Category Archives: General
Standard Marine & Tringali Property for sale
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger A city block located at the corner of North 2nd [...]
First Coast Community Bank scene of armed robbery and shooting
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by James T. Hurley, Chief of Police Late [...]
FBCC moving forward to sell city-owned land
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst As the final item in its [...]
FBCC Workshops FY2013-14 budgets for Airport, Utilities
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]
Grants to city Non-Profits in jeopardy as FBCC grapples with FY 2013-14 budget issues
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Charity begins at home – yours and mine [...]
Avoid tickets on North Front Street
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger A section of North Front Street is causing some motorists [...]
Does Shrimp Fest have a future in Fernandina Beach?
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst During the first weekend of May, [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission uneasily sets tentative FY2013-14 millage rate
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]
Morning fire on North Fletcher Avenue
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The Fernandina Beach Fire Department responded to a house fire [...]
Nassau County School Board sets tentative millage and budget for FY2013-14
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst On July 29, 2013, in a [...]
Fernandina Beach Golf Course – Reopening event – An opinion
Submitted by John Carr For those that were not able to attend, I offer [...]
Summer Camp – Boys and Girls Club Style
By Alan Donaldson When I was a kid, my folks sent me to a [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Ed Richtsteig Ed Richtsteig recently moved from Batavia, Illinois and is a retired [...]
Beach volleyball comes to Main Beach
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Over 100 teams will take part in First Coast Volleyball [...]
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office re-arrests individual for impersonating Dish Network sub-contractor
Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office re-arrested Anthony William Gerhold, 41, [...]
U. S Postal Service disposes of Sadler Road Post Office – Really?
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger A single page public notice announcing the U.S. Postal Service [...]
Caring about the place you call home: an opinion
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst In early July four of the [...]
Amelia Island Sailing Club group visits the Abaco Islands
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter In May eight sail boats headed south from Amelia [...]
Fernandina Beach library branch expansion and renovation out for bid
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The construction bid to expand and renovate the Fernandina Beach [...]
Ziosk comes to Chili’s Bar and Grill in Yulee
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter If you haven’t been to Chili’s in a while, [...]
Ultimate Frisbee Professional Brodie Smith Comes to Fernandina
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Brodie Smith, Ultimate Frisbee enthusiast travels all over the world [...]
Folks moving on: June 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The following real estate sales and [...]
Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: June 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Don Wiest Editor’s Note: After a recent rain storm, Don Wiest found this [...]
What’s Next For the Downtown Post Office?
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter At Large As the US Postal Service prepares to [...]
Juveniles Arrested for Auto Burglaries
Press release City of Fernandina Beach Submitted by James T. Hurley, Chief of Police During [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some of the [...]
Fernandina recognized in Yachting Magazine
Westrec Press Release Submitted by Joe Springer, Marina Manager The city of Fernandina Beach has [...]
Fernandina Beach Golf Course – Good news for golfers!
Submitted by Eric Bartelt On July 16th, The City Commission held a workshop to review [...]
July 16 City Commission Meeting – Highlights
Submitted by Eric Bartelt While Commissioners voted down the proposed Amendment to the City Charter [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission Meeting – Summer Surprise!
Submitted by Eric Bartelt Amid the usual business of budget amendments, authorizations and resolutions, the [...]
Excessive speed leads to property damage on Parkview Place East
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger An early morning car accident on Parkview Place East resulted [...]
City Manager presents proposed FY 2013/2014 budget
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger At an early morning budget workshop on July 12, the [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Stephen Mintz Editor’s Note: Stephen is a regular island snow bird hailing from [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some of the [...]
Historic Post Office closing in the hands of the Postal Regulatory Commission
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The impending historic post office closure is now in the [...]
Historic Fernandina Beach Post Office to close August 10
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger According to Alice Ryle, United States Postal Service discontinuance coordinator [...]
AIA happenings
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter The Four Seasons Bistro in the first strip mall [...]
Opinion – Lessons from the 4th on Nassau County “Fire Tax”
Submitted by Paul Booton “It is obvious that the “will of the people” would be [...]
Galley Bar and Grille now open
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter The Galley has finally opened at the Amelia Island [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Lea Gallardo www.leagallardo.com Editor’s Note: Lea Gallardo developed a love of photography at [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some of the [...]
General Manager of Fernandina Beach Golf Course accepts new position
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Chad Barhorst, general manager of the Fernandina Beach Golf Course [...]
Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit conducts drug sting operation
Press release Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Bill Leeper Nassau County Sheriff Posted by Fernandina Observer [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission meeting – Persistent barking, meowing, whining, howling outlawed, clerk time off, and commissioners’ ethics
Submitted by Eric Bartelt The summer doldrums appeared to have set in at the July [...]
No to county fire fee – Budget talks continue
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger During an early morning budget meeting on July 1, 2013, [...]
Two national chains coming to Publix’s complex in Yulee
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Photos courtesy of Gerry Clare Two national chains are headed [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Helmut Albrecht As an engineer and artist, Helmut tries to capture the [...]
House fire on AIA in Yulee
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger A short lived house fire on AIA in Yulee was [...]
Sometimes it pays to have friends at City Hall. Literally. – An opinion
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Memorandum of Understanding has been [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some of the [...]
South 8th Street building spruce up
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Last Frontier of FB (Fernandina Beach), LLC, has purchased [...]
Fernandina Beach armed robbery
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release James T. Hurley,Chief of Police As two juveniles were [...]
Street resurfacing begins
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger If you are headed to the beach, parking will be [...]
Garbage in, garbage out … for $700,000
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The City of Fernandina Beach and [...]
A primer on the utility impact fee lawsuit
Submitted by Charles Burns On April 25, 2012, Joanne Conlon, acting on behalf of [...]
Tourism – So what about seasonality & periodicity?
Submitted by Malcom A. Noden One of the persistent issues about the flow of tourism [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Priscilla Footlik Editor’s Note: Priscilla has lived on Amelia Island for 5 years. [...]
Fernandina Beach to re-advertise City Clerk position
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission held [...]
Nassau County Clerk of Courts John Crawford responds after Judge Foster appears before Board of Commissions
Editor’s Note: The Fernandina Observer posted video of Judge Foster’s appearance before the Nassau County [...]
Police blotter blast
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some of the [...]
Around town . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Wednesday afternoon the Wiki-Wiki food truck offered free lunch at Quality [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission tackles city advisory boards and their roles
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At the urging of Commissioner Arlene [...]
Nassau County Clerk John Crawford disputes $4,000 court expenditure – Judge Foster speaks to County Commission
Editor’s Note: At the June 19, 2013, Nassau County Commission meeting, Judge Robert Foster discussed [...]
City of Fernandina Beach Proclamations and Presentations: June 18, 2013
LieSubmitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter News – Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission honored [...]
6-18-2013 Fernandina Beach Commission highlights: CRA, Charter Amendments, Fire Hydrants and more
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst After more than 3 hours, the June 18, [...]
Fernandina Beach holds budget workshop on city marina, golf course
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst City Manager Joe Gerrity sought guidance [...]
Fernandina cyclist returns lost $10,000 – City issues proclamation
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger It was front page headlines in the June 18 Florida [...]
CRA Advisory Board meets for “debriefing”
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger On June 17, the Fernandina Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory [...]
MORE folks moving on: May 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The following real estate sales and transfers for [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Lea Gallardo www.leagallardo.com Editor’s Note: Lea Gallardo developed a love of photography at [...]
Fernandina Beach schedules street resurfacing for week of June 24, 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst According to the City manager’s office, city street [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are the highlights from some of [...]
Talking turkey about CRAs in Florida and Fernandina Beach
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm The Fernandina Beach City Commission, acting as the Community Redevelopment [...]
Fernandina Beach Impact fee lawsuit – Attorneys’ fees begin to accumulate
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The Jacksonville Business Journal is reporting in an article entitled [...]