Candidates Curtin – Miller Campaign Contributors for Fernandina Beach City Commission
Financial information from Nassau County Supervisor of Elections Editor’s Note: We have listed below, the [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission approves unanimously all business items on December 3, 2013 agenda
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission, in [...]
Is Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Fernandina Beach’s future?
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Mark Thompson, Key Accounts Manager for [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by David Lee Roberts www.dlrobertsphotography.com Editor’s Note: As a long time Fernandina resident, Mary [...]
Fernandina Beach Run-Off Election: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Registered Fernandina Beach city voters will [...]
Impact Fees “A Paper Napkin Calculation?”
A special report by Adam Kaufman Whether the $1500 “impact fee “imposed upon new water [...]
FBCC, Charter Officers say so long to Commissioner Arlene Filkoff
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At the conclusion of the December [...]
City receives instructions on how to formulate a local bill to raise revenue for beaches
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst While the city of Fernandina Beach [...]
Fernandina Beach Commissioners urged to ratify mayoral straw poll result
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) [...]
The $5,000,000 – Impact fee lawsuit day one
A special report submitted by Adam Kaufman The City of Fernandina Beach v. the State [...]
Impact fee lawsuit continues in Historic Nassau County Courthouse Tuesday
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The public phase of the impact fee lawsuit began “front [...]
Yards to Parks: Exotic Plants Pose Threats to State Parks
Submitted by Adrienne Burke, City of Fernandina Beach Community Development Director Invasive exotic plants know [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Editor’s Note: Would David Yulee who platted the new [...]
Historic Downtown Fernandina celebrates “Pajama Friday”
Submitted by Gerry Clare Photos by Gerry and Tom Clare Roving Reporter Pajama Friday [...]
Nov 29 and 30 weekend in Fernandina Beach – Winter Wonderland!
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Santa, a snow globe, bounce house, ice skating, music, [...]
1st District Court of Appeal rules against County Clerk John Crawford
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Nassau County Attorney David Hallman confirmed to the Fernandina Observer [...]
Nassau Humane Society Breaks Ground on New Shelter
Submitted by Nassau Humane Society Brandy Carvalho, Executive Director Nassau Humane Society (NHS), a no-killanimal [...]
Fernandina Beach Fire Department – Incident Statistics for October 2013
Submitted by Jason Higginbotham Fernandina Beach Fire Chief Total Number of Calls for Service 131
Friends of Library Book Sale nets record $12,000 for Fernandina Branch
Press Release Friends of the Library Submitted by Wilma Allen It is clear there’s no [...]
Bank robbers confess to March holdup at First Coast Community Bank
Fernandina Beach Police Department Press Release On March 4, 2013 the First Coast Community Bank [...]
Fernandina Beach Police Department announces grand theft arrest
Fernandina Beach Police Department Press Release Submitted by Mark Foxworth, Deputy Chief Earlier this year, [...]
Nassau Chapter of the Sierra Club and Yulee Historic Council commemorate John Muir
Submitted by Jeff Peterson On Saturday, 16 November, a group of walkers from the Northeast [...]
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Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Wayne Howard waynehowardphotography.com Wayne Howard began his photographic journey as a kid with [...]
You be the Judge! Nassau County Clerk Crawford seeks opinion from First District Court of Appeal
Editor’s Note: This week the Florida First District Court of Appeal heard oral arguments regarding [...]
Good news for City of Fernandina Beach flood insurance policy holders
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Thanks to the diligence of Fernandina [...]
Nassau County Clerk Crawford and Board Chair Leeper “Duke it Out”
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger http:// On November 21, shortly before the 1st Circuit Court [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission approves 4 library-related resolutions; lease agreement returns to Nassau BOCC with city modification
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Following an hour and a half [...]
Postal Regulatory Commission sends back request to close historic post office
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The Postal Regulatory Commission has sent back a request from [...]
News4Jax reporting log truck involved in fatal accident on State Road 200
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger A fatal early morning accident on State Road 200 near [...]
Fatal accident reported – Piney Island Drive and State Road 200
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Jacksonville.com is reporting a “a fatal accident at Piney Island [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission weighs changes proposed to approved waterfront park design
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst In a November 18, 2013 workshop, [...]
Commission Candidates Curtin and Miller respond to questions prior to Fernandina Beach election
Editor’s Note: The Fernandina Observer submitted three additional questions to candidate. Their unedited answers appear [...]
Building height again questioned on South Fletcher Avenue
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Is a house under construction in Fernandina Beach too high? [...]
Make a joyful noise
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter This year (2013-2014) the Island Chamber Singers are celebrating [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Jeff Nardi Editor’s Note: For seven years Jeff and his wife have enjoyed [...]
Barnabas receives 4 star rating from Charity Navigator
Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Marla McDaniel Barnabas Center, a Nassau County nonprofit agency, [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission reaffirms value of citizen advisory committees
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst In a workshop held at the [...]
CRA Advisory Board weighs strategies for success
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst On November 14, 2013, the second [...]
City of Fernandina Beach run-off election mail ballots available for pick up
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst According to Kathy Dreese, Voter Services [...]
Nassau County Clerk John Crawford objects to consideration of lease/purchase option for Sheriff’s Admin Building
Editor’s Note: The following letter was written by Nassau County Clerk John Crawford to Board [...]
Fernandina Beach Police arrest burglary suspect
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by Mark Foxworth, Deputy Police Chief During the [...]
Shop with Cops auction – American Business Women’s Association
American Business Woman Press Release Submitted by Gerry Clare It’s hard to believe, but it’s [...]
NEW DONATION WILL JUMP START “THE COOLEST PLAYGROUND IN FERNANDINA”
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large A $6,000 donation from Florida Public Utilities (FPU) will [...]
Runaway boat draws afternoon crowd – A video
Video and eye witness account courtesy of Charlie Freeman Local resident Charlie Freeman was one [...]
Stolen school buses recovered at Butt Hutt in Callahan
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff Yulee, Fla. – “Deputies [...]
Atlantic Ave Rec Center solar power project complete
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Photo courtesy of Len Kreger The Atlantic Avenue Recreation Center [...]
A salute to veterans on Veterans Day
Photos courtesy of Nancy White Clarke November 11, 2013 9:38 a.m.
Thanksgiving at Omni Amelia Island Plantation
Festive Brunch, Three-Course Feast and Dinner-to-Go at Amelia Island Resort Amelia Island, Fla. (November 7, [...]
Sheriff Leeper announces Ryan Vantassell promotion
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Submitted by Bill Leeper, Sheriff Sheriff Bill Leeper is [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission Candidate thanks voters
Press Release Editor’s Note: All city commission candidates were offered the opportunity to submit press [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by William Birdsong Editor’s Note: William Birdsong was born in Jacksonville, Florida and entered [...]
Fernandina Beach Veterans’ Day Parade – A photo journal
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter November 9, 2013 6:06 p.m.
Amelia Island Petanque Schedule for Saturday and Sunday Nov 9 and 10
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Sat Nov 9 8:00am 8:30am Team check in for late [...]
Friends of the Library Book Sale – Saturday 9:30 to 2
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Twice a year the Friends of the Library bring thousands [...]
Know your neighbor . . . “You ain’t cool if you ain’t riding a mule!”
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter When you first meet George Geiger, you know that [...]
Police matters . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers The following are some highlights from recent police reports on [...]
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Fernandina Beach City Commission meets November 6, 2013; agenda topics do not include election or library agreement
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The mood in the Fernandina Beach [...]
City of Fernandina Beach Presentations and Proclamations: November 6, 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Fernandina Beach Mayor Sarah Pelican kicked [...]
Fernandina Beach Business and Building Starts: October 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following [...]
Amelia Island Tops 500,000 Visitors for First Time
Submitted by Katherine Lane Hayworth Public Relations 2013 Visitation Among Significant Findings of Two [...]
The FBCC reorganization meeting that wasn’t
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst If you blinked, you missed it. [...]
Sailing the Cumberland Sound with Chicago Friends
Submitted by Karen Thompson Features Reporter Every October I play hostess to four of my [...]
Golf Channel’s “Big Break” picks Amelia Island
NBC Sports Press Release ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 4, 2013) – Golf Channel’s popular BIG BREAK [...]
At last! Fernandina Beach County library expansion gets county okay
Submitted by Evelyn C. McDonald Volunteer Reporter On Monday night, the County Commission approved the [...]
Final Fernandina Beach City Commission results – Runoff on the horizon
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger 8,935 REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL 1,672 BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL [...]
Voting results as they are tabulated – 3:00 p.m. voter count
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst As of 2 p.m. today, there were no [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission Votes as of 2:00 p.m.
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The number of votes cast for the City of Fernandina [...]
Fernandina Beach City Election Voter Turnout as of 12:20 p.m.
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger New updates from City Clerk Pro Tem Kim Briley, report [...]
Voter turnout report low; still time to vote
According to Interim City Clerk Kim Briley: “As of 10:20am today the number of voters [...]
It’s voting day in the City of Fernandina Beach! – Polls open 7:00 to 7:00
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Editor’s Note: The Fernandina Observer will keep you informed of [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission Candidates list contributors
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Just days before the City of Fernandina Beach City Commission [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by John C. “Charlie” Hutchins www.jchutchins.com John C. “Charlie” Hutchins has been a freelance [...]
Candidate for Fernandina Beach City Commission Lynn Williams – Some background
Editor’s Note: All city commission candidates were offered the opportunity to submit press releases to [...]
Is there a STEM shortage?
Nassau County Economic Development Board David Emmons, Director of Business Expansion More STEM (science, technology, [...]
Domestic Violence in our city – A sense of the moment with Deputy Chief Foxworth
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter Today, October 31, is the last day of [...]