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Wild Amelia Calendar now available

Wild Amelia Press Release Submitted by Kathy Brooks [email protected] July 15, 2019 1:00 p.m. Wild [...]

The Amelia Bluff Hearing – A Primer

By Adam Kaufman Legal Analyst July 15, 2019 1:33 a.m. Editor’s Note: The hearing begins [...]

Nassau County School District rates “A”

Nassau County School District July 14, 2019 8:40 p.m. Nassau County School District did it [...]

City Marina dock pilings arrive

City of Fernandina Beach July 14, 2019 4:09 p.m.  

Amelia Island revealed

Submitted by Priscilla Footlik July 13, 2019 11:00 p.m. Editor’s Note: Priscilla has lived on [...]

FTC shuts down student loan debt relief scheme

By Colleen Tressler FTC Consumer Education Specialist July 13, 2019 3:00 p.m. It’s a staggering [...]

Baptist HealthPlace at Nocatee to open summer 2020

Baptist Health Press Release July 13, 2019 10:00 a.m. New health and wellness center will [...]

George Crady Fishing Pier 20th Anniversary- A remembrance

By Janie G. Thomas July 13, 2019 9:00 a.m. Florida’s 152nd State Park 07-07-1999 For [...]

Nassau County Planning and Economic Opportunity Dept receives two state grants

Nassau County PEO Dept Press Release Contact Adrienne Burke, Director [email protected] July 12, 2019 4:00 [...]

Nassau Council on Aging to hold caregivers support meeting – July 18

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] July 12, 2019 [...]

Barnabas in top 1% of charities nationwide

Barnabas Center Press Release Contact: Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager Email: [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org July 12, 2019 [...]

Weekly comments from Dale Martin

Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach July 12, 2019 12:00 p.m. Later this month, we’ll [...]

ALJ kicks CAN: Conserve Amelia Now has no standing to sue

Submitted by Adam Kaufman Legal Analyst July 11, 2019 – 10:35 a.m. E. Gary Early [...]

Amelia Bluff hearing begins Monday, July 15

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 11, 2019 Administrative Law Judge [...]

Firm Represents Worldwide Terminals Fernandina in $28 Million Reorganization and Expansion of Florida Port

Media Release July 11, 2019 12:30 p.m. The international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner [...]

Citizens for a Better Nassau – “We deserve better from our local government”

Citizens for a Better Nassau Press Release By Bill Gingrich Board Chairman July 11, 2019 [...]

Plantation Artists’ Guild & Gallery

Plantation Artists’ Guild & Gallery Media Release July 11, 2019 4:00 p.m. You are invited [...]

Outlet shopping: The deal is in the details.

By Colleen Tressler FTC Consumer Education Specialist July 11, 2019 2:00 p.m. For many of [...]

Nassau County announces road overlay program – Sadler between 8th & 14th on the list

Nassau County Road Department Press Release Contact: Jennifer Kirkland Email: [email protected] July 11, 2019 5:14 [...]

Fernandina Beach Main Street to update community July 22

Fernandina Beach Main Street Press Release Submitted by Arlene Filkoff July 10. 2019 5:13 p.m. [...]

Study: NAFTA 2.0 poses disaster for Florida tomato, strawberry, bell pepper growers

By John Haughey The Center Square July 10, 2019 – 1:00 p.m. A University of [...]

Florida ranks 15th as most expensive for rentals

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 10, 2019 11:18 a.m. The [...]

Beach Community Working Group establishes goals and schedules upcoming meetings to deliberate strategies

Nassau County Insider Contact: Sabrina Robertson [email protected] July 10, 2019 10:00 a.m. On December 19, [...]

A little bird gives hope for a big vision in O2O Corridor

North Florida Land Trust Press Release July 9, 2019 5:00 p.m. Red-cockaded woodpecker’s migration shows [...]

FDOT announces July 13 start of First Coast Expressway Tolling

Florida Department of Transportation Press Release Contact: Sara Pleasants [email protected] July 9, 2019 3:00 p.m. [...]

Amelia Island Celebrates Shrimping History during “Shrimp Days of Summer”

Amelia Island CVB Media Release July 9, 2019 1:00 a.m. When it comes to shrimp, [...]

Lights for Liberty Fernandina Beach to hold vigil in opposition of detention of children and separation of families July 12

Lights for Liberty Press Release July 8, 2019 4:00 p.m.   What: Lights for Liberty [...]

Friends of the Library Book Club to meet July 11

Friends of the Library Press Release July 8, 2019 2:00 p.m. The Friends of the [...]

Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch schedules two nest excavations this week

Information from Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch July 8, 2019 1:30 p.m. Mary Duffy of [...]

Plantation Artists’ Guild and Gallery to support Fernandina Beach Police Foundation at upcoming event – July 12

Plantation Artists’ Guild and Gallery Press Release Submitted by Brenda Price July 8, 2019 1:00 [...]

Consultant says condition of city pavements is very good

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Dan White, program director for IMS [...]

Fernandina Beach voters to decide on conservation referendum in November 2020

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 8, 2019 1:00 a.m. On [...]

FBCC votes 3-2 to proceed with Passero on waterfront engineering contract

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 7, 2019 12:00 p.m. As [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

Submitted by John Bond July 6, 2019 11:00 p.m. Editor’s Note: John Bond’s home base [...]

A trillion trees

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 5, 2019 – 10:30 a.m. [...]

Insurance reform law takes effect; could face first test soon

By John Haughey The Center Square July 5, 2019 – noon It took nearly a [...]

FDOT road and lane closures – July 6 – 12

FDOT Press Release July 5, 2019 2:00 p.m. Nassau County I-95 (FIN 431958-1-52-01) Daytime lane [...]

Government imposter scams reach record high

MEDIA RELEASE Federal Trade Commission July 5, 2019 – 8:30 a.m. As the nation celebrates [...]

Happy Independence Day from the Fernandina Observer!

Celebrate a Hometown 4th of July in Downtown Fernandina Beach today from 5-10 p.m.: music, [...]

Dr. Theresa Sparks: “Y’all means ALL in Fernandina Beach!”

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 3, 2019  –  noon With [...]

Sounds on Centre features “Legendary American Music” – July 5

Historic Fernandina Business Association Press Release Submitted by Chuck Hall July 2, 2019 11:30 a.m. [...]

Elmo:  FBCC’s “Dog of the Month” for July

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 3, 2019 – 3:00 p.m. [...]

Amelia Toffee Company To Move Manufacturing Facilities to Amelia Island, Florida

Amelia Toffee Company MEDIA RELEASE July 3, 2019 1:00 a.m. (Amelia Island, FL) – July [...]

Joe Massey guest speaker at Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society – July 8

Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society Media Release By Teen Peterson July 2, 2019 5:00 p.m. [...]

Second Florida city paralyzed by “ransomware” as alarming trend accelerates

By John Haughey The Center Square July 2, 2019 9:30 a.m. Another Florida city has [...]

Barnabas receives generous donation from Hagan Ace Hardware

Barnabas Center Press Release Contact: Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org July 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. [...]

100 new laws become effective today in Florida

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 1, 2019 July 1 begins [...]

Korean Meat Market Dogs Rescued for Adoption in Fernandina Beach

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 1, 2019 11:58 p.m. Nassau [...]

Shade structure coming to City of Fernandina Beach Buccaneer Field

City of Fernandina Beach July 1, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Non-permitted fireworks are illegal

Fernandina Beach Police Department James T. Hurley Chief of Police July 1, 2019 1:00 a.m. [...]

Celebrate Independence Day in Fernandina Beach

June 30, 2029 9:45 p.m.

Amelia Island revealed . . .

By Darryl Stair June 29, 2019 Editor’s Note: Darryl Stair is a semi-pro photographer from [...]

Growth topic of discussion at Board of County Commission Meeting – June 24

By Cindy Jackson Reporter June 28, 2019 9:40 a.m. “Nassau [County] stands at the precipice [...]

NCEDB gives vote of confidence to Executive Director Laura DiBella

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 27, 2019 11:43 a.m. On [...]

BOA upholds Poynter’s appeal

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 28, 2019 1:00 a.m. The [...]

FDOT road and lane closures

FDOT Media Release June 28, 2019 5:00 p.m. Nassau County I-95 (FIN 431958-1-52-01) Daytime lane [...]

Local Residents share their experience participating in the SHIP Rehabilitation Program

Nassau County Insider For information Contact Carol Gilchrist [email protected] June 28, 2019 4:00 p.m. In [...]

Weekly comments from Dale Martin

Dale Martin City Manager Fernandina Beach June 28, 2019 12:00 a.m. With several issues (notably [...]

Harrison Poole announces candidacy for Nassau County Court Judge

Press Release Harrison Wesley Poole Candidate for Nassau County Court Judge Group 1 June 27, [...]

Caroline Best elected to Board of Florida Assn. of City Clerks

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 27, 2019 7:00 a.m. The [...]

Help support Nassau County Public Schools with donations of school supplies

Barnabas Center Press Release Contact: Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org June 27, 2019 4:00 p.m. [...]

County announces upcoming meetings of Beach Community Working Group

from TheCountyInsider.com by Sabrina Robertson Office of the Nassau County Manager June 27, 2019 2:30 [...]

Wild Amelia is going batty

Wild Amelia Press Release Contact: Kathy Brooks [email protected] June 27, 2019 11:00 a.m. Wild Amelia [...]

Board of County Commissioners weighs in on proposed development at Amelia River Golf

A Letter to City Commissioners From Board of County Commissioners Justin M. Taylor, Chair June [...]

State Attorney General tries once again to crack down on robocalls

Attorney General Ashley Moody Press Release June 26, 2019 4:00 p.m. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley [...]

Nassau County Health Department recognizes “HIV Testing Day”

Nassau County Health Department Press Release Contact: Valerie Eldridge-Bratsch [email protected] June 26, 2019 3:00 p.m. [...]

Gullah/Geechee Nation appreciation week

By Cindy Jackson June 26, 2019 1:00 p.m. “Healin de Land and Holdin pun de [...]

Public invited to building dedication in Callahan on June 27, 2019

from TheCountyInsider.com by Sabrina Robertson Office of the Nassau County Manager June 26, 2019 On [...]

Commissioner seeks your input: On-Beach Parking at Sadler Road

Submitted by Chip Ross Fernandina Beach City Commissioner June 26, 2019 10:33 a.m. A cherished [...]

Caution Flags on Road Course – An opinion

Submitted by Daniel Schuster June 25, 2019 1:00 a.m. Nestled in western Massachusetts, the rural [...]

Rayonier seeks to amend complaint v. Nassau County

June 25, 2019 3:31 p.m. The Fernandina Observer has obtained a copy of Rayonier’s motion [...]

Amelia Schoolhouse Inn debuts in Fernandina Beach

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst June 25, 2019 12:40 p.m. Getting [...]

Amelia Musical Playhouse presents “Grand Hotel “

Amelia Musical Playhouse Press Release Submitted by Jill Dillingham June 25, 2019 4:00 p.m. To [...]

City Marina’s Southern basin dredging complete

City of Fernandina Beach June 25, 2019 12:30 p.m.