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By Wendy Priesand July 6, 2022 The Barbara Noden Memorial Scholarship was awarded Tuesday, July [...]
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July 3, 2022 4th of July Hometown Celebration July 4, 2022 Marina Parking Lot B [...]
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By Mark Gearis July 2, 2022 Editor’s Note: You might say Mark is a night [...]
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By Pat Foster-Turley June 30, 2022 During our early years in our home bordering a [...]
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Fernandina Beach Fire Department Ty Silcox, Fire Chief Press Release www.fbfl.us June 27, 2022 At [...]
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By Buddy Price Buddy Price Photography June 25, 2022 Editor’s Note: Buddy Price is from [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley June 23, 2022 Like many girls, I grew up enamored with horses. [...]
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Nassau Habitat for Humanity Press Release Submitted by Cindy Jacoby June 21, 2022 Nassau Habitat [...]
Photographs by Hal and Kirsten Snyder Information from Bill George June 18, 2022 The Snyder [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley June 13, 2022 It’s good to be back again writing my columns [...]
By Wayne Howard June 4, 2022 Editor’s Note: For our readers who miss the pier [...]
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Florida Politics By A. G. Gancarski June 3, 2022 A leader in the Florida Senate [...]
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City of Fernandina Beach May 27, 2022 Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 30, 2022 11:00 [...]
City of Fernandina Beach Kathy Russell Egans Creek Greenway May 26, 2022 Really? It’s happened [...]
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County News
By Cindy Jackson Reporter May 24, 2022 On May 24, 2022, the James S. Page [...]
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Florida Politics By Wes Wolffe May 24, 2022 Riverstone’s next possible move is filing a [...]
Florida Politics By Wes Wolffe May 22, 2022 Occupancy is up 8% at hotels, while [...]
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By Brett Lupfer May 21, 2022 Editor’s Note: Brett Lupfer is a professional photographer/videographer who [...]
Fernandina Beach Rotary Club Press Release Submitted by Larry Myers May 21, 2022 The Fernandina [...]
By Mike Phillips May 16, 2022 “A few early priorities: people who would like to [...]
Florida Politics By Renzo Downey May 16, 2022 Secretary of State Laurel Lee, who is rumored [...]
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By Susan Hardee Sreger Editor May 11, 2022 Ten years ago, the Fernandina Observer [...]
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City News
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By Carollee Addams Editor’s Note: This Carollee Addams” photograph is one in a series of [...]
By Priscilla Footlik May 10, 2022 Editor’s Note: We will be posting past “Amelia Island [...]
By Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Originally posted July 2015 Editor’s Note: We [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger May 9, 2022 Originally posted June 2017 Editor’s Note: This story [...]
By Anne H. Oman Reporter-At-Large May 8, 2022 April 3, 2019 10:30 a.m. Editor’s Note: [...]
By Deborah Lavery Powers May 6, 2020 Originally posted December 2012 Editor’s Note: Deborah Powers [...]
By Evelyn C. McDonald Arts & Culture Reporter May 6, 2022 Originally posted March 12, [...]
By Adam Kaufman Legal Analyst May 5, 2022 Originally posted Dec 5, 2013 Editor’s Note: [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter Photos courtesy of Lauri deGaris May 5, 2022 Originally posted November [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley May 2022 First posted June 2021 Editor’s Note: We asked Pat [...]
By Gerry Clare Roving Reporter May 2022 First Posted November 08, 2013 Editor’s Note: Gerry Clare [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. April 28, 2022 It seems like just yesterday I was roaming [...]
By Anne H Oman Reporter-at-Large April 25, 2022 In the back of Terri Oliver’s gray, [...]
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By William L. Tilson E.C.”Clinch” Kavanaugh April 25, 2022 The Amelia Island Museum of History [...]
By Lea Gallardo First posted in 2013 April 23, 2022 Editor’s note: This Sunday [...]
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By Pat-Foster-Turley Ph.D. April 21. 2022 It doesn’t take long for new north Florida residents [...]
City of Fernandina Beach April 21, 2022 [...]
By Dana Hermanson April 16, 2022 Editor’s Note: Dana Hermanson and his wife Heather are [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley April 14, 2022 It’s been a few weeks since I’ve given you [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger Editor April 13, 2022 On May 12, after ten [...]
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Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Alicia Tarancon April 12, 2022 [...]
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Amelia Community Theatre Press Release By Linda McClane April 11, 2022 Amelia Community Theatre presents [...]
By Susan Jordan April 9, 2022 Editor’s Note: Susan Jordan and her husband made [...]
Amelia Community Theatre Press Release By Linda McClane April 8, 2022 Registration is open for [...]
By Bill George President Amelia Island Bird Club April 4, 2022 The American White Pelican [...]
By Hal and Kirsten Snyder April 2, 2022 Editor’s Note: First posted in July of [...]
City of Fernandina Beach March 30, 2022 [...]
By Michael Leary March 26, 2022 A recent walk through the Greenway reminded me of [...]
City of Fernandina Beach March 26, 2022 We’re partnering with the Fernandina [...]
Nassau Habitat for Humanity Submitted by Cindy Jacoby March 22, 2022 To view and bid [...]
Fernandina Beach Police Department March 23, 2022 WE APPRECIATE OUR VOLUNTEERS! We also appreciate Ms. [...]
By Catherine Oliver March 22, 2022 U13 Amelia Island Youth Soccer’s competitive travel team came [...]
Photos and Information By Pat Foster-Turley March 21, 2022 Editor’s Note: Yesterday, Pat Foster-Turley, nature [...]
By Stephen Mintz March 19, 2022 Editor’s Note: Stephen H. Mintz, MD is a retired [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. March 17, 2022 My friend Susan Gallion was taking care of [...]
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By Bill Birdsong March 12, 2022 Editor’s Note: William Birdsong was born in Jacksonville, Florida [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley March 10, 2022 Caption: Two groups of feral cats at the [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. March 3, 2022 This is the time of year when I [...]
Kathryn K. Bynum, Photographer www.saltykat.com March 3, 2022 Opening Prayer read by Memorial United [...]
By Cindy Jackson Reporter March 2, 2022 “Assistant County Attorney Denise May stated, “Development rights [...]
Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Jody Mackle February 28, 2022 [...]
By Evelyn C. McDonald February 26, 2022 Editor’s Note: Evelyn C. McDonald is not [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 23, 2022 I’m not someone who enjoys driving—if I was [...]
Nassau County Insider February 16, 2022 On, Friday, February 11, 2022, the Board of [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 17, 2022 Well, I’m back from a vacation in [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 17, 2022 There were [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst February 16, 2022 At the end [...]
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By Faith Ross February 14, 2022 Recently, a movie theatre on the island closed. Some [...]
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By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 10, 2022 Poor Bucko, with his bad leg, could [...]
By Kelly Hayes FloridaPolitics.com February 8, 2022 ‘Cigarette butts are one of Florida’s largest environmental [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger February 7, 2022 In less than 2 hours, 200 volunteers packaged [...]
By Bruce Stambaugh February 5, 2022 A note from Bruce Stambaugh: As [...]
Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. February 3, 2022 The last column I wrote for the Fernandina [...]
Media Release February 1, 2022 A History Presentation By Mike Kegler, West Point [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger January 31, 2022 One afternoon, one of my Davis cousins sent [...]
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By Susan Hardee Steger Updated at 3:30 p.m. January 31, 2022 With 55 miles [...]
By Dana Hermanson January 29, 2022 Editor’s Note: Dana Hermanson and his wife Heather are [...]
By Susan Hardee Steger January 28, 2022 A group of four local veterans, Billy Cimino, [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 27, 2022 On January 26, [...]
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Amelia Island Book Festival Submitted by Diana Frank Communications Director January 26, 2022 The [...]
January 25, 2022 A group of four local veterans, Billy Cimino, Cameron Hansen, Hupp Huppmann, [...]
January 24, 2022 Nassau County Notice of Public Hearing Location of Property: 5456 First [...]
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By Chris Hastings January 20, 2022 In Honor of Arbor Day (January 21) [...]
January 19, 2022 Four local veterans, Paul Lore, Hupp Huppmann, William Cimino, Cameron Hansen, [...]
January 18, 202 Less Than 1,000 By LuLu Huppmann Hupp ‘s Huppmann’s Wife January 17, [...]
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By David Lee Roberts January 16, 2022 “Christmas Past” Photo courtesy of David Roberts[/caption Editor’s [...]
County News Covid-19
Florida Department of Health January 14, 2022 Editor’s Note: Don’t be fooled! There is a [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 12, 2022 The Fernandina [...]
Foar From Home January 10, 2022 Editor’s Note: Foar From Home, a group of four [...]
By Pat Foster-Turley January 6, 2022 Here on Amelia Island we have a few types [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 5, 2022 At the [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst January 5, 2022 Vice Mayor Len [...]
Foar From Home Video by Hupp Huppmann January 4, 2022 Editor’s Note: As four local [...]
Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Submitted by Diana Frank Director of Communications January 3, [...]
City of Fernandina Beach December 30. 2021 City offices are closed tomorrow, December 31, in [...]
A Michael Leary Photo December 24, 2021 Editor’s Note: The staff of the Fernandina Observer [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter January 21, 2013 8:01 p.m. [...]
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Highlights from some of the narrative police reports on file [...]
Submitted by Sandra Baker-Hinton Editor’s Note: For the past 10 years, Sandra Baker Hinton has [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger John Zimmerman, Fernandina Beach High School basketball player not only [...]
Submitted by Lyn Pannone Amelia Island is about to lose some of it’s loveliest assets, [...]
Submitted by Anne H. Oman, A Reporter at Large President Obama’s push for a federal [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst At its second regular monthly meeting on January [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst Despite warnings of a serious financial shortfall and [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare, Roving Reporter Members of the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce [...]
Photo submitted by John C. “Charlie” Hutchins Editor’s Note: John C. “Charlie” Hutchins has [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The City of Fernandina Beach Fire Department responded to two [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Happy 2013 from your roving reporter checking out a [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger A Fernandina Beach City Commission Workshop held on January 8, [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger January 9, 2013 On January 8, City Manager Joe Gerrity [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger At some point we need to talk about Forward Fernandina [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare, Roving Reporter Hundreds of spectators filled the Judicial Annex this evening, [...]
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Highlights from narratives on file at the City of Fernandina [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter News Analyst This has been a year of turmoil [...]
Submitted by Steve Mintz Editor’s Note: Stephen is a regular island snow bird hailing from [...]
Courtesy of Amelia Island Museum of History Teen Peterson, Curator “Masquerade ball a grand success: [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm – Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) started [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter, News – Analyst After more than 17 years with [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter – News Analyst Mayor Sarah Pelican expressed the city [...]
Thank you readers for your overwhelming support for the Fernandina Observer. When we began our [...]
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Most Police Reports are made in the form of short notations on [...]
Submitted by Rick Scott Editor’s note: After visiting a friend who lives on the island, [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Attorney Michael Mullin is requesting that within 90 days the [...]
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Most Police Reports are made in the form of short [...]
Submitted by Wayne Howard Comments from Wayne: “I always found moonset, amongst the dead trees [...]
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Narrative from selected City of Fernandina Beach Police Reports ending [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Many of us without families nearby, are caught at [...]
When we began 2012 there were many loud voices in our city complaining about a [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger It is a classic story of a boy and his [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst At 6:00 pm on December 18, 2012, Sarah [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Fernandina Beach commissioners did the expected last night [...]
Press Release – Amelia Island Tourist Development Council The Amelia Island Tourist Development Council (AITDC) [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare, Roving Reporter While many of us lined up for Christmas bargain [...]
Submitted by Danny Hinson Nassau County Emergency Management Director Danny Hinson, Director of Nassau County [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare, Roving Reporter Frugal Cachet at 11 North 3rd Street opened in [...]
Submitted by Priscilla Footlik Editor’s Note: Priscilla has lived on Amelia Island for 5 [...]
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers A day in the work life of Jay Robertson, our [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger As a volunteer for Project Chance, 12 year old Jakob [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter News Analyst As the City of Fernandina Beach looks [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Assistant State Attorney Wesley White in a December 7 letter [...]
Nassau County is mourning the passing of County Judge Granville C. “Doc” Burgess who [...]
Photo Courtesy of Wayne Howard waynehowardphotography.com Howard states: “My goal is to capture the essence [...]
Courtesy of Clyde and Elizabeth Wilkes Elizabeth Wilkes Photography www.elizabethwilkesphotography.com It is a team effort [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst [BACKGROUND: The City of Fernandina Beach’s Waterfront Community [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter- News Analyst On December 4, 2012, the Fernandina Beach [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter News Analyst Last night the Fernandina Beach City Commission [...]
City of Fernandina Beach Police Department Press Release Submitted by Chief James T. Hurley A [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger When Bryan Rew, an island visitor for the past 15 [...]
Submitted by City of Fernandina Beach Adrienne Burke, Senior Planner December 3, 2012 9:05 [...]
Submitted by John C. “Charlie” Hutchins As a 15 year old Fernandina Beach High School [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger After patiently awaiting for the City of Fernandina Beach to [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger John Gourdin, noted author and lecturer on black civil war [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Mary Mercer, City Clerk for the City of Fernandina Beach, [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger For 55 years, Lee Shank has worked to perfect his [...]
Submitted by John C. “Charlie” Hutchins John C. “Charlie” Hutchins has been a freelance [...]
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter – News Analyst In a meeting that lasted little [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter “Sunny” Spung, coach of the Amelia Island Soccer Team, [...]
Submitted by Wayne Howard Wayne Howard began his photographic journey as a kid with a [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Jacksonville’s National Weather Service reports that minor coastal flooding along [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare, Roving Reporter Scott Bucher of Fernandina Beach and daughter, Ruth (Photo [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Nassau County is under a coastal flood advisory from 8 [...]
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter It was a beautiful sunny weekend for the 4th [...]
An opinion submitted by Chris Belcher One of Fernandina Beach’s greatest assets is the original [...]
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The Historic District Council (HDC) faces a full agenda on [...]
Submitted by The historic Palace Saloon is bringing the Budweiser Clydesdales to town and our [...]
Photos courtesy of Gerry Clare Roving Reporter November 12, 2012 1:08 p.m. [...]
Submitted by John Carr The time is almost here for the phase one operation to [...]
Suanne Z. Thamm – Reporter-News Analyst Now that the elections are [...]
Submitted by Donna Paz-Kaufman In addition to enjoying Amelia Island for its natural beauty, residents [...]
Submitted by Elizabeth Wilkes Libby Wilkes and her husband Clyde, partner in the business Elizabeth [...]
