FERNANDINA BEACH WEATHER
Florida Department of Health in Nassau County addresses county health rankings

Media Release Florida Department of Health – Nassau County Vicki D. Roberts, Administrative Secretary (904) [...]

Marlin & Barrel Distillery Grand Opening

Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter March 25, 2015 1:00 a.m. Another foggy morning did [...]

City Proclamations for March 2015

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 24, 2015 10:00 a.m. The [...]

Vice Mayor Johnny Miller: the FBCC’s bag man

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 24, 2015 9:15 a.m.   [...]

City Finance matters from the March 17, 2015 FBCC meeting

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 24, 2015 8:40 a.m. At [...]

Solution to ongoing drainage problems remains elusive

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 23, 2015 3:00 p.m. Everybody [...]

MSTU changes in store for Nassau County municipalities

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 23, 2015 11:30 a.m. The [...]

Parks and Recreation Master Plan update for FBCC

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 23, 2015 The Fernandina Beach [...]

A new taxing district to fund beach renourishment under consideration

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 23, 2015 1:00 a.m. All [...]

8 Flags Playscapes moves to enhance Egans Creek Park

8 Flags Press Release Submitted by Sharyl Wood contact [email protected] March 21, 2015 4:00 p.m. [...]

It’s a tabebuia tree.

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst  March 22, 2015 3:50 p.m. Working [...]

It’s official – Starbucks to open new store June 2015

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Editor’s Note: An alert Mayor Ed Boner who likes to [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

Submitted by Mary Agnes White In Honor of the Magnolia Garden Club’s 65th Anniversary March [...]

Fernandina Harbor Marina dredging operation to end April 23

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 21, 2015 12:29 p.m. Dredging to remove 10,518 cubic [...]

Tally watch: HB1201 scheduled for Tuesday hearing

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 21, 2015 9:34 a.m. As [...]

Higginbotham steps down as Fernandina Beach Fire Chief

Press Release City of Fernandina Beach March 20, 2015 12:37 p.m.

Legislature begins process to make OHPA elections partisan–An Opinion

Submitted by Mike Harrison March 20, 2015 9:54 a.m. Observer readers will recall the Legislative [...]

Fernandina Beach continues opposition to wetlands development

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 19, 2015 7:38 p.m. The [...]

Airport Welcome Center now planned for North Side

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 19, 2015 3:42 p.m. After [...]

Fernandina Beach needs YOU!

Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter  – News Analyst March 19, 2015 10:59 a.m.   Fernandina Beach [...]

City police provides more information on airplane incident at Fernandina Airport

Press Release CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT James T. Hurley, Chief www.fbpd.us March 19, [...]

Early evening plane incident at Fernandina Beach Airport

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 18, 2015 8:36 p.m. A small aircraft is positioned [...]

Adding more fuel to the fire: Fire Dept. controversies continue

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 18, 2015 2:41 p.m. There [...]

House fire at North 3rd and Escambia

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 17, 2015 6:09 p.m. City of Fernandina Beach Fire [...]

Around town . . .

Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter March 17, 2015 4:56 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 [...]

Good news for Nassau County Schools!

Nassau County Schools Submitted by Sharyl Wood Executive Director of Administrative Services March 17, 2015 [...]

The workshop that wasn’t

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 16, 2015 5:56 p.m. About [...]

Bonhams loves Fernandina Beach!

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 16, 2015 11:20 a.m. Indications are that Bonhams is [...]

Tennis Courts 3 and 4 to be rebuilt at Central Park

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 15, 2015 4:07 p.m. Thanks to a $50,000 grant [...]

Amelia Island Revealed . . .

Submitted by Stephen Mintz March 15, 2015 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Stephen is a regular [...]

Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance Weekend Schedule

March 14, 2015 9:35 a.m. Event Information SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015 MotorXpo 8 a.m. – [...]

Rayonier and Rock Tenn join Port in opposition to citizens’ proposal

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 13, 2015 8:48 a.m. “It is not in our [...]

Fernandina mourns the passing of Claude Colson Haddock

March 12, 2015 7:17 p.m. Editor’s Note: Claude Haddock was one of Fernandina’s finest; always [...]

Folio Weekly reports on ‘turmoil’ in Fernandina Fire Department

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 12, 2015 12:26 p.m.   Wednesday’s edition of Folio [...]

Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance vehicles arrive in historic downtown Friday

Media Release Submitted by Micah’s Place Marianna McIntyre Development Director March 11, 2015 2:06 p.m. [...]

Centre Street’s Chandlery Building gets face lift

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 11, 2015 11:05 a.m.   Scaffolding surrounds Centre Street’s [...]

Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance – March 13 – 15

Media Release March 11, 2015 10:00 a.m. Businessman and car collector Bill Warner, a photographer [...]

City asks for cooperation with downtown parking

Fernandina Beach Police Dept Press Release Submitted by James T. Hurley, Chief www.fbpd.us March 11, [...]

Free volunteer tax assistance

Submitted by Genece Minshew VITA Site Coordinator March 11, 2015 1:00 p.m. VITA (Volunteer Income [...]

Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: February 2015

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter –  News Analyst March 10, 2015 8:00 a.m.   [...]

Bonhams prepares for Tuesday auction preview

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 9, 2015 5:21 p.m. Representatives from Bonhams are hard [...]

PAB ponders impacts on industry and business of proposed LDC amendments

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 9, 2015 1:00 a.m.   [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

Submitted by Wayne Howard March 8, 2015 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Howard retired as instructor [...]

Yulee United Methodist – Ritz – Barnabas – Ferrero partner in community service project

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger March 7, 2015 1:00 p.m. On February 22, Ferrero Company, [...]

Greater Success Academy wants your old stuff

Press Release submitted by Greater Success Academy Submitted by April Blue Moseley March 7, 2015 [...]

FBCC shoots down beach skydiving and more from the March 3, 2015 Regular Meeting

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 5, 2015 7:24 p.m. Pirate [...]

Preparing for the unthinkable in Nassau County

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 5, 2015 7:23 p.m. nbsp; [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission talks about goals

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 5, 2015 10:04 a.m.   [...]

Micha’s Place Connection with Bonhams

Micha’s Place Press Release Submitted by Marianna McIntyre Development Director March 4, 2015 8:05 p.m. [...]

A creative dining experience at Gilbert’s Underground Kitchen

Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Photos by Tom Clare March 4, 2015 11:46 a.m. [...]

Council on Aging, Redeemer Community Church, Home Depot’s Veteran’s outreach partner to assist Vietnam Vet with home repairs

Nassau Council on Aging Press Release Jeff McDowell Marketing/Communications Manager CONTACT: 904.261.0701 x 120 CELL: [...]

Fernandina Little Theatre to present ‘Acoustic sessions’

Media Release Fernandina Little Theatre March 4, 2015 1:00 a.m. Beginning Mon. March 2, the [...]

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office conducts ‘Operation No Trap Zone’

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Bill Leeper, Sheriff March 3, 2015 9:43 p.m. Yulee, [...]

March 3: 3 meetings on tap for FBCC

The Regular Meeting of the Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) at 6:00 p.m. on March [...]

First Coast Crime Stoppers tip nabs one of Jax Sheriff’s Office most wanted

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff March 2, 2015 3:55 [...]

The cost of a Fernandina Beach election campaign: an opinion

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst March 2, 2015 1:00 a.m. How [...]

Amelia Island revealed . .

Submitted by Stephan R. Leimberg www.unseenimages.com March 1, 2015 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: A native [...]

Armed robbery suspect arrested

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Bill Leeper, Sheriff February 27, 2015 2:39 p.m. Yulee, [...]

City of Palatka terminates Czymbor

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger February 27, 2015 2:28 p.m. According to the Palatka Daily [...]

FBHS launches project Pirate CAFE

Submitted by Vanneza Rivera With Michael Gass February 26, 2015 2:27 p.m. What is Project [...]

Work on Fernandina Beach Parks & Recreation Master Plan begins

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 26, 2015 2:01 p.m. Last [...]

Janet Simmons Robinson homicide case solved after exhumation

Press Release Fernandina Beach Police Department Submitted by James T Hurley, Chief www.fbpd.us February 26, [...]

Hollister and Miller presents ‘A Brief History of Food’

Press Release Submitted by Karen Miller February 26, 2015 9:35 a.m. Karen Miller, a Fernandina [...]

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office receives new bloodhound

News Release Submitted by Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Bill Leeper, Sheriff February 25, 2015 5:48 [...]

City Water Impact Fee Class Action Settlement deadline approaching

Press Release Submitted by Casey Arnold Tanner-Bishop Law Firm February 25, 2015 11:04 a.m. Those [...]

2015 FBCC goal setting exercise ready for prime time

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 25, 2015 7:48 a.m.   [...]

HSMAI Honors Amelia Island with 11 Awards

MEDIA RELEASE Submitted by Hayworth Public Relations February 24, 2015 5:43 p.m.   AMELIA ISLAND, [...]

Gilbert’s Underground Kitchen comes to Fernandina Beach

Media Release Contact:Nicole Albano or Sarah Harlan, Bolster Media [email protected] [email protected] (N) 516-526-4248, (S) 979-716-7444 [...]

The definition of a teacher – An interview with Ron Sapp

Submitted by Kim Taylor February 24, 2015 8:52 a.m. What is the definition of a [...]

“Clean Coal”? … An opinion

An opinion Submitted by Faith Ross February 23, 2015 3:14 p.m. Recently some interest has [...]

State of the Port of Fernandina today

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 23, 2015 9:00 a.m. Members [...]

More FBCC Regular Meeting news: February 17, 2015

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 23, 2015 7:10 a.m. Proclamation [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

Submitted by Priscilla Footlik February 22, 2015 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Priscilla has lived on [...]

St Michael’s Academy Spring Carnival – March 12 – 15

Submitted by Kari Kenner Grasshopper Marketing 404.245.4063 | 904.321.9467 [email protected] February 21, 2015 7:38 p.m. [...]