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Commentary: What Will it Take to Be United in Keeping Our Paradise?

By Suanne Thamm Hatfields vs. McCoys. Sharks vs. Jets. Natives vs. Newbies. Isn’t it about [...]

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21
Mar
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Commentary: A Good City Manager is Hard to Find — And Too Easy to Fire

Editor’s note: This commentary first appeared in 2015, but it’s as fresh as it was [...]

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01
Mar
As Expected, City Manager Fired

By Mike Phillips Was it a done deal? Of course it was. Well before the [...]

54 Comments

22
Feb
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A Bash to Kick Off Concours

CarCoterie hosts The Hangar, on March 4, as a kick-off to the widely attended Concours [...]

14
Feb
Commentary: Much Ado Over an Old Waterfront Plan

Editor’s note: It’s unusual, I know, for one news organization to publish a rebuttal to [...]

6 Comments

19
Jan
Restaurant Review: The Old/New Crab Trap Is a Delight

By Dylan Bailey The Crab Trap, at 31 N. 2nd St., was long a staple [...]

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19
Jan
Nao Trinidad Returning

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano expedition. Ferdinand Magellan, admiral of the [...]

22
Nov
Nassau Teacher Nominated for Major National Award

Fernandina Beach Middle School seventh grade teacher Bailee Jones has been nominated for the 2022-23 [...]

1 Comment

16
Nov
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Commentary: What a Remarkable Community Effort Looks Like

By Pam Hart Chair of the Protect Nassau Now or Never PAC We are thrilled [...]

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13
Nov
Habitat Fundraiser, “She Nailed It,” Is Hitting It Out of the Park

She Nailed It! Nassau Habitat for Humanity By Cindy Jacoby and Dee Torre-Kaufman Photographer: Holly [...]

26
Oct
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Candidate Essay by Darron Ayscue: Common Sense, Not Nonsense

Darron Ayscue for City Commission Seat 5, Fernandina Beach EDITOR’S NOTE: A few weeks ago, [...]

5 Comments

22
Oct
Pat’s Wildways: Greenway Adventures

By Pat Foster-Turley October 14, 2022 These days I seem to have decreasing successes with [...]

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14
Oct
Garden Club Meeting

The Bartram Garden Club will meet Oct. 20 at the GFWC Woman’s Club of Fernandina [...]

07
Oct
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Amelia Island in the Top Three Again

Amelia Island recognized as being in the top 3 islands in the United States Condé Nast [...]

07
Oct
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare
Starting Point Gets $4 Million Grant

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare has been awarded $4 million in funding from the U.S. Substance [...]

03
Oct
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A Challenge to Create Ian Memories

A Note from the Editor Mike Phillips – Hurricane Ian Memories Mike Phillips – Observer [...]

28
Sep
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Nassau K-12 Closures

Nassau County Schools closed in anticipation of Hurricane Ian Nassau County School District has announced [...]

27
Sep
Update on Proposed Amelia Island Tree Ordinance
March 27, 2013

Submitted by Lyn Pannone The proposed revisions to the Amelia Island tree ordinance are winding [...]

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Charlie George to be Tapped as Next Interim City Manager

Guest, 2023-03-29

I’m on my 2nd bowl of popcorn!
Charlie George to be Tapped as Next Interim City Manager

Guest, 2023-03-29

Did they let him know?
Hard Choices Ahead on Rec Center Auditorium

Guest, 2023-03-29

Well, additional pickle ball courts are certainly a high pri...
Hard Choices Ahead on Rec Center Auditorium

Guest, 2023-03-29

Now would be the time for TDC and Nassau County to chip in. ...
Hard Choices Ahead on Rec Center Auditorium

Guest, 2023-03-29

…or demolish the auditorium and install pickleball courts ...
Hard Choices Ahead on Rec Center Auditorium

Guest, 2023-03-29

I think it should be a tear down and rebuild rather than a r...
Charlie George to be Tapped as Next Interim City Manager

Guest, 2023-03-29

Wait ! Didn’t Mr Martin have something to do with hir...
Charlie George to be Tapped as Next Interim City Manager

Guest, 2023-03-29

EXACTLY my thoughts — he was thoroughly dismissed with...
Commentary: A Deceit Beyond the Pale

Guest, 2023-03-29

I guess nobody checked him out before voting for him.
Commentary: A Deceit Beyond the Pale

Guest, 2023-03-29

A person’s character is easily assessed by his/her tra...

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