ARIAS and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra – ‘Let freedom ring’ on Amelia Island
Photos courtesy of Stephan R. Leimberg unseenimages.com On Thursday, May 23, ARIAS (Amelia Residents In [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Stephan R. Leimberg Stephan is a native of Wildwood, New Jersey (another [...]
Parents Magazine lists Amelia Island as top ten best beach towns
Submitted by Clyde and Elizabeth Wilkes www.elizabethwilkesphotography.com Editor’s Note: After learning that Parents Magazine named [...]
Trivia’s no small matter to DJ Dave Thrash
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at Large It’s Thursday night and DJ, entertainer, computer [...]
City of Fernandina Beach proclamations and a presentation: May 21, 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst At the beginning of each Fernandina Beach City [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights taken from narrative reports [...]
Around town . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter The new Fernandina Beach Medical Building directly across from [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission meets May 21, 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission’s second regular May [...]
Fernandina Beach voters to decide on 4-years for city commissioners
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Fernandina Beach voters will have the opportunity once [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission appoints Jennifer Gooding new city clerk
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst It looks like the City of Fernandina Beach [...]
More folks moving on: April 2013 real estate sales
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The following real estate sales and transfers for [...]
Florida Governor Rick Scott vetoes $500,000 funding for proposed Nassau County Sheriff’s Facility
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Governor Rick Scott vetoed a $500,000 request to fund construction [...]
Fernandina Beach Train Depot restoration begins
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The painstaking and arduous work of restoring Fernandina [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by David Lee Roberts www.dlrobertsphotography.com Editor’s Note: We thank David Roberts for sharing [...]
Timoti’s among the nation’s best seafood dives
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Coastal Living magazine has named Timoti’s Seafood Shak [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some of the [...]
Fernandina Beach recycles
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The city of Fernandina Beach conducted its annual [...]
City of Fernandina Beach Proclamations: May 7, 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst At the beginning of each Fernandina Beach City [...]
Road improvements slated for Nassau County
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst There are state and county road improvements in [...]
State Senator Aaron Bean to update AARP on legislative session – Public invited
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger On Tuesday May 14 at 1:00 State Senator Aaron Bean [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by William Birdsong Editor’s Note: William Birdsong was born in Jacksonville, Florida and entered [...]
Property Appraiser Resolves Most Value Adjustment Petitions
Press Release from Nassau County Property Appraiser’s Office Justin Taylor, Public Information Officer After reviewing [...]
Omni Unveils $85 Million “Re-Imagination”
Submitted by Anne H. Oman Reporter-at-Large The Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort unveiled its $85 [...]
Sea turtle release at Fernandina’s Main Beach today (Friday) at 1:00 p.m.
Press release submitted by Wild Amelia The Georgia Sea Turtle Center, in partnership with Wild [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some recent narrative [...]
Fernandina Beach City Commission Highlights – May 7, 2013 – Decision on City Clerk Pro Tem
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) kicked off [...]
Fernandina Beach business and building starts – April 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Observer welcomes the following businesses newly [...]
Local woman arrested for alleged narcotics distribution
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by Chief James T. Hurley A local woman [...]
CRA Advisory Board discusses upcoming workshop with City Commission and Florida Redevelopment Director
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach Community Redevelopment Advisory Board (CRAAB) [...]
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Announce Employees of the Year
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Submitted by Sheriff Bill Leeper May 7, 2013 6:40 p.m.
Fernandina Beach City Commission hears from Billy Casper Golf
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger On Monday May 6 at a special meeting, Billy Casper [...]
A 50th anniversary Shrimp Festival report
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter The T shirt sales were definitely down yesterday, although [...]
Fernandina real estate sales – More folks moving on: March 2013
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The following real estate sales and transfers for [...]
Shrimp Fest Sunny Sunday – A Michael Whitman Photo Journal
Photos courtesy of Michael Whitman [email protected] After two days of waiting, the [...]
A Soggy Start for Shrimp Saturday – A Michael Whitman photo journal
Photos courtesy of Michael Whitman [email protected] A steady rain, mixed with wind [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Don Wiest Don Wiest is a full time Amelia Island resident. A native [...]
Despite Threat of a Dud, Shrimp Festival Begins with a Bang! – A Whitman photo journal
Submitted by Michael Whitman [email protected] After rain showers caused some [...]
Shrimp Festival Food Court Open – Support non-profits
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Despite the rain, activity is beginning to pick up at [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some recent narrative [...]
Nassau County welcomes Judge Wesley R. Poole
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst On a windy May 1, 2013, dozens of [...]
Around town . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter GREEN TURTLE TAVERN If you were downtown in Fernandina [...]
Nassau County Clerk Crawford offers budget advice to County Commissioners
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst On April 29, 2013, Nassau County Clerk of [...]
Fernandina Observer follow up on the CRA: And then there were none
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst After reading the most recent email exchange between [...]
Nassau County Commissioners vote to build new Sheriff’s Administrative Office
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger At a special meeting of the Nassau County Board of [...]
Amelia Island Book Festival – A Success
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter The Amelia Island Book Festival buzzed with almost 100 [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Wayne Howard “My goal is to capture the essence of the image, that [...]
Shrimp Festival Parade
Photos courtesy of Tom Clare The weather was beautiful and the crowds lined Centre Street. [...]
Police blotter blast . . .
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some narrative reports [...]
Fernandina Beach Golf Course Oversight – One more time – An opinion
An opinion submitted by Jim Powers The decisions and comments that were made during [...]
Take Stock in Children/Nassau Wins Award for Inaugural Strides for Education 5 K
Press Release Florida State College Donald J. Hughes, Nassau Center Director Take Stock in [...]
Around town . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter With the Amelia Island Book Festival activities and the [...]
Shrimp bust!
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Just days before the 50th anniversary of the Shrimp Festival, [...]
Drug bust on Atlantic Avenue – An opinion
An Opinion by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter Some of us have been sheltered from [...]
Nassau County Commission passes Amelia Island Tree Ordinance Unanimously
Submitted by Lyn Pannone Member of the Amelia Island Tree Conservancy and advocate for preserving [...]
Does the City of Fernandina Beach want riverfront development?
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Dick Goodsell, the only current developer with plans [...]
Nassau County Commissioners to consider new tree ordinance tonight
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Just three months after trees were removed from Flash Food’s [...]
Friends of the Library Building Campaign Marks Milestone
Press release submitted by Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library Friends of the Fernandina Beach [...]
Final draft of City of Fernandina Beach historic district guidelines available for review
Submitted by City of Fernandina Beach Community Development – Preservation Planning The final drafts of [...]
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Priscilla Footlik Editor’s Note: Priscilla has lived on Amelia Island for 5 years. [...]
Katie Ride for Life . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter The weather was dismal, but the participants in today’s [...]
Georgia Air National Guard Camps in Fernandina Beach
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter If you noticed a lot of coming and going [...]
Adrienne Burke named director of Fernandina Beach Community Development Department
City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by Joe Gerrity, City Manager The City Manager [...]
Recycle/Hazardous Waste cleanup Saturday, April 20 in City of Fernandina Beach
The City of Fernandina Beach will hold a recycle/hazardous waste collection day Saturday, April 20, [...]
Fernandina Beach City Manager Joe Gerrity appoints a deputy manager
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst For the first time since 2000, the City [...]
City, Port discuss port safety and security needs, strategic planning
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Fernandina Beach City Commissioners (FBCC) and Ocean Highway [...]
Police Blotter Blast
Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Staff Reporter The following are highlights from some of recent [...]
4-16-13 Fernandina Beach City Commission Highlights: Municipal Golf Course, City Clerk position
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Once again, the status and conditions of the [...]
Honoring the City’s Finest
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst Fernandina Beach Mayor Sarah Pelican recognized many outstanding [...]
Rust-Oleum Ad highlights Fernandina Beach boardwalks
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Spotlight on Centre Street continues . . .
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Many of you have been watching the renovations taking [...]
CRA Advisory Board inches along
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach Community Redevelopment Area Advisory Board [...]
Oversight lacking at Fernandina Beach Golf Course – An Opinion
Submitted by Jim Powers I believe that the oversight — or lack thereof — of [...]
First Coast News – Interviews Boston marathon runner Brett Opalinski
First Coast News Jacksonville Chris Porter Interview with Brett Opalinski Click on Photo to View [...]
Local runners Opalinski, Biagini, and French safe after Boston Marathon explosions
Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Brett Opalinski, Michael Biagini, and Sorcha French participants in the [...]
Marine Trawlers’ Rendezvous at Fernandina Harbor Marina
Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Almost 33 years ago, Captains Mike Creedon and Pete [...]