Capt Lawrence Piper Fly Casting 101 – How long for a casting stroke?
Submitted by Capt. Lawrence Piper January 17, 2015 6:50 a.m. We’ve covered the first three [...]
Institute for Enterprise formed to help youth
Press Release: Institute for Enterprise, Inc. Submitted by Cindy Dickinson January 15, 2015 6:38 p.m. [...]
Taxation Without Representation – An opinion
Submitted by Phil Scanlan January 15, 2015 9:00 a.m. In school they teach that our [...]
What is your child doing in school today? An interview with some of Nassau County’s finest about Common Core
Submitted by Kim Taylor January 15, 2015 1:00 a.m. Education has always been and will [...]
Mixology Tours Offered During Amelia Island Restaurant Week
Amelia Island Convention Visitors Bureau MEDIA RELEASE January 14, 2015 8:15 p.m. The 2015 [...]
Attempt to block public beach parking fails
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger January 14, 2015 7:55 p.m. An Elizabeth Street homeowner failed [...]
Fernandina Container Corporation of America Pulp Mill dedicated 77 years ago
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger January 14, 2015 4:39 p.m. Editor’s Note: When the pulp [...]
Bean, Adkins support OHPA request for partisan elections
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 14, 2015 11:05 a.m. To [...]
Community Health Education Programs and Resources
Florida Depart of Health – Nassau Contact: Ashley Sobolewski January 14, 2015 6:47 a.m. 904-548-1853 [...]
Temporary gates on Old Town’s Estrada Street removed
Submitted by Jennifer Harrison January 13, 2015 10:32 a.m. Old Fernandina is renowned for the [...]
What is Florida Sunshine Law all about? Here’s your chance to find out.
January 13, 2015 10:05 a.m.
PAB Subcommittee meeting moved to January 22
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Because of a conflict with [...]
Return of water taxi service between Fernandina Beach and St. Marys?
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 10, 2015 3:44 p.m. [...]
Youth Substance Abuse Survey – NACDAD Lunch and Learn
Submitted Press Release Fernandina Beach Police Department James T. Hurley, Chief of Police www.fbpd.us January [...]
An island movie theater? Unlikely
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger January 11, 2015 4:00 p.m. Movie fans driving by the [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Rich Long January 11, 2015 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note” Rich and his [...]
Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Submitted by Genece Minshew VITA Site Coordinator January 10, 2015 1:00 p.m. VITA (Volunteer Income [...]
CRAAB welcomes new faces
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 9, 2015 5:44 p.m. The [...]
2015 Fernandina Beach City Commission eager to begin work
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 9, 2015 2:25 p.m. [...]
First Coast News reports 2 killed in Nassau County house fire
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger January 9, 2015 3:35 p.m. First Coast News is reporting [...]
Nassau Legislative Delegation to Review Proposed Amendment to Port Charter Clarifying Commission Election Process
Media Release Submitted by State Senator Aaron Bean, Nassau County Delegation Chair January 9, 2015 [...]
City, Port Authority meet to discuss draft port master plan
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 8, 2015 3:38 p.m. [...]
Boys and Girls Clubs Silent Auction, Fun for All While Supporting our Kids
Boys and Girls Clubs Press Release Submitted by Cindy Dickinson January 8, 2015 4:43 p.m. [...]
Fernandina Beach will continue to fully fund Shrimp Fest cleanup
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter -News Analyst January 7, 2015 4:10 p.m. Up until [...]
Port backs off zoning requests; no inflatable waterslide for Main Beach this season
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 7, 2014 10:53 a.m. The [...]
Pastor strives to ‘Bridge the Gap’ between law enforcement and minorities
Submitted Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large January 6, 2015 8:10 p.m. Some two hundred people – [...]
On Day One for Same-Sex Marriage, Two men, Two Women apply in Nassau
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large January 6, 2014 4:53 p.m. Early Tuesday morning, two [...]
Fernandina Library Branch opens – A sneak peek at the new addition
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst January 6, 2015 3:40 p.m. [...]
Port Attorney requests City Commission pull zoning change from agenda
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger January 6, 2014 12:19 p.m. According to Ocean Highway and [...]
Golfing on the upswing on Amelia Island
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 5, 2015 10:00 a.m. [...]
Fernandina Observer announces policy change
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Co-Editor January 5, 2014 1:00 a.m. Those of us involved [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Priscilla Footlik January 4, 2015 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Priscilla has lived on [...]
Nassau County Clerk to offer civil wedding ceremonies for same-gender couples
Nassau County Clerk of Courts John Crawford, Clerk Media Release January 2, 2014 8:47 p.m. [...]
Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: November 2014
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 2, 2015 8:36 a.m. The [...]
Capt Lawrence Piper Fly Casting 101 – Principle #3
Submitted by Capt Lawrence Piper TheAnglersMark.com January 1, 2015 1:00 p.m. We’ve covered the first [...]
Pushing the reset button for 2015 … an opinion
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 1, 2015 1:00 a.m. Whether [...]
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office to conduct DUI patrol
Press Release Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Bill Leeper, Sheriff December 30, 2014 12:46 p.m. [...]
Amelia Island tourism continues to flourish
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst December 30, 2014 6:20 a.m. The [...]
Residence Inn promotes Toys for Tots
Submitted by Casey Johnson Digital Marketing Strategist Residence Inn by Marriott December 29, 2014 8:25 [...]
Writers by the Sea – Attention Writers of all genres and experience
PRESS RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Raffaela “Marie” Fenn, 678.637.4605 [email protected] December 29, 2014 3:00 [...]
The Angel without wings
Submitted by Kim Taylor December 29, 2014 8:03 a.m. Editor’s Note: With local commissions and [...]
The Historic Fernandina Train Depot – Then . . .
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst December 28, 2014 1:00 p.m. Editor’s Note: With [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Kathy Brooks December 28, 2014 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Kathy Brooks’ family moved [...]
Iowa Hawkeyes prepare in Fernandina Beach for January 2 TaxSlayer Bowl
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Be on the lookout … Many [...]
American Beach at 79: Looking back, looking forward
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-At-Large December 27, 2014 1:00 p.m. Editor’s Note: With local [...]
Know your neighbor – “You ain’t cool if you ain’t riding a mule!”
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter December 27, 2014 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: With local [...]
Water Aerobics – Keeping Fit, Making Friends
Submitted by Karen Thompson Fernandina Observer – Features Reporter December 26, 2014 7:30 a.m. Editor’s [...]
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2014 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: On Christmas Day the Fernandina Observer wishes to [...]
Fernandina library branch – Moving Days
Press Release Friends of the Library Submitted by Wilma Allen December 24, 2014 2:52 p.m. [...]
Smash and Grab burglary at Pye’s Pawn Shop
Fernandina Beach Police Department Press Release Submitted by James T. Hurley, Chief December 23, 2014 [...]
Nassau County Clerk’s Office issues press release on same gender marriage ban
Media Release Office of Nassau County Clerk of Courts Contact: Liz Rodriguez Executive Projects Coordinator [...]
Nassau Council on Aging helps children get their letters to Santa on time
Nassau County Council on Aging Media Release Submitted byJeff McDowell COA Communications and Marketing [email protected] [...]
Nassau Independent reports Port Authority election issue to be discussed Jan 13
December 23, 2014 11:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Nassau County has another news blog available to [...]
Despite Supreme Court, no marriage licenses for same sex couple in Nassau
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large December 23, 2014 1:00 a.m. Although the U.S. Supreme [...]
Nassau County’s first licensed food truck up and running
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter December 22, 2014 4:32 p.m. Rain, thunder and lightning [...]
Local Chef Scott Schwartz to open Jacksonville restaurant
Media Release Southeast Group December 22, 2014 1:55 p.m. Jacksonville, Florida – SouthEast Group announced [...]
“Felony Lane Gang” members arrested
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office NEWS RELEASE Bill Leeper, Sheriff (904) 225-0331 December 22, 2014 11:46 [...]
FHB Airport Master Planning gets underway
Submitted by Zach Nelson Passero Associates December 22, 2014 1:00 a.m.
End-of-year Fernandina Beach city proclamations delivered
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst December 21, 2014 7:00 p.m. 8 [...]
Palmer Johnson Luxury Yacht docked at Fernandina Harbor Marina
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger December 21, 2014 3:14 p.m. A sleek futuristic design and [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Bill Birdsong December 21, 2014 7:29 p.m. Editor’s Note: William Birdsong was born [...]
Train Depot restoration chugging along
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst December 19, 2014 12:31 p.m. Renovations [...]
Fernandina Beach impact fees will be revisited in 2015
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst December 19, 2014 7:19 a.m. The [...]
A Pyrrhic victory? City prevails in playground lawsuit – Contract did not specify “how to pay”
Submitted by Adam Kaufman Legal Analyst December 18, 2014 2:00 p.m. In 280 BC and [...]
Latest Green Dot Card Scam Hits Fernandina Beach
Press Release Fernandina Beach Police Department James T. Hurley, Chief of Police December 18, 2014 [...]
South 2nd Street garbage caper
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst December 18, 2014 12:11 p.m. A [...]
Work begins for new Fernandina Beach City Commission
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The first Regular Meeting of the [...]
If–
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst December 17, 2014 4:16 p.m. At the December [...]
Lentz and Poynter join Fernandina Beach City Commission
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst December 17, 2014 3:22 p.m. [...]
Fernandina Fire/Rescue Dept – November Statistics
Submitted by Jason Higginbotham Fernandina Beach Fire Chief December 15, 2014 4:30 p.m. Total Number [...]
Capt Lawrence Piper – Fly Fishing 101 Principle # 2
Submitted by Capt. Lawrence Piper December 14, 2014 1:00 p.m. Years ago the Federation of [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Wayne Howard December 14, 2014 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Howard has been and [...]
FBPD recognizes Jack Heard for vehicle donation
Fernandina Beach Police Department MEDIA RELEASE December 13, 2014 11:20 a.m. At recent parades, car [...]
Fernandina Beach Technical Advisory Committee begins work on Airport Master Plan Update
Media Release submitted by Zach Nelson, Passero Associates December 12, 2014 11:25 a.m. Fernandina Beach’s [...]
Marley Whistleblower Lawsuit: City files Motion to Dismiss
Submitted by Adam Kaufman Legal Analyst December 11, 2014 3:12 p.m. Attorneys for the City [...]