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Charlie George Modifies His Intent to Step Down
By Mike Lednovich Fernandina Beach Interim City Manager Charlie George expounded on his comment last [...]
Mar
Commentary: Good Old Boys Versus the Public Good
By Mike Lednovich In the heart of Fernandina Beach, important decisions that shape our community’s [...]
Mar
Coming Soon: A Coffee Place With a Mission
By Dylan Bailey If you’re a coffee connoisseur, there’s a new coffee shop on the [...]
Mar
Commentary: It’s Nassau’s River Also. Pay Attention!
By Emily Floore, St. Marys Riverkeeper On February 9, 2024, Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) [...]
Mar
Commentary: The Riverstone Battle is Far From Over
By Lyn Panone On April 23, 2023, Nassau County Commissioners Martin, Huppman, Gray and Farmer [...]
Mar
Division And Insults Mar Solemn Proclamation
By Mike Lednovich What was intended as a solemn city commission proclamation honoring transgender victims [...]
Nov
City Rezoning to Protect Land on State-Mandated Housing List
By Mike Lednovich The City Commission was unanimous in protecting parcels at the MLK Rec [...]
Oct
A Spooky Opera at Disco Witch Brewing
By Wilma Allen If you’re an opera buff thirsting for music close to home, [...]
Oct
A Comment for and About William H. Goodwin Junior
Dear Sir, I’ve been reading about you. I do that a lot: reading about people [...]
Oct
Got Empty Shelves? The Fall Book Sale is Coming Up
Dust off your backpack, carry-all or little red wagon: the Friends of the Fernandina Beach [...]
Sep
Pickleball Here, Pickleball Everywhere — and More to Come
By Wilma Allen “We are a little obsessed with Pickleball,” Shelly Duncan wrote in an [...]
Sep
Fernandina’s New City Manager: Ty Ross
By Mike Lednovich It took the Fernandina Beach City Commission just over two hours to [...]
Sep
Minor Coastal Flooding through 11 pm Today, Aug 30
COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL ST. JOHNS-COASTAL FLAGLER- 509 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023 …HIGH RIP [...]
Aug
9:30 a.m. Aug 28 Weather Notice
The U.S. Weather Service is forecasting at this time that Hurricane Idalia will make landfall [...]
Aug
Nine Manager Candidates Presented to Citizen Committee
By Mike Lednovich Colin Baenziger & Associates has submitted nine city manager candidates to the [...]
Aug
An Update on the City Manager Search Process
Here is the schedule going forward for selecting the new Fernandina Beach city manager: Now [...]
Aug
Amid Big Cuts, a Big Raise for Commissioners?
By Mike LednovichFernandina Beach City Commissioners are cutting funding for sidewalks, beach walkovers and paving [...]
Jul
Peck Grads Celebrate Fond Memories
Former students of the historical Peck School celebrated the 8th reunion banquet recently at [...]
Jul
Commentary: OK Commission, Stop Kidding Yourselves About Taxes
By Suanne ThammNero fiddled while Rome burned. The Fernandina Beach City Commission (FBCC) sticks its [...]
Jul
As City Considers Rollback Rate, Here’s What Would Not Happen
By Mike Lednovich At a city commission workshop Wednesday, Interim City Manager Charlie George outlined [...]
Jul
Soccer Field Solution Is in the Works
By Mike Lednovich The Fernandina Beach City Commission has agreed to partner with Nassau County [...]
Jun
June 26 Florida Legislative Forum to Transcend Party Affiliation
By Melissa A. Moss Recent history shows there are a lot of thoughtful folks in [...]
Jun
When a Cigar-Lover Becomes an Institution
By Dylan Bailey Scott Weaver, a retired Navy man, is an institution of sorts. His [...]
Jun
Citizens Sue County Over Riverstone Settlement
The Citizens Against Runaway Development (“CARD”) filed suit against Nassau County yesterday in the Fourth [...]
May
A Challenging Week for Fernandina Beach
By April L. Bogle The Fernandina Beach City Commission considered and ruled on several contentious [...]
May
Tringali Neighbors File Appeal to ‘Stop the Domino Effect’
Neighbors of the Tringali property in downtown Fernandina Beach and their supporters announced yesterday they [...]
May
City Commission Votes 4-1 to Approve ‘Tringali’ Townhome Subdivision, Citizens Considering Lawsuit
By April L. Bogle Twelve townhomes are one step closer to being built in a [...]
May
Knocke Group Trying to Halt Pride Bingo Event
By Mike Lednovich Citizens Defending Freedom is attempting to stop a Drag Queen Bingo event [...]
May
Search Committee Agrees on One Thing: No Looking Back
By Mike Lednovich The chairman of the Citizens City Manager Search Committee sparked a conversation [...]
May
Another Major Debate: Townhouses in a Single-Family Neighborhood
By April L. Bogle Tonight’s city commission meeting is likely to include another long debate [...]
May
Port Finances Are ‘At The Cliff’s Edge’
By Mike Lednovich The Port of Fernandina’s crushing legal debt may threaten its ability to [...]
May
Women’s Club Awards Six Scholarships
The retiring President, Sue Dwyer and incoming president of the Women’s Club of Fernandina Beach, [...]
May
Solar Farm Proposed on Heavily Wooded Airport Land
By Mike Lednovich The leaseholder of Amelia River Golf Course wants to clear-cut 36 acres [...]
May
Commentary: The Times Have Changed, Mr. Knocke
By Darlene Drury FBHS class of 1974 I was born and raised a Fernandinian. When [...]
May
Public Notice
In the Juvenile Court of Putnam County, Tennessee at Cookeville, Tennessee Ann Marie Fisk VS Ivory [...]
May
Advisory Board Will Tackle The Downtown Parking Issue
By Mike Lednovich The chairman of the Community Redevelopment Area Advisory Board (CRAAB) wants the [...]
May
Hours of Pride Comments, But No Change
By April L. Bogle Mayor Bradley Bean announced at last night’s City Commission meeting that [...]
May
Knocke Pushes to Cancel Pride Parade, Festival
By April L. Bogle Citizens Defending Freedom-Nassau (CDF-Nassau) is asking Fernandina Beach cty commissioners to [...]
May
Commentary: Bad Advice on ‘Special Privileges’ for Developers
By Faith Ross Recently Tammi Bach, the Fernandina Beach City Attorney, gave a workshop for [...]
May
Commentary: The Divine Creation is Wonderfully Diverse
By Rev. Linda Hart Green Is difference dangerous? There are those who think so. [...]
May
Businesswomen: How to Shine
The Eight Flags Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) invites all businesswomen [...]
Apr
Commentary: The Law Is Clear. Deny the Tringali Townhouses
By Taina Cristner In early 2006, at the beginning of the aughts’ housing bubble, the [...]
Apr
Mental Health TED Talk Coming Up
A Community Conversation is being hosted by the Nassau Chapter of the National Alliance on [...]
Apr
Stunner: Commission Accepts Developer’s Tall Towers Offer
By Mike Lednovich The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted 4-1 to [...]
Apr
How Nassau County Makes Elections Secure
By April L. Bogle Janet Adkins, Supervisor of Elections (SOE) for Nassau County, addressed eight [...]
Apr
Commentary: We Have a Chance to Degrade Our Home — or Add Value
Dear Nassau County Commissioners, The county’s reduction of coastal building height in 2021 was appropriate [...]
Apr
Just Truckin’ to Hot Dog House FL
By Dylan Bailey Over the past few years, food trucks have found a new footing [...]
Apr
Commentary: A Church Where ALL means ALL
By Rev. Dr. Mark Charles I was told a story today about an individual in [...]
Apr
Here’s a Special Way to Love the Beach
By Shari Roan Along with the maritime forest, Amelia Island is best known among nature [...]
Apr
Study Shows Rates for a Self-Supporting Marina
By Mike Lednovich The Marina Advisory Board will discuss rates at its May 22 meeting. [...]
Apr
2023 Waste Contract: Once-a-Week Garbage
By Chip Ross The first reading of the city’s new agreement with Waste Management will [...]
Apr
In-Person Job Fair Coming Up
The Nassau County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an in-person job fair on Thursday, May [...]
Apr
Why the Secrecy on New Riverstone Offer?
Since May 22 of last year, Nassau County and Riverstone Properties have been at a [...]
Apr
Area 51 Korean Grill: Very Good, and Longer Hours
By Dylan Bailey Our restaurant reviewer Area 51 Korean Grill touts an impressive blurb on [...]
Apr
Walking/Cycling Safety Study Needs Your Ideas
Fernandina Beach citizen surveys reveal that safe and accessible walking and biking is a priority [...]
Apr
Who’s On First? Commission Wrestles With Manager Process
By Mike Phillips The most important item on yesterday’s city commission agenda was billed as [...]
Apr
It’s Almost Time to Build Another City Budget: How That Happens
By Suanne Thamm There is never a good time to be without a permanent, full-time [...]
Apr
Meet Four Military-Inspired Writers
If you like to write, kick off your weekend with Amelia Island Writers, who will [...]
Mar
The Good Old Days of City Manager Deals
Fernandina, Florida January 11, 1936 “A called meeting of the City Commission was held this [...]
Mar
Commentary: A Deceit Beyond the Pale
By Mike Phillips Over the years I’ve lost track of how many city commissions and [...]
Mar
Other Proposed Search Advisor is a Mystery Man from 2012 On
By Mike Lednovich Not much was known about the city commission’s appointment of Richard Sala [...]
Mar
Commentary: ‘Criminal Enterprise’ Accusers Now on Record With FBI
By Chip Ross For years a few individuals have publicly stated that the city of [...]
Mar
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 [...]
Mar
Local PR CEO Named Best in US
The World Communications Forum Association has named Axia Public Relations CEO Jason Mudd as the [...]
Mar
Leadership Training for Nassau County
The Nassau County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Florida Institute for Political Leadership [...]
Mar
A Scramble to Get Cement Out of the Port
This is the aftermath of just one busted bag. (Photo taken last month.) Trucks started [...]
Mar
Story and Song Names an Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture has selected [...]
Mar
Friend of Sturges Pressured Antun to Terminate Martin
By April L. Bogle William Bailey, a friend of Fernandina Beach City Commissioner David Sturges, [...]
Mar
News Commentary: Commission’s City Manager Search Gets Off to a Ragged Start
By Mike Lednovich Fernandina Beach is searching for its most important executive, the city manager. [...]
Mar
The Scramble to Fire a City Manager — And Then What?
By April L. Bogle This article highlights milestones leading up to and following the Feb. [...]
Mar
Think Ahead, Port! And Get Creative!
By Tammi Kosack Dear commissioners, As a stakeholder representative I have received scores of emails [...]
Mar
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 [...]
Mar
Second Year of Heroes for Barnabas
This year’s second annual Barnabas Center Fashion Show honoring Hometown Heroes took place on Monday, [...]
Mar
A New Backpacks for Kids Program in Nassau
The Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with the Amelia Island Tourist Development [...]
Feb
It’s a Non-Partisan City Government — But Are You Sure?
By April L. Bogle I don’t know anyone who wants the political battles being fought [...]
Jan
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