In an effort to hinder the rise of property fraud, an amendment to Florida Statute 695.26 takes effect on January 1, 2024. The new requirement applies to deeds and any other documents that impact …

CANCELED - See comment below. A hearing on Riverstone litigation matters has been scheduled for 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 in Circuit Court. It will be conducted via Zoom. All interested citizens …

By Wilma Allen The median strips along state Route 200, as you drive to and from Amelia Island, are looking pretty grim lately. They are being prepped for landscaping, the final phase of the road …

Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) of Fernandina Beach has submitted an application to the state for a bioethanol production plant that would be located at its current cellulose production complex. …

By Mike Lednovich The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to move the Amelia River navigational channel adjacent to the Port of Fernandina and bordering the northern docks of the city's marina at …

By Mike Lednovich The Ocean Highway and Port Authority, along with Port of Fernandina operator Savage, has reported it still has no signed commitments for a federally mandated barge service that was …

By Mike Lednovich Highly respected Amelia Island property broker John Hillman sent Ocean Highway and Port Authority Danny Fullwood a scathing email notice that he is stepping away as agent for the …

By Mike Lednovich The Ocean Highway and Port Authority had to do an about-face on the termination of Port Director David Kaufman Wednesday after Kaufman's attorney notified the district it could face …

By Mike Lednovich With their real estate agent listening via a cellphone, Ocean Highway and Port Authority commissioners squabbled for 30 minutes Wednesday over the potential sale of three parcels of …

By Mike Lednovich "A contract is a contract," Ocean Highway and Port Authority Commissioner Mike Cole declared at Tuesday's emergency meeting to discuss terminated Port Executive Director David …

By Mike Lednovich The deadline to have the Port of Fernandina's tugboat Fort Clinch certified by the U.S. Coast Guard passed on Aug. 31, and since then ships arriving and leaving the port have been …

By Mike Lednovich The latest twist in the ongoing controversy regarding the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) building at the Port of Fernandina is that the feds are free to do whatever they …

By Wilma Allen Starting next week, hundreds of local kids will be raising their paint brushes, drumsticks, feet, and voices, in fun weekly classes organized by Arts Alive Nassau to provide arts …

By Mike Phillips It was an unhappy crew of port authority commissioners who gathered Wednesday to confront financial issues that have been dogging them for months. The only person more unhappy was …

By Mike Lednovich It's bad news for local property owners as the Nassau County School Board approved property tax rates that will mean the majority of homeowners will pay 38% to almost 50% more in …

The Observer recently reported that 12,295 vote-by-mail registrations in Nassau County had been invalidated by the state. That announcement left many of those voters confused on whether they were …

By Mike Lednovich Nassau County Supervisor of Elections Janet Adkins has been notified that 12,225 vote-by-mail applications had been voided by the State Bureau of Elections under a new law signed by …

Issued By Jacksonville - FL, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Coastal Nassau County Description ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Amelia City - Fernandina …

By Mike Lednovich Current Customs building at Third and Dade streets. The Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) has so little money available that it is struggling to find $17,000 in next year's …

The District School Board of Nassau County is proposing a tax levy of $109 million, an increase of $30 million over last year according to a legal notice published last Wednesday. The notice …