Category Archives: General
Fernandina Beach celebrates Arbor Day and 12th year as Tree City USA
City of Fernandina Beach PRESS RELEASE Submitted by Kelly N. Gibson The City of Fernandina [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Priscilla Footlik Editor’s Note: Priscilla has lived on Amelia Island for 5 years. [...]
Barnabas expands health services
Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Mary Pitcher Community Relations Manager Barnabas recently announced an [...]
Furman Clark convicted of scheme to defraud
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger According to Steve Siegel, prosecutor for the state attorneys’ office, [...]
Island residents urged to “Bag the [plastic] Bag”
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large Some 12,000 plastic bags are given out free every [...]
Around town and moving days
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter This past weekend was a busy one starting downtown [...]
Sheriff’s Deputies conduct drug/traffic stop – 29 arrested
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Sheriff Bill Leeper On April 2nd and [...]
February 2014 Fire/Rescue Incident Report
Submitted by Jason Higginbotham City of Fernandina Beach Fire Chief Total Number of Calls for [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Stephen Mintz We decided to run Stephen’s “Train Art” photo in honor of [...]
City responds to voluntary annexation concerns
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by Marshall McCrary, Deputy City Manager At the [...]
City Commission meeting – All business on April Fool’s day
Submitted by Eric Bartelt Tuesday’s April 1st City Commission meeting had nearly a full house. [...]
Financial challenges ahead for 2014?
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Editor’s Note: Roving reporter Gerry Clare has posed questions [...]
Community leader Chip Townsend – A profile
Submitted by Don Parker Chip Townsend is truly a remarkable man. He is only 57 [...]
Funding sources for City beach renourishment project in doubt
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger During Nassau County’s Board of Commissioners (BOCC) meeting on March [...]
Meet your neighbors . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Eric Titcomb and Winifred Stephenson are long time local [...]
Amelia Island revealed
Submitted by Elizabeth Wilkes www.elizabethwilkesphotography.com Editor’s Note: Libby Wilkes and her husband Clyde partner in [...]
Cumberland Island – More than business interests – An opinion
Ellen Vessels Member of WildCumberland.org The National Park Service recently announced [...]
Catholic Church expansion plan parking proposal passes technical review
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger On March 27, 2014 the City of Fernandina Beach Technical [...]
FBCC reaffirms support for 2012 waterfront park plan with possible modifications
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At a special meeting called on [...]
Fernandina Beach Golf Club designated ‘Certified Audubon Sanctuary for envioronmental excellence
Submitted Press Release Billy Casper Golf/Buffalo Communications [email protected] Fernandina Beach Golf Club – managed by [...]
Tattoos to benefit local charities
SubmittedPress Release Electric Mermaid Tatoo Unique Custom Shop Tattooing To Raise Money for Sierra Club [...]
Amelia Island – F B – Yulee Chamber launches Save local
Amelia Island – F. B. Yulee Chamber of Commerce Press Release Submitted by Amelia Hart [...]
Toundas not guilty of careless driving following train collision
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Is it a street or a highway? That question was [...]
Council on Aging Circle of Friends celebrates 9th year
Council on Aging – Nassau Submitted by Jeffrey McDowell Mkt and Communications Mgr. The Council [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Judi Lessin artsakephotography.com “I am a nature photographer and have been a teacher, [...]
Land ho! The Nina and the Pinta have arrived in Fernandina Beach!
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Although Christopher Columbus never set foot [...]
This tax season it’s better in Florida (than NY, for sure)
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst It’s income tax time again, Americans: [...]
Other FBCC business: audit, chickens, waterslide and more
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Other than the waterfront, the airport [...]
State of Florida honors Billy Burbank III
Submitted Press Release Florida Department of State Celebrating the Sites and Sounds of Florida Secretary [...]
Nassau County deputies fire on robbery suspects
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff Nassau County Sheriff’s Office [...]
Fernandina Beach Airport to add 8 Flags Aviation as second fixed base operation
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst During its March 18, 2014 regular [...]
Fernandina Beach City proclamations: too much of a good thing?
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At the end of the March [...]
Resident Lynn Williams proposes seawall to protect Fernandina Beach downtown; Mayor Boner requests update on $8,000 dredging experiment
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst If local resident and waterfront proponent [...]
Bag the bag – An opinion
Submitted by Mary Libby Bag the Bag Spokesperson Anne Oman’s recent article in the Fernandina [...]
Hazardous waste clean-up and recycle events scheduled for April 26
Submitted by Jeremiah Glisson City of Fernandina Beach The City of Fernandina Beach will host [...]
Nina and Pinta to dock at Fernandina Harbor Marina
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Replicas of the Nina and Pinta, ships that brought Christopher [...]
Estep named Nassau County Emergency Management Director
Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff Sheriff Bill Leeper announced today that Billy Estep has been [...]
New Sheriff’s Administration Building – Timeline set
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff At the Board of [...]
Fernandina Beach CDBG Rehabilitation and Replacement Housing Program
Submitted by Scott Schultz, Planner II City of Fernandina Beach The City of Fernandina Beach is [...]
City of Fernandina Beach Welcomes New Building Official
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The City of Fernandina Beach [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Stephen Mintz Editor’s Note: Stephen is a regular island snow bird hailing from [...]
Amelia River Cruises bids on Cumberland Island concession
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Ferry service to the Cumberland Island National Seashore is up [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission makes tree decision; urged to address golf course future
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger A called meeting of the Fernandina Beach City Commission was [...]
Task force formed to tangle with plastic bags
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large Some 380 billion plastic bags are consumed in the [...]
10th anniversary of Island Chamber Singers
Submitted by Joan Cipriano Ten years ago on a rainy evening in November, the Island [...]
High School Art Exhibit at Florida State College – Students receive awards
Submitted Press Release Donald J. Hughes Florida State College Nassau Center Director The 12th Annual [...]
Nassau County Deputies bust mobile meth lab
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff On Monday, March 10, [...]
Fernandina Beach Police seek help
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Fernandina Beach Police are alerting individuals that “three cars were [...]
Amelia Island’s Past and Present Set Side-by-Side
Submitted press release Media inquiries contact: Natalie Miller [email protected] Local author blends historic images with [...]
Concours d’Elegance 2014 – A Stephen Mintz photo journal
Photos courtesy of Stephen Mintz The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Sunday – 9:30 a.m. – [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Gale Jameyson Editor’s Note: Gale Jameyson moved to Fernandina Beach from Kennebunk, Maine [...]
Jury duty scam reported in Nassau County
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff “The Nassau County Sheriff’s [...]
Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: February 2014
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following [...]
Amelia Island Councours d’Elegance comes to historic downtown
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Friday, March 7, 2014 – Noon until 1:30 Bill Warner, [...]
From your roving reporter . . . Chamber talk
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter When I asked Regina Duncan, President of the Amelia [...]
New subdivision Amelia Oaks – Trees removed – Trees Saved
Press Release City of Fernandina Beach Community Development Department Adrienne Burke, CDD Director Site improvements [...]
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Fernandina Beach City Commission handles short agenda on March 4
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Starting late because of technical difficulties [...]
Golf Course blues … and greens; GCAB members recognized
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Tick tock … tick tock. The [...]
Nassau County detectives arrest alleged prostitutes
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office [...]
City of Fernandina Beach requests county support for beach renourishment
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Who will pay for beach renourishment is the proverbial elephant [...]
Nominate your favorite historic preservation project
Submitted by City of Fernandina Beach March 3, 2014 3:50 p.m.
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Lea Gallardo www.leagallardo.com Editor’s Note: Lea Gallardo developed a love of photography at [...]
Library expansion officially lifts off
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst For any of the [...]
Fernandina Beach library building improvements get underway
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst After ten years of visioning and [...]
CRAAB weighs riverfront park plans; recommends PARP proposal for Parking Lots A & B
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At a special meeting on February [...]
From your roving reporter – Thoughts on local real estate
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Lois Jost, current president of the Amelia Island Nassau [...]
Crane Island sells for 9.9 Million
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger According to an article published in the Jacksonville Business Journal [...]
Ribbon cutting celebrates new Barnabas facility
Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Mary Pitcher Barnabas Center’s Annual Meeting was held Monday, [...]
Library Ground Breaking Ceremony – February 27
Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Wilma Allen Friends of the Library (FOL) [...]
Fernandina Library director addresses parking concerns
Submitted by Susan H. Steger Dawn Bostwick library director for the Nassau County Library reports [...]
Gullah-Geechee National Cultural Heritage Corridor seeks partners
Submitted by Peggy Bulger The Gullah-Geechee National Cultural Heritage Corridor Commissioners met on Friday, February [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Stephen Mintz Editor’s Note: Stephen is [...]
Your roving reporter – Books and Quilts
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Editor’s Note: Gerry began free lance writing for fun [...]
Weekend activities – Book Festival, Quilt Exhibit, Auction, and Airship
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter This weekend brings the Amelia Island Book Festival, the [...]
The economic times, they are a-changin’
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Nassau County Economic Development Board (NCEDB) [...]