Category Archives: Featured Story
Nassau County Board of Commissioners to open County beaches on May 1 with limited restrictions
By Cindy Jackson Reporter April 29, 2020 The Board of County Commissioners convened at 6PM [...]
Apr
City of Fernandina Beach will reopen beaches Monday, May 4, 2020
City of Fernandina Beach Media Release April 29, 2020 The restriction on City beach access [...]
Apr
Returning To Our Beaches
By Shari Roan On behalf of the Beach Ambassadors April 29, 2020 The old adage [...]
Apr
County/City Cooperation on beach reopening: Confounding and Confusing
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst April 29, 2020 The City of [...]
Apr
Update on Opening of County Beaches — BOCC meets today (UPDATED TIME 4:30 p.m.)
Contact: Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer (904) 530-6010 [email protected] Update from Sabrina Robertson: Please be [...]
Apr
Fernandina mourns the loss of long time resident Joan Bean
April 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: We mourn the loss of Joan Bean. Through her years [...]
Apr
Reemployment assistance update provided by Florida Dept of Economic Opportunity
Florida Dept of Economic Opportunity Press Release April 28, 2020 Today, the Florida Department of [...]
Apr
“Are you afraid of the dark?” An opinion
By Kurt Marasco April 28, 2020 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Lately, I’ve been [...]
Apr
FLAPOL – “Which Florida beaches are closed? Which are still open?”
April 27, 2020 Most beaches in Florida are closed, but they are slowly starting to [...]
Apr
Individual rights vs the Common Good: A classic dispute heightened by the COVID-19 crisis – An opinion
By Stephen Gessner April 22, 2020 Throughout the history of democratic countries there has always [...]
Apr
Nassau County Board of Commissioners approve beach opening plan for county beaches
By Cindy Jackson Reporter April 22, 2020 The City of Fernandina Beach voted last night [...]
Apr
Last chance to support Take Stock in Children’s fundraising auction
Take Stock in Children Nassau Submitted by Robin C. Lentz Executive Director April 22, 2020 [...]
Apr
On downside of COVID-19 peak, Florida begins planning economic revival
By John Haughey The Center Square April 21, 2020 (The Center Square) Florida may have passed [...]
Apr
Coronadoption: No social distancing (or extra toilet paper) required
By Katherine Dudley Hoehn [email protected] April 22, 2020 A dear friend recently told me that [...]
Apr
Only 6 percent of Florida jobless claims paid, 3 percent of small business loans approved
By John Haughey The Center Square April 21, 2020 (The Center Square) – The Florida [...]
Apr
Amelia Island Tourism Gives Initiative Supports Local Businesses with Launch of Online Market
Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau Media Release April 21, 2020 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (April [...]
Apr
Nassau County Community Leaders hold firm that beaches will remain closed
By Cindy Jackson Reporter April 20, 2020 A conference call led by Commissioner Chairman Daniel [...]
Apr
Amelia Island lighthouse turns 200 years old this year
Submitted by Samuel Boyd Coast Guard Auxiliary April 20, 2020 The Amelia Island lighthouse turns [...]
Apr
Gov. DeSantis orders schools closed rest of academic year
By Renzo Downey FloridaPolitics.com April 20, 2020 Campuses will remain closed to students for the [...]
Apr
Too soon to tell ultimate impact of controversial Jacksonville beach reopening
By A.C. Gancarski FloridaPolitics.com April 20, 2020 Does beach reopening send the wrong message? [...]
Apr
Alert for small business owners needing PPP loans
By Rosario Méndez Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC April 20, 2020 This is [...]
Apr
Amelia Island CVB Launches “Amelia Island Tourism Gives” to Support Disrupted Industry Partners, Displaced Workforce
Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau Media Release April 18, 2020 AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (April [...]
Apr
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Stephan R. Leimberg unseenimages.com April 18, 2020 “We are truly all in this together [...]
Apr
Spending watchdog calls on lawmakers to adopt e-fairness bill, secure gaming compact to generate revenue
By John Haughey The Center Square April 17, 2020 (The Center Square, April 16, 2020) [...]
Apr
Recognizing one of many acts of kindness during the Coronavirus pandemic
By Susan Hardee Steger April 18, 2020
Apr
Ron DeSantis threatens budget cuts amid coronavirus economy
By A.C. Gancarski FloridaPolitics.com April 17, 2020 (FloridaPolitics.com, April 16, 2020) Gov. Ron DeSantis is [...]
Apr
Which Florida beaches are closed? Which are still open?
By Jacob Ogles FloridaPolitics.com April 17, 2020 (FloridaPolitics.com, April 16, 2020) While Florida leaders caught [...]
Apr
Wondering about your Economic Impact check? Search IRS “Get My Payment” for help
IRS Information April 15, 2020 Editor’s Note: We thank Genece Minshew, a VITA volunteer for [...]
Apr
FSCJ Launches Stepping Stones Program to Support Career Pathway for High School Seniors
FSCJ Media Release April 15, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) [...]
Apr
Florida emergency planners brace for double whammy of hurricane season, COVID-19 pandemic
By John Haughey The Center Square April 13, 2020 (Originally posted on The Center Square [...]
Apr
State Senator Aaaron Bean responds to concern over unemployment assistance: offers options for help
State Senator Aaron Bean April 13, 2020 These trying times are continuing to challenge our [...]
Apr
Florida officials optimistic schools will reopen, even if only for ‘a couple of weeks’
By John Haughey The Center Square April 13, 2020 Florida schools have been in a [...]
Apr
“We are some of the lucky ones,” say local couple who recovered from COVID-19
By Anne H Oman Reporter-At-Large April 13, 2020 At press time, Nassau County counted 34 [...]
Apr
Florida charter schools score court win as district boards’ appeal rejected
By John Haughey The Center Square April 13, 2020 (The Center Square, April 9, [...]
Apr
Today is Gopher Tortoise Day!
From The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager April 13, 2020 Say what??? [...]
Apr
Latest coronavirus model predicts fewer deaths in Florida
By Drew Wilson FloridaPolitics.com April 13, 2020 A University of Washington coronavirus pandemic model showed [...]
Apr
Kindness has not fallen victim to the virus
By Karen Thompson Features Reporter April 12,, 2020 I looked around and what I saw [...]
Apr
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Ron Pfeffer April 11, 2020 Editor’s Note: Ron and Janet Pfeffer retired and moved [...]
Apr
No word yet from Ron DeSantis or Richard Corcoran on delayed school start date
By Renzo Downey FloridaPolitics.com April 10, 2020 With schools set to reopen to students in [...]
Apr
Florida elections supervisors seek ‘flexibility,’ reject total mail-in election scenario
By John Haughey The Center Square April 10, 2020 While most of Florida’s 67 county [...]
Apr
Delivery of 2020 Census Paper Questionnaires Begins
U.S. Census Bureau Media Release April 8, 2020 About 64 million households across the nation [...]
Apr
Gov. DeSantis signs bill making it harder to place constitutional amendments on ballot
By Renzo Downey FloridaPolitics.com April 9, 2020 Gov. Ron DeSantis signed seven bills into [...]
Apr
Nassau County overall health declined due to “health behaviors”
Nassau County Department of Health Press Release Contact: [email protected] April 7, 2020 ” The [...]
Apr
Researcher warns: Shut down and stay off all beaches
By John Haughey The Center Square April 6, 2020 A few scattered Florida beaches remain [...]
Apr
Key COVID-19 model now forecasting earlier peak in Florida
By Scott Powers FloridaPolitics.com April 6, 2020 A University of Washington coronavirus pandemic model that [...]
Apr
COVID-19 and City Spending – An opinion
By Chip Ross Fernandina Beach City Commissioner April 5, 2020 The impacts of COVID-19 are [...]
Apr
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Lea Gallardo April 4, 2020 Editor’s Note: Lea developed a love of photography at [...]
Apr
Weekly comments from Dale Martin – “Safer at Home Order”
By Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach April 3, 2020 We are all about to [...]
Apr
Williams-Sonoma: Made in the USA?
April 2, 2020 by Jim Kreidler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC When we’re deciding between buying [...]
Apr
Few to admire the beautiful bottle brush tree on Centre Street Fernandina
By Carrollee Addams April 1, 2020
Apr
Book read . . .
By Evelyn C. McDonald March 31, 2020 Feeling a bit trapped in the house and [...]
Mar
A salute to Jim Thomas on his 99th birthday
By Susan Hardee Steger Photos courtesy of Kathryn K. Bynum March 31, 2020 A quiet [...]
Mar
FLAPOL reports “Duval County shows spike in Coronavirus cases”
FLAPOL By Drew Dixon On March 26, 2020 Duval County now has 74 confirmed cases [...]
Mar