Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: February 2014
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following [...]
Amelia Island Councours d’Elegance comes to historic downtown
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Friday, March 7, 2014 – Noon until 1:30 Bill Warner, [...]
From your roving reporter . . . Chamber talk
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter When I asked Regina Duncan, President of the Amelia [...]
New subdivision Amelia Oaks – Trees removed – Trees Saved
Press Release City of Fernandina Beach Community Development Department Adrienne Burke, CDD Director Site improvements [...]
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Fernandina Beach City Commission handles short agenda on March 4
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Starting late because of technical difficulties [...]
Golf Course blues … and greens; GCAB members recognized
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Tick tock … tick tock. The [...]
Nassau County detectives arrest alleged prostitutes
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office [...]
City of Fernandina Beach requests county support for beach renourishment
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Who will pay for beach renourishment is the proverbial elephant [...]
Nominate your favorite historic preservation project
Submitted by City of Fernandina Beach March 3, 2014 3:50 p.m.
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Lea Gallardo www.leagallardo.com Editor’s Note: Lea Gallardo developed a love of photography at [...]
Library expansion officially lifts off
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst For any of the [...]
Fernandina Beach library building improvements get underway
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst After ten years of visioning and [...]
CRAAB weighs riverfront park plans; recommends PARP proposal for Parking Lots A & B
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At a special meeting on February [...]
From your roving reporter – Thoughts on local real estate
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Lois Jost, current president of the Amelia Island Nassau [...]
Crane Island sells for 9.9 Million
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger According to an article published in the Jacksonville Business Journal [...]
Ribbon cutting celebrates new Barnabas facility
Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Mary Pitcher Barnabas Center’s Annual Meeting was held Monday, [...]
Library Ground Breaking Ceremony – February 27
Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Wilma Allen Friends of the Library (FOL) [...]
Fernandina Library director addresses parking concerns
Submitted by Susan H. Steger Dawn Bostwick library director for the Nassau County Library reports [...]
Gullah-Geechee National Cultural Heritage Corridor seeks partners
Submitted by Peggy Bulger The Gullah-Geechee National Cultural Heritage Corridor Commissioners met on Friday, February [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Stephen Mintz Editor’s Note: Stephen is [...]
Your roving reporter – Books and Quilts
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Editor’s Note: Gerry began free lance writing for fun [...]
Weekend activities – Book Festival, Quilt Exhibit, Auction, and Airship
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter This weekend brings the Amelia Island Book Festival, the [...]
The economic times, they are a-changin’
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Nassau County Economic Development Board (NCEDB) [...]
Amelia Island Book Festival in full swing
Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Submitted by Susan Siegmund 2014 Amelia Island Book Festival [...]
Maintenance Dept. keeps Fernandina Beach running
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst During a half-hour workshop on February [...]
Sheriff Leeper announces retirement of Deputy Earl Alberta
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff Sheriff Bill Leeper presents [...]
Main Beach Boardwalk dedication Thursday at 4:00
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by Nan Voit Director of Parks and Recreation [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission meets; gives thumbs up to funding Shrimp Fest
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]
Friends of the Library present $25,000 annual gift to County
Friends of the Library Press Release Submitted by Wilma Allen Bill Flynn, FOL president, presented [...]
City discusses traffic circulation, parking and safety concerns in Northside Historic District
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst After years of complaints from residents [...]
City and Museum partner to recognize preservation efforts
PRESS RELEASE CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH, FL and The Amelia Island Museum of History The [...]
Rita Kirkland receives state award from “Take Stock in Children”
Take Stock in Children Press Release Sharon Collins, Executive Director Deanna Gartenbush, Marketing & Development [...]
From your roving reporter – A conversation with Stephen Lee
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Third in this series to answer the question, “What [...]
Curtain about to go up on Fernandina Beach library construction
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – New Analyst Just because the Fernandina Branch [...]
Celebration of 125 years of Florida public health
Press Release Governor Rick Scott Submitted by Ronnie Nessler on behalf of Dr. Eugenia Ngo-Seidel [...]
Oxley Heard to host Love and Remembrance Memorial
Haven Hospice Press Release Submitted by Patricia Krogh [email protected] 352-271-4650 Cell: 623-628-9148 Haven Hospice and [...]
Book Festival is playing “Guess who?”
Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Submitted by Susan Siegmund Who was a headliner at [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Mary Anne Waikart Editor’s Note: Mary Anne Sharer Waikart moved to Fernandina in [...]
Nassau County Sheriff announces promotions
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff Sheriff Bill Leeper promoted [...]
Fino Murallo promoted to City of Fernandina Beach Deputy Fire Chief
Press Release Fernandina Beach Fire Department Submitted by Jason Higginbotham, Chief The Fernandina Beach Fire [...]
Fernandina Beach Airport Advisory Commission ramps up
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Following the convening of its regular [...]
Westminister Kennel Club recognizes “Time” as select dog
Hot Paws Press Release Submitted by Pamela McMullen Local Amelia Island Groomer and Pet Salon [...]
FBCC, CRAAB meet to clarify expectations and direction
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst On February 12, 2014 Fernandina Beach [...]
Four state Gullah Geechee Cultural Commission to meet
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Press Release submitted by Zelda Grant The four-state Gullah [...]
Why I got fired for being a volunteer? – An opinion
An opinion submitted by Doug Bailey I have been on the Fernandina [...]
From your roving reporter – Mayor addresses 2014 challenges
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter I caught up with Ed Boner, Fernandina Beach Commissioner [...]
Amelia Island Coffee – Meet the new owners
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Matt and Rachel Mueller stood with former store owner Mark [...]
Deceased alleged North Hampton burglar identified
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger George Lueders, undersheriff for the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO), [...]
All Pro Automotive Burglary Arrest
City of Fernandina Beach Police Press Release Submitted by James T. Hurley, Chief of Police [...]
Nassau County Sheriff’s Officer involved in shooting
Press Release – Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff On February 10, [...]
Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: January 2014
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Michael Spicer Editor’s Note: According to Michael who has a degree in Geology [...]
Nassau County Clerk’s Finance Department receives awards
Nassau County Clerk of Courts Press Release Submitted by John Crawford, Clerk of Courts The [...]
Home invasion robbery
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by James T. Hurley, Chief of Police Two [...]
An opinion – Citizen advisory committee: a sounding board or an echo chamber?
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst On November 13, 2013, then-commissioner Arlene Filkoff and [...]
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The island without a cinema? – An opinion
An opinion submitted by Tony Crawford I have heard, as I am sure many have, [...]
Take Stock in Children names Sharon Collins director
Submitted by Deanna Gartenbush Sharon Collins, a current Nassau County resident living in Fernandina Beach, [...]
FBCC welcomes New Clerk at short meeting
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]
About the Lighthouse . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter When the U S Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 070-14-01 [...]
City of Fernandina Beach responds to ADA complaint
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Editor’s Note: The City of Fernandina and railroad officials were [...]
European American Business Club – A look at crown jewels
European American Business Club Submitted by Caroline Blochlinger, CB Advertising Services, Inc. Come to this [...]
From your roving reporter – Danny Leeper addresses challenges
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter “We asked several local leaders what they felt would [...]
Elizabeth Pointe Lodge sold
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The award winning Elizabeth Pointe Lodge is now in the [...]
City to appeal Judge Davis’ Impact Fee ruling to State Supreme Court
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger On February 3, 2014, the City of Fernandina Beach gave [...]
City of Fernandina Beach Fire/Rescue 2013 Report
City of Fernandina Beach Fire/Rescue Jason Higginbotham, Fire Chief Year Avg/Month Total Number of Calls [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Stephan R. Leimberg www.unseenimages.com A current exhibit of Leimberg’s work “Where in the [...]
David Baldacci to headline Book Festival
Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Submitted by Ron Miller Web London lost everything dear [...]
Sheriff Bill Leeper – A message to Nassau County residents
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff As we reach the [...]
No action on City of Fernandina Beach Front Street safety issues
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger News Analysis Under current conditions, trains, cars, and pedestrians simply [...]
Planes, aims and automobiles: a joint AAC/FBCC look forward
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]
Nassau County Schools to close on Thursday
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Nassau County Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 30. [...]
Winter weather in Fernandina?
Submitted by Michael Whitman For those of you hoping for a repeat of 1989’s Christmas [...]
American Beach at 79: Looking back, looking forward
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-At-Large On January 31, 1935, officers of the Afro-American Life [...]
Meet your neighbor . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Who is Dee Dee Bartels? Yes, that is the [...]
Caroline Best accepts $58,600 salary offer to serve as Fernandina Beach City Clerk
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Following the unanimous vote of the [...]