Category Archives: County News

Nassau County Council on Aging receives masks donations

Nassau County on Aging Contact: Liz Dunn [email protected]/904-775-5488 April 7, 2020 During these challenging times [...]

Help with filing unemployment claims

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst April 7, 2020 The state of [...]

Nassau County overall health declined due to “health behaviors”

Nassau County Department of Health Press Release Contact: Mary.[email protected] April 7, 2020   ” The [...]

A video update from Superintendent Kathy Burns on the Nassau County School District

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager April 6, 2020 Nassau County [...]

Nassau Library System offers homework help suggestions

By Janet Loveless Assistant Library Director April 3, 2020 Need Homework Help? Have children or [...]

Area churches to celebrate Easter (from a distance) with a different kind of hunt

Contact: Emma Cottrell [email protected] April 5, 2020 Area churches are helping the community feel more [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging receives 5,550 meals to feed seniors

Nassau County Council on Aging Contact: Liz Dunn Marketing & Communications Director April 4, 2020 [...]

Florida Dept of Health requests participation in “Community Action Survey”

Florida Dept of Health April 3, 2020   ~Residents Called on to Do Their Part [...]

Nassau County road & lane closures: week of April 4-10, 2020

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

Nassau County Coronavirus cases jump to 16 with 3 hospitalized

Florida Dept of Health April 2 2020 Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, [...]

Three Fernandina Beach Fire/Rescue personnel under quarantine

Nassau County Emergency Management Press Relase Contact: Public Information Office email: [email protected] April 2, 2020 [...]

Nassau County alerts public to Florida’s recently enacted “Stay at Home Order”

Nassau County Board of Commissioners Press Release Contact: Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer [email protected] April [...]

FLAPOL reports Gov DeSantis to issue “stay-at-home” order

FLAPOL By Renzo Downey April 1, 2020 Gov. Ron DeSantis issues stay-at-home order for Florida [...]

During Nassau County Board meeting Langley estimates drastic decline in taxable lodging revenue

By Cindy Jackson Reporter April 1, 2020 “Langley began by stating the budget for this [...]

FL Dept of Health issues update – Nassau County cases now at 10

Florida Dept of Health March 31, 2020 Nassau County positive cases of Coronavirus now at [...]

Social Distancing – A sobering Monte Wolverton cartoon

A Monte Wolverton Cartoon March 31, 2020 Editor’s Note: We thank Chip Ross for sending [...]

A salute to Jim Thomas on his 99th birthday

By Susan Hardee Steger Photos courtesy of Kathryn K. Bynum March 31, 2020 A quiet [...]

Free MEDICARE consultations available through U of Florida/IFAS

U of Florida/IFAS Submitted by Annie Sparkle March 31, 2020 UNBIASED HELP UNDERSTANDING MEDICARE Medicare [...]

Florida Dept of Health evening update – March 30

Information from Florida Dept of Health March 30, 2020 Editor’s Note:  Florida Dept of Health [...]

Nassau County Commissioners discuss beach opening

By Cindy Jackson Reporter March 30, 2020 Board of County Commissioners Chair Daniel Leeper called [...]

Nassau Council on Aging announces NassauTRANSIT operational change

Nassau Council on Aging Contact: Liz Dunn [email protected]/ March 30, 2020 NassauTRANSIT Offers Same-day Paratransit [...]

NCSD Instructional Personnel Recruitment Fair canceled

Nassau County School District MEDIA RELEASE March 30, 2020 Out of an abundance of caution, [...]

I-95 Southbound ramp to U.S. 17 closed during “Coronavirus activities”

FDOT Press Release March 30, 2020 Nassau County – The I-95 Southbound ramp to U.S. [...]

Florida Dept of Health provides Coronavirus update- March 29

Florida Dept of Health March 29, 2020 Editor’s Note: Nassau County cases of Coronavirus continue [...]

Florida Dept of Health reports increase in Nassau County Coronavirus cases – Two hospitalized

Information from Florida Dept of Health March 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: Coronavirus cases increased in [...]

Nassau County Manager issues Executive Order 3 regarding travelers from the NY Tri State area

Office of the Nassau County Manager March 27, 2020 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive [...]

Friday, March 27 last day to participate in Piano Day Amelia Island – Virtual Celebration begins Satuday

March 27, 2020 Local Event Organized by Stéphane Pitois Piano Day Amelia Island March 24, [...]

Two new positions approved at March 23 Nassau County Commission Meeting

By Cindy Jackson Reporter March 26, 2020 Danny Leeper, chair of the Board of County [...]

Florida expands Coronavirus testing

Information from Florida Dept of Health March 26, 2020 The following information was obtained through [...]

New to You Barnabas Retail Store to temporarily close beginning March 27

Barnabas Center Media Release Contact: Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager 904-261-7000 ext. 108 March 26, 2020 [...]

Nassau BOCC holds special meeting this morning

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 25, 2020   The Nassau [...]

So how are local arts and culture organizations coping?

By Anne H Oman Reporter-At-Large March 25, 2020 The Covid-19 virus has cost the nation’s [...]

Piano Day Amelia Island – A Coronavirus distraction

Piano Day Amelia Island March 24, 2020 Editor’s Note: When Stéphane Pitois added a post [...]

Information from the Nassau County Emergency Operations Center

Nassau EOC March 23, 2020 Nassau County’s Emergency Operations Center is staffed from 0800 to [...]

Now all Amelia Island beaches closed due to Coronavius Pandemic

Nassau County Insider Sabrina Robertson County Manager’s Office March 22, 2020 3/21/20 @ 4:55 p.m. [...]

County beaches remain open as of today, March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020 [...]

Press release from Dr. Kathy Knight Burns, Superintendent of Schools

March 19, 2020 [Dr. Burns sent the message below to parents of NCSD students yesterday [...]

A closer look at Tuesday’s voter turnout

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 18, 2020 [Update:  10:58 a.m. [...]

Nassau County School District link to COVID-19 related updates

March 18, 2020 Mark Durham, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the Nassau County School District [...]

“One Nassau” Joint Information System monitoring rapidly changing corona-virus

Nassau County Emergency Management Press Release CONTACT: MARTHA OBERDORFER NC[email protected] 03/16/2020 1730 HOURS The “OneNassau” [...]

Nassau County Schools Closed Through March 27th

Nassau County School District Media Release March 14, 2020     ​Nassau County School District [...]

2020 Census Seeking Nassau County Applicants for Hire

The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 13, 2020 The 2020 Census [...]

Highlights from the Nassau County public health briefing on March 11, 2020

The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 12, 2020 At yesterday’s Special [...]

BOCC Sets Workshop to Discuss Growth in Nassau County on March 23

The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 11, 2020 Nassau County, Florida, [...]

“Manatee Rescue Crew” descends on Amelia Island

By Cindy Jackson Reporter March 6, 2020 “It’s the people of the State of Florida [...]

Water Improvement Project in Lofton Pointe Community Beginning March 9, 2020

The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 6, 2020 3/5/20 @ 11:50 [...]

Board of Nassau County Commissioners schedules workshop session regarding growth

Nassau County Press Release Contact: Sabrina Robertson [email protected] March 6, 2020 Nassau County, Florida, March [...]

Coronavirus Monitoring in Nassau County

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 4, 2020 From Nassau [...]

Nassau County Planning Director Adrienne Burke moves on

The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 2, 2020 Nassau County’s Director [...]

Nassau County road & lane closures: week of February 29-March 6, 2020

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

Proposed Revisions to the Residential General 2 (RG-2) Zoning District in Nassau County

Valerie Feinberg               Assistant Director, PEO Department (904) 530-6300 [email protected] February 25, 2020 [FO notes:  This [...]

Household Survey for American Beach Property Owners Taking Place This Week 2/24/2020

from The  County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager 2/24/20 @ 11:55 a.m. Property [...]

Building and Construction Program Promotes Teamwork and Creativity in Nassau Schools

Nassau Education Foundation MEDIA RELEASE February 24, 2020 (Nassau County, Fla.) – February 17, 2020 [...]

Nassau County road and lane closures: week of February 22-28, 2020

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

City Commissioner Ross sends message to Nassau County Commission “united we can succeed divided we will likely fail.”

By Cindy Jackson February 20, 2020 Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross made an appearance [...]

Update on A.L. Lewis house destruction in American Beach

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 14, 2020 Community confusion and [...]

Road Closure on Amelia Island Parkway Scheduled February 24-February 28, 2020

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager February 12, 2020 2/11/20 @ [...]

Arts & Culture Nassau submits annual report for 2019

February 7, 2020 Report to Nassau County on the Activities of Arts and Culture Nassau [...]

Invitation to ground breaking for Tributary Park

from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager February 6, 2020 Please join [...]

Nassau County announces flood outreach events

January 23, 2020 [...]

Nassau County seeks public input on recreation needs

January 22, 2020 [...]

New showers at Burney Park, Peters Point

From The Nassau County Insider Office of the County Manager January 20. 2020 Mr. Mike [...]

Wildlight Elementary School teacher Whitney Jones Named Nassau County Teacher of the Year

Nassau Education Foundation MEDIA RELEASE January 16, 2020 On Friday, January 10, 2020, the Nassau [...]

Adopt-A-Tree Educational Workshop

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager On Saturday, January 11, 2020, [...]

Over 42,000 Pounds of Hazardous Waste Collected at October Event

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager On Saturday, October 26, 2019, [...]

Intersection Improvements at US 1 and Ratliff Road

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager January 3, 2019 1:00 p.m. [...]

Simulated Gambling Devices are averse to quality of life says Mullin

By Cindy Jackson Reporter January 2, 2020 Is it a game of chance, a game [...]

Chamber of Commerce to offer “Candidate Boot Camp” in January

Nassau County Chamber of Commerce Media Release December 13, 2019 Nassau County, FL (December 13, [...]

Vision Book Unveiled for Western Nassau County

From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager December 12, 2019 In the [...]

Nassau County deputies say three men stole $100,000-worth of guns from gun store

December 10, 2019 WTLV in Jacksonville reported yesterday that three masked men broke into the [...]

Meridian Waste helps to keep Callahan beautiful

Media Release November 23, 2019 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (November 19, 2019) – Meridian Waste, an integrated, [...]

Parks vs Trees: we can do both – An opinion

By Phil Scanlan Friends of Amelia Island Trail, Inc. – CEO November 17, 2019 Editor’s [...]