After The Election: Figuring out what works
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large November 21, 2014 1:00 a.m. As election officials prepare [...]
Nassau County Legislative Delegation Meeting set for December 4, 2014
Nassau County Delegation – Media Advisory November 20, 2014 5:00 p.m. Representative Janet H. Adkins, [...]
December 9 is not just runoff election day in Fernandina Beach
November 20, 2014 4:00 p.m.
Energizing, Action Packed 2015 Amelia Island Book Festival
Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Submitted by Marie Fenn Contact 904.647.4221, or Debra Craig [...]
Looking forward … hopefully: an opinion
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst November 20, 2014 11:00 a.m. We [...]
Port Authority elections should not have been partisan, ever. And yet, they were.
Reprinted with permission from November 14, 2014 ncflindependent.com post written by Mary Maguire While local [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission approves settlement of water impact fee suit
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At its November 18, 2014 [...]
FBCC reverses course on commercial lot combinations in 3 Job Opportunity Areas
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst November 19, 2014 6:17 p.m. At [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission approves award of bid to engineer and construct 651 sq. ft. Marina Welcome Center deck for $47,375
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst November 19, 2014 5:48 p.m. With [...]
Log truck roll over at 8th & Gum – No fatalities
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 19, 2014 3:24 p.m. Early afternoon today, a log [...]
FBCC rates performance of Charter Officers: A+
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst November 19, 2014 12:15 p.m. [...]
Former H R Director files whistleblower lawsuit
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 19, 2014 11:44 a.m. On November 18, 2014, Thomas [...]
Amelia Boat Clubs & Rentals purchases Suntex Boat Club & Watersports
Submitted Press Release November 19, 2014 2:00 p.m. Amelia Boat Club & Rentals took over [...]
New Shrimping Museum will debut November 28
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst November 18, 2014 4:40 p.m. On [...]
Water torture to end – City to stop imposing impact fees – 400 to share in $1.8 million dollar fund
Submitted by Adam Kaufman Legal Analyst November 18, 2014 7:21 a.m. At its meeting Tuesday [...]
Jamie Deonas takes oath of office to serve on Nassau County School Board
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 17, 2014 8:24 p.m. During the early evening of [...]
City Commission to vote on impact fee settlement agreement during Tuesday night meeting
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 17, 2014 4:15 p.m. The City of Fernandina Beach [...]
Poverty, Wealth Co-Exist In Nassau
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large November 17, 2014 11:19 a.m. Nassau is a county [...]
Boys and Girls Clubs Foundation Awarded Top Rating
Press Release Boys and Girls Club Cindy Dickinson November 17, 2014 2:00 p.m. The highly-respected [...]
All the world’s a stage in Fernandina Beach . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter November 16, 2014 9:03 p.m. We are so fortunate [...]
Nassau County Independent reports Port revenue down
Mary Maguire NC FL Independent.com November 16, 2014 5:50 p.m. Editor’s Note: Nassau County [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Kathy Brooks November 16, 2014 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Kathy Brooks’ family moved [...]
Largest Petanque Tournament in USA begins Saturday
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 15, 2014 11:43 a.m. Bundle up and come on [...]
N C Independent reports “Port Master Plan does not ‘conflict’ with City’s Comp Plan”
Mary Maguire NC FL Independent.com November 15, 2014 8:38 a.m. Editor’s Note: Nassau County has [...]
PAB recommends denial of port master plan, Part 2
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter News Analyst November 14, 2014 4:09 p.m. This is [...]
PAB vote: thumbs down on Port Master Plan
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst This is an early post on [...]
Heavy industry pressures Amelia Island and Nassau County – An Opinion
Submitted by Faith Ross November 12, 2014 9:42 a.m. FO Note: The City of Fernandina [...]
Concours d’Elegance supports Shop with Cops
Media Release submitted by Fernandina Beach Police Department November 12, 2014 7:09 a.m. Once again [...]
We honor our veterans this day
November 11, 2014 11:54 a.m.
A day at the Fernandina Farmers’ Market
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter November 9, 2014 5:18 p.m. Editor’s Note: Gerry began [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Sherri Sapp November 9, 2014 11:25 a.m. Sherri Sapp graduated from the University [...]
Sheriff’s Office Runs A Different Kind of “Lost and Found”
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter at Large Picture the typical Lost and Found: an [...]
Huge Friends of the Library Book Sale – Nov 6, 7, 8
Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Wilma Allen November 6, 2014 3:49 p.m [...]
Nassau County Humane Society’s Animal Shelter Grand Opening – Nov 7
Press Release Nassau Humane Society Submitted by Kelly Monti November 6, 2014 3:33 p.m. The [...]
Run off election information for City of Fernandina Beach voters
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 6, 2014 2:57 p.m. On Tuesday, December 9, voters [...]
Bosque Bello master plan workshop: November 1, 2014
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst About thirty people spent part of [...]
FBCC moves quickly through light, post-election agenda
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]
City works at Main Beach to reduce storm water
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 5, 2014 3:14 p.m. According to City Manager [...]
Fernandina mourns loss of local educator, historian and preservationist
Obituary November 5, 2014 12:02 p.m. Willie Mae Hardy Ashley was born to the late [...]
Council on Aging to host advance directives event for area seniors
Submitted by Nassau County Council on Aging Jeff McDowell COA Communications and Marketing November 5, [...]
Corbett and Poynter face runoff – Lentz defeats Pelican, Boner mayor
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 4, 2014 8:41 p.m. Editor’s Note: Final results. [...]
Fernandina election – Early voting shows Corbett, Lentz leading
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 4, 2014 CITY COMMISSION, GROUP 2 CITY OF FERNANDINA [...]
Fernandina Observer to report City election results
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 4, 2014 5:29 p.m. Shortly after the polls close [...]
Voter turnout on election day
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 4, 2014 1:14 p.m. According to the Nassau County [...]
Election Day! Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 4, 2014 1:00 a.m. For voters headed to the [...]
Port Authority Master Plan update – Public Hearing November 12 before PAB
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by Kelly N. Gibson, Senior Planner November 3, [...]
Fire Department issues continue – H R Director officially terminated
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 3, 2014 10:34 a.m. On Thursday, October 30, City [...]
City commission candidates report final list of campaign contributors
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger November 2, 2014 3:15 p.m. Candidates for the Fernandina Beach [...]
Fernandina Beach Police Department Awarded Re-Accreditation
Submitted Media Release James T. Hurley, Chief of Police November 2, 2014 2:00 p.m. The [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Maury Foreman November 2, 2014 1:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: Maury and his wife [...]
Humane Society moves Dogs and Cats to new home – A video
November 1, 2014 2:45 p.m. Editor’s Note: The Nassau Humane Society is very excited to [...]
Tree falls in Fernandina’s Historic District
Photo courtesy of Gale Jameyson November 1, 2014 8:45 a.m. Gale Jameyson and Marla McDaniel [...]
Oversight of the Fernandina Beach Golf Course? – An opinion
Submitted by Jim Powers October 30, 2014 2:30 p.m. There has been much conversation recently [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission Candidates – List of contributors
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger October 30, 2014 12:44 p.m. Editor’s Note: The following information [...]
South Amelia Island Shore Stablization Association
SAISSA, Inc. Press Release Submitted by William R. Moore AICP William R. Moore Consulting LLC [...]
City Commission meets in Executive Session to discuss Impact Fee Lawsuits
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger October 30, 2014 9:30 a.m. Five city commissioners along with [...]
We will inform and educate, not confuse and mislead
Editorial Staff Douglas Newton Susan Hardee Steger Co-Editors Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst October 29, [...]
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Train Depot to close next week for renovations; visitors redirected to Marina Welcome Center
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 28, 2014 11:58 a.m. Visitors [...]
Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: September 2014
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 28, 2014 4:48 a.m. [...]
City Manager considers H R Director termination?
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger October 27, 2014 11:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: ” . [...]
Fernandina Observer requests release of impact fee settlement agreement
Submitted by Adam Kaufman, Legal Analyst October 27, 2014 10:00 a.m. Editor’s Note: The following [...]
TDC headlines FBCC Regular Meeting October 21, 2014
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 27, 2014 1:00 a.m. [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Mark Gearis October 26, 2014 6:43 a.m. Editor’s Note: Mark was kind enough [...]
Rayonier Advanced Materials Employees achieve safety milestone
Submitted Press Release October 25, 2014 1:30 p.m.
Airport Welcome Center location decided: East side is FBCC preference
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 24, 2014 5:54 p.m. During [...]
And the walls come tumblin’ down
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 23, 2014 12:47 p.m. [...]
Bosque Bello Workshop November 1
Submitted Press Release October 23, 2014 9:00 a.m.
Accident on South 8th Street results in serious injuries
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger October 22, 2014 8:05 p.m. During the early evening of [...]
City and Marina Restaurant owner reach agreement on “Sidewalk to Nowhere”
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 22, 2014 4:34 p.m. [...]
City terminates employment of H R Director – Allegations surface of mismanagement of City Fire Department
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger October 21, 2014 5:07 p.m. An investigation into allegations of [...]
Sheriffs’ Highway Designation Ceremony
October 21, 2014 2:00 p.m. Media Release from the Office of Representative Janet Adkins [...]
Searching for treasure?
October 21, 2014 1:00 p.m.
Early Voting Begins October 21 in Nassau County
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 21, 2014 10:30 a.m. According [...]
Nassau County Council on Aging to host new low vision support group
Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Jeff McDowell Marketing Manager October 21, [...]
Vote YES on Fernandina Beach City Charter change: An Opinion
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 20, 2014 11:09 a.m. During [...]