight Lane Closures Planned Sept. 23-24 on U.S. 17 for Railroad Crossing Improvement

Yulee, Fla. – Drivers should expect overnight lane closures September 23 on U.S. 17 (State [...]

Nassau County Fire Rescue to Assist in Hurricane Sally Recovery Efforts

Nassau County Media Release September 18, 2020 9/17/20 @ 3:30 p.m. – Nassau County Fire [...]

Mullin steps down in dual role as Nassau County Attorney/County Manager

By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 18, 2020 It was a virtual love fest in the [...]

Florida Department of Health September 17 – Daily report indicates 11 new Coronavirus cases

Florida Department of Health September 17, 2020 Nassau County Emergency Management:

Florida Department of Health September 16 – 4 more deaths in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health September 16, 2020 Nassau County Emergency Management:  The Health Department is [...]

Superintendent Burns explains Cost of Covid to Nassau County School District

The COST OF COVID! By: Kathy Knight Burns, Superintendent of Schools September 16, 2020 On [...]

Nassau County Board of Commissioners moves forward on budget and stalls on beach ordinance again

By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 15, 2020 The agenda for the September 14, 2020 meeting [...]

Commissioner-Elect Martin protests and wins

By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 15, 2020   Nassau County Commissioner-elect John Martin from District [...]

Institute for Enterprise partners with Corbin’s Automotive to create internship for aspiring entrepreneur

Institute for Enterprise Submitted by John Elwell September 15, 2020   Corbin’s Automotive of Fernandina [...]

Florida Department of Health September 14

Nassau County Department of Health September 14, 2020 Nassau County Emergency Management: DOH-Nassau’s epidemiologists are [...]

Supervisor of Elections issues 2020 election information

Nassau County Supervisor of Elections Vicki Cannon September 14, 2020 2020 Election Information Vote by [...]

Nassau County Draft Beach Ordinance to be presented Monday night, September 14, 2020

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst September 13, 2020 Item U on [...]

Florida Department of Health September 13 – 16 Coronavirus daily cases in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health September 13, 2020 Editor’s Note: Nassau County Emergency Management does not [...]

Nassau County Bars to Begin Operating at 50% Beginning Monday, September 14, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Sabrina Robertson Administrative Manager, County Manager’s Office (904) 530-6010 [email protected] [...]

Florida Department of Health – 2 additional Coronavirus deaths in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health September 12, 2020 Editor’s Note: At this time, there is no [...]

Florida Department of Health September 11 – Daily total of Coronavirus cases in Nassau County at 12

Florida Department of Health September 11, 2020 Department of Health: Today, Florida had the thirtieth [...]

Nassau County Road and Lane Closures: Week of September 12-18, 2020

I-95  Daytime lane closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday southbound near [...]

Nassau County Budget Director updates BOCC

By Cindy Jackson September 10, 2020 It’s that time of year when many State and [...]

Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Nassau County Beach Ordinance Scheduled for Monday, September 14th

Nassau County, FL Press Release September 10, 2020 On December 19, 2018, the Board of [...]

Warning signs of suicide

Nassau County Insider September 9, 2020           9/1/20 @ 6:30 p.m. [...]

Florida Department of Health September 10

Florida Department of Health September 10, 2020 Editor’s Note: Unless circumstances change, we will not [...]

A special thank you from Take Stock in Children

Take Stock in Children Submitted by L. Dee Torre Kaufman September 9, 2020     [...]

Florida Department of Health September 8 – Another death in Nassau County from Coronavirus

Florida Department of Health September 8. 2020   Nassau County Emergency Management:  Nassau EM It [...]

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day

Starting Point Press Release Contact:Laureen Pagel, Ph.D, CEO 904.225.8280 [email protected] September 8, 2020 Starting Point [...]

COVID-19 testing on Nassau County’s east-side

Nassau County Emergency Management September 8, 2020

Florida Department of Health September 7 – Additional Cornavirus deaths in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health September 7, 2020 Editor’s Note:  Nassau County Emergency Management is taking [...]

Notice of Road Closure for Owens Farm Road

From the County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager September 6, 2020   9/4/20 [...]

Nassau County Road and Lane Closures: week of September 5-11, 2020

I-95 Daytime lane closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday southbound near [...]

Florida Department of Health September 4 – Nassau County Daily Coronavirus cases total at 15

Florida Department of Health September 4, 2020 Nassau County Emergency Management:  

Nassau County Awards $620,000 in CARES Funding to Small Businesses for Round One

Press Release Office of the Nassau County Manager September 3, 2020 $620,000 in Small Business [...]

County Manager briefs BOCC on Small Business Assistance Grants and Rental and Mortgage Assistance

By Cindy Jackson Reporter September 2, 2020 Whereas the Board of County Commissioners meets on [...]

Florida Division of Emergency Management issues order to lift visitation restrictions in health care facilities with restrictions

Florida Division of Emergency Management Press Release September 2, 2020 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, at [...]

Safer celebration during COVID-19 for Labor Day

Florida Department of Health Nassau Press Release Contact: Michael Godwin [email protected] September 1, 2020 Yulee, [...]

Florida Department of Health September 2 – Two more deaths from Coronavirus in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health September 2, 2020   Editor’s Note:  We will continue to update [...]

Florida Department of Health September 1 – One more Coronavirus death brings total to 20 in Nassau County

Florida Department of Health September 1, 2020   Florida Department of Health Issues Daily Update [...]

Notice of Proposed Property Taxes Informational Event

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager September 1, 2020 8/31/20 @ [...]

Nassau County Conservation Land Acquisition and Management Program presentation

Nassau County, FL Press Release August 31, 2020 Nassau County, Florida, August 31, 2020 – [...]

Florida Department of Health August 31

Florida Department of Health August 31, 2020   Nassau County Emergency Management posted the following: [...]

Nassau County Health Department Addresses Concerns Related to Today’s New COVID Cases

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager August 31, 2020 8/28/20 @ [...]

Nassau County Libraries to Reopen on Monday, August 31st

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager August 31, 2020 8/29/20 @ [...]

Updates on A1A/SR200 and the diverging diamond interchange at I-95

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 31, 2020 “Will these road [...]

Florida Department of Health Coronavirus reports for August 30

August 30. 2020 Editor’s Note:  As of 4:36 p.m., Nassau County Emergency Management has not [...]

Florida Department of Health August 29 – Nassau County records death of a 65 year old brings area death totals to 19

Florida Department of Health August 29, 2020 Editor’s Note:  There is a total of 629 [...]

Nassau County road & lane closures: week of August 29 – September 4, 2020

I-95  Daytime lane closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday southbound near [...]

Florida Department of Health August 28 – Increase in daily totals and two additional deaths due to Coronavious

Florida Department of Health August 28, 2020   Nassau County Emergency Management: DOH-Nassau epidemiologists are [...]

Crowe named director of Nassau County’s Planning & Economic Opportunity

Nassau County Insider August 28, 2020 On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, Thad Crowe accepted the [...]

Nassau County’s second round of small business assistance grants end August 31

Nassau County Insider August 27, 2020 Nassau County’s second round of Small Business Assistance Grants [...]

Florida Department of Health August 27 – Nassau County reports increase in daily Coronavirus cases to 36

Florida Department of Health August 27, 2020 Florida Department of Health Issues Daily Update on [...]

Mask mandate extended for 30 days

Nassau County Insider August 27, 2020 8/26/20 @ 4:45 p.m. – At today’s special meeting, [...]

Florida Department of Health August 26 – Nassau County Healthcare Center facing significant Coronavirus outbreak

August 26, 2020 Editor’s Note:  Although the word was spreading that there were significant outbreaks [...]

Nassau County proclaims September Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager   8/25/20 @ 11:50 a.m. [...]

Fernandina Beach seeks $500K from Nassau County to assist in recreation facility upgrades, repairs

Submitted by Cindy Jackson Reporter August 25, 2020 Making a special appearance at the August [...]

Florida Department of Health – Daily total of Coronavirus in Nassau County is 9

Florida Department of Health August 25, 2020 Editor’s Note:  There are a total of 592 [...]

“Coronavirus Back to School” presented by Nassau County Emergency Management

Nassau County Emergency Management August 25, 2020 Editor’s Note:  Last Friday, Nassau County Emergency Management [...]

Nassau County & Keep Nassau Beautiful household hazardous waste collection event wrap up

Keep Nassau Beautiful Press Release Lynda Bell, Executive Director [email protected] August 24, 2020 538 Nassau [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County to reopen for “Fall After School Programs”

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau Press Release Andrew Schmidt, Senior Director of Development and [...]

Florida Department of Health August 24 – Nassau County Daily Coronavirus cases at 11

Florida Department of Health August 24, 2020 Editor’s Note: There are 587 total cases of [...]

Florida Department of Health August 23 – 43 new Coronavirus cases recorded today

Florida Department of Health August 23, 2020 Editor’s Note: A total of 584 Coronavirus cases [...]

Florida Department of Health August 22 – Nassau County Daily Coronavirus cases at 23

Nassau County Emergency Management August 22, 2020 Nassau County Emergency Management reports. “DOH-Nassau’s epidemiologists are [...]