Tag Archives: Fernandina Beach News

City Commissioners receive report on Fernandina Harbor Marina

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger At the Fernandina Beach City Commission Workshop held  on January [...]

Fight to save trees in Amelia City fails – An opinion

Submitted by Michael Spicer I am sad and I am mad. Today, the trees at [...]

North Fourth Street new look . . .

Submitted by Gerry Clare, Roving Reporter The Library is going to get a new look, [...]

Fernandina Beach celebrates Martin Luther King Day

Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter January 21, 2013 8:01 p.m.

Police blotter blast . . .

Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Highlights from some of the narrative police reports on file [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

Submitted by Sandra Baker-Hinton Editor’s Note:  For the past 10 years, Sandra Baker Hinton has [...]

FBHS beats Yulee with John Zimmerman’s last second basket – NBC Sports captures winning shot

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger John Zimmerman, Fernandina Beach High School basketball player not only [...]

Local resident creates online petition to Save our Trees

Submitted by Lyn Pannone  Amelia Island is about to lose some of it’s loveliest assets, [...]

Local Residents Hope Petition Will Spur Action Against Assault Weapons

Submitted by Anne H. Oman, A Reporter at Large President Obama’s push for a federal [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission – Submerged lands, refinancing utility bonds, right of way opening

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst At its second regular monthly meeting on January [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission increases fiscal impact by offering facility rental fee waivers to all IRS qualified city non-profits

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter-News Analyst Despite warnings of a serious financial shortfall and [...]

Chamber of Commerce – A night to celebrate!

Submitted by Gerry Clare, Roving Reporter Members of the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce [...]

Police Blotter Blast . . .

Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Highlights from some of the narrative police reports on file [...]

Amelia Island revealed . . .

Photo submitted by John C. “Charlie” Hutchins   Editor’s Note: John C. “Charlie” Hutchins has [...]

Fire at Pepper’s, and Hot Paws – Both open for business

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The City of Fernandina Beach Fire Department responded to two [...]

A New Year Starts Downtown in Fernandina Beach

Submitted by Gerry Clare Roving Reporter Happy 2013 from your roving reporter checking out a [...]

Fernandina Beach Commissioners state goals

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger January 9, 2013 On January 8, City Manager Joe Gerrity [...]

Forward Fernandina projects up for discussion

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger At some point we need to talk about Forward Fernandina [...]

Newly elected Sheriff Bill Leeper sworn in

Submitted by Gerry Clare, Roving Reporter Hundreds of spectators filled the Judicial Annex this evening, [...]

Police blotter blast – January 1

Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers Highlights from narratives on file at the City of Fernandina [...]

City of Fernandina Beach the year ahead – No pain, no gain – An opinion

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter News Analyst This has been a year of turmoil [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission Rings in New Year 2013

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm – Reporter-News Analyst The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) started [...]

Fernandina Beach City Clerk Mary Mercer moves on

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter, News – Analyst After more than 17 years with [...]

Kenny Harris retires after 31 years of City service

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm, Reporter – News Analyst Mayor Sarah Pelican expressed the city [...]

Candidate Kimberly Joyce Fahlgren District 4

Kimberly Joyce Fahlgren School Board Candidate District 4 Kimberly Fahlgren declined the Fernandina Observer’s request [...]

John Campbell Elwell Candidate City Commission Group 5 – What is the biggest threat facing the city?

Submitted by John Campbell Elwell What do you see as the biggest threat facing the [...]

New downtown Amelia Island Market Place supported by Fernandina faithful

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Smiles were evident on the faces of the old Fernandina [...]

Pelican & Corbett just say no

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst At the September 4, 2012 regular [...]

Wild Amelia Nature Festival – Ga Sea Turtle Center draws huge crowd as sea turtles released

Article and photos Submitted by Kathy Brooks A huge crowd of about 500 residents and [...]