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Florida Roots Trail Race Delivers an Unforgettable Day at Fort Clinch

The third annual Florida Roots Trail Series foot race was run this past weekend at [...]

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25
Jan
A Big Saturday Coming Up

Dec.10 in Fernandina Beach will be big. Not only will both the Market Place farmers [...]

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06
Dec
Coming Black Friday: The Pajama Party!

The Annual Black Friday Pajama Party will once again take place in historic downtown Fernandina [...]

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04
Nov
Kristin Harmel
Popular Author at Book Fair Luncheon

Kristin Harmel Comes to Amelia Island The Amelia Island Book Festival luncheon, 11 a.m. Oct. [...]

27
Sep
Shrimp Fest 2022 kicks off with an awesome parade!

May 2, 2022 If you weren’t one of the hundreds who lined the parade route [...]

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02
May
Shrimply the best! Shrimp Festival returns this weekend!

April 28, 2022 Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst April 28, 2022 [...]

28
Apr
Santa stop & drop on “Beaufort” the Fire Truck – Dec 18

Nassau County Insider December 10, 2021 We have some exciting news to share! A group [...]

10
Dec
“Food truck Saturday” December 11 at Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport

City of Fernandina Beach, December 7, 2021 [...]

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07
Dec
Fernandina Beach Christmas Tree lighting – Saturday, Nov 27

City of Fernandina Beach November 26, 2021 City of Fernandina Beach Christmas Tree Lighting! November [...]

25
Nov
AIMH Holiday Home Tour Tickets for sale online

Media Release November 1, 2021 Tickets are now for sale ONLINE ONLY! For more information [...]

04
Nov
REMINDER: Falling for Shrimp festival begins this afternoon!

In celebration of the State of Florida opening up after the Covid epidemic, and since [...]

01
Oct
Surge of uncertainty hits some of fall’s biggest events

By Anne Geggis FloridaPolitics.com September 7, 2021 Miami Book Fair, Fantasy Fest and the return [...]

07
Sep
Cars & Cannons Vintage Car Show at Fort Clinch September 25

Friends of Fort Clinch Media Release from Tom Linley (850) 510-7818; tom@tomstarservices.com August 17, 2021 [...]

17
Aug
Ship Off Parade, presented by Fernandina Beach Main Street, to be Held in Fernandina Beach on August 21, 2021

Fernandina Beach Main Street Media Release August 11, 2021 On Saturday, August 21, 2021, the [...]

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11
Aug
North Florida Land Trust hosts Jazz’N to Save Little NaNa

Media Release Jacksonville, Fla., June 29, 2021 – North Florida Land Trust is hosting upcoming [...]

29
Jun
The magnificient Nao Santa Maria shares Fernandina Marina with boats large and small

By Karen Thompson Features Reporter June 3, 2021   “In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed [...]

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03
Jun
Nao Santa Maria scheduled to arrive in Fernandina today at 4:00 p.m.

Submitted by Sunne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 2, 2021 Fernandina Beach City [...]

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02
Jun
Coming in for a landing at Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport!

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst May 20, 2021 This weekend will [...]

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20
May
Nassau Humane Society to hold first “Hound Hike”

Nassau Humane Society Press Release Contact: Executive Director Debbie Chissel 904-321-1647 April 14, 2021 The [...]

14
Apr
Amelia Island Raising a Glass to Annual Restaurant Week

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (Jan. 19, 2021) – Northeast Florida’s Amelia Island is setting the table [...]

19
Jan
25th Annual Holiday Arts & Craft Bazaar – Nov 21 & 22

Arts & Crafts Bazaar Press Release Contact: Lucy Bryan 707-823-2000 Lcybryn@comcast.net November 12, 2020 Subject: [...]

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12
Nov
Local author of “Delaney’s Adventures – with Friends” to hold book signing – November 7

Press Release November 5, 2020 Annette McCollough Myers, local National Indie Excellence Award winning author, [...]

05
Nov
Crescendo Amelia returns to Amelia Musical Playhouse

Amelia Musical Playhouse Submitted by Jill Dillingham November 2, 2020 Crescendo Amelia Returns 11/6 at [...]

02
Nov
Amelia Baptist Church presents “An Evening in December” – Dec 4, 5 & 6

Amelia Baptist Church October 22, 2020 [...]

22
Oct
“Chipping in for a Cure” Barberitos to support Donna Foundation Breast Cancer Awareness

Barberitos Press Release October 21, 2020 Three Barberitos Restaurants ‘Chipping in for a Cure’ to [...]

21
Oct
Local businesses donate T-Shirts for Emma Love Hardee’s 2020 Dance Fitness Challenge

Port City Bank Press Release October 17, 2020 Local Community Bank – First Port City [...]

17
Oct
Amelia Island Bird Club to hold field trip – October 24

Amelia Island Bird Club Submitted by Bill George, Club President October 15, 2020 Our next [...]

15
Oct
“Make Strides Against Breast Cancer” – Join virtual walk to encourage awareness

First Coast YMCA Press Release October 13, 2020 The annual walk will be held virtually [...]

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14
Oct
“Derision 2020: Unmasked and Dangerous”: Hiaasen and Barry in a virtual event October 21

By Peter Schorsch from Takeaways from Tallahassee newsletter October 19, 2020 What happens when two [...]

12
Oct
Chamber to Host Virtual Job Fair October 14

Media Release October 11, 2020 Nassau County, FL (October 7, 2020) The Nassau County Chamber [...]

11
Oct
Boat House Restaurant comes to Fernandina’s Historic Downtown

By Cindy Jackson Reporter October 8, 2020 “Serving those who serve us,” was the theme [...]

08
Oct
“A Seat at the Table” . . . a chair-ity event to support the Island Art Association – October 10 – Nov 14

Island Art Association Submitted by Marla McDaniel October 7, 2020 Island Art Association (IAA) presents [...]

08
Oct
First Missionary Baptist Church provides free food distribution – Every Thursday in October

October 4, 2020 [...]

06
Oct
A tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – A Stephan Leimberg photo journal

Stephan R. Leimberg unseenimages.com September 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: Fernandina Beach Pride hosted a “Remembering [...]

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28
Sep
Small Business Fair to be held September 19

$1000 Start-Ups Small Business Fair Press Release September 16, 2020 The $1,000 Start-Ups Small Business [...]

16
Sep
Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society takes a pandemic pause

Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society June 30, 2020   With gatherings limited in the midst [...]

30
Jun
First Coast YMCA to host “Virtual Healthy Community Day” – May 2

First Coast YMCA Press Release April 27, 2020 Y unites Northeast Florida communities through free [...]

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27
Apr
Area churches to celebrate Easter (from a distance) with a different kind of hunt

Contact: Emma Cottrell fpcfammin@gmail.com April 5, 2020 Area churches are helping the community feel more [...]

05
Apr
A salute to Jim Thomas on his 99th birthday

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

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31
Mar
Happy Piano Day!

Piano Day Amelia Island By Stéphane Pitois March 28, 2020   Editor’s Note: Stéphane Pitois [...]

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28
Mar
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, [...]

27
Mar
Piano Day Amelia Island – A Coronavirus distraction
March 24, 2020

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

Florida Presidential Preference Primary : March 17, 2020
March 15, 2020

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 15, 2020 Despite concerns about [...]

Visitors Generate $3.5 million Impact During Amelia Island “Dickens” Weekend
January 3, 2020

Media Release Amelia Island Convention Visitors Bureau January 3, 2020   AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (Dec. [...]

Get ready for Guns & Hoses 2020!
November 14, 2019

Submitted by Kaleigh Simmons Fernandina Beach Fire Department November 13, 2019 The 5th Annual Guns [...]

Nassau Community Band to hold Fall Concert – November 7

Nassau Community Band Press Release November 5, 2019 Where: St. Michael Parish Hall 225 North [...]

06
Nov
Western Nassau Town Hall meeting November 12, 2019: Vision Book Release
November 4, 2019

Nassau County Planning and Economic Development Valerie Feinberg, AICP Assistant Director vfeinberg@nassaucountyfl.com November 4, 2019 [...]

Prost to Octoberfest at Osprey Village
November 1, 2019

Osprey Village Press Release November 1, 2019 On October 24th, the spirit of Oktoberfest filled [...]

Nassau County Chamber holds 2019 Public Officials’ Appreciation Reception
November 1, 2019

Nassau County Chamber of Commerce Media Release Submitted by Alex Wilmer Communications & Mkt Co-Ordinator [...]

Wild Game Benefit Dinner for Gracie’s Kitchen – Nov 15
October 28, 2019

Gracie’s Kitchen Press Release October 28, 2019 Join us for a unique dining experience in [...]

London’s Pub and Keep Nassau Beautiful host a “Plant Trees Fundraiser”
October 24, 2019

Keep Nassau Beautiful Contact: Lynda Bell Executive Director knb@keepnassaubeautiful.org October 24, 2019 Keep Nassau Beautiful [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging 16th Annual Gala – SS Sapphire Seas set to launch Dec 6s
October 23, 2019

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Liz Dunn ldunn@nassaucountycoa.org October 23, 2019 Raising Funds [...]

Retreat offers path to life in balance – Story & Song
October 21, 2019

Story & Song Press Release By Mark Kaufman October 21, 2019 1:00 p.m. Story & [...]

Unbiased help understanding MEDICARE – Open enrollment Oct 15 -Dec 7
October 10, 2019

University of Florida/IFAS Press Release Submitted by Anne Sparkle October 8, 2019 Medicare can be [...]

Friends of Library Book Club to discuss “The Warmth of Other Suns” – October 10
October 7, 2019

Friends of the Library Press Releease CONTACT: Anne Oman 904-310-6807 October 7, 2019 The Friends [...]

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Let’s do the time warp again! – Rocky Horror Shows comes to Amelia Musical Playhouse
October 7, 2019

Amelia Musical Playhouse Submitted by Jill Dillingham October 7, 2019 For tickets click here. Back [...]

African-American Singer/Songwriter to perform at Story & Song – Oct 5
October 2, 2019

Story & Song Press Release Mark Kaufman October 2, 2019 African-American Singer/Songwriter Makes It in [...]

More than 170 students attend Forestry Career Day
September 27, 2019

Rayonier Press Release Submitted by Alejandro Barbero alejandro.barbero@rayonier.com September 27, 2019     More than [...]

Fernandina Beach Youth Lacrosse registration opens for 2020 season
September 26, 2019

Fernandina Beach Lacrosse Press Release Submitted by Roger Rydell September 25, 2019 Amelia Island Nassau [...]

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Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

Guest, 2023-02-05

Hope it doesn’t get “wet”.
Commentary: Does This City Want to Lose $500,000 a Year on its Marina?

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Gentlemen, the good news is there is a solution to the woes ...
City Manager's Comments - Projects

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Not complaining, but I was downtown last week and couldnR...
City Manager's Comments - Projects

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John, this is just one more example of City Hall wasting eve...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

Guest, 2023-02-04

Oh, the humanity! The malevolent cloud of death and destruct...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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C’mon up John. Stay here for 6 days during the cement...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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I sympathize with your plight. I really do. However- with th...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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Here’s an update from the North end of the Historic Di...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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Sadly this incompetence will continue until something really...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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It’s not the city commissioners, manager, or even coun...

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