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Arts and Culture Celebrates with More Public Art

Arts and Culture Nassau recently celebrated its 15th anniversary in front of a new public [...]

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04
Dec
Fernandina Beach Voters Elect Bradley Bean New Mayor

By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics Fernandina Beach, with a median resident age of 55, isn’t [...]

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09
Nov
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City Manager’s Comments – Storm Assessment

By Dale Martin October 7, 2022 One week after Hurricane Ian (a tropical storm when [...]

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07
Oct
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Operation Heavyweight Busts 54 Drug Dealers

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper has announced that a months-long, multi-agency drug-dealing investigation has put [...]

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06
Oct
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A Break on Flood Insurance Premiums

Nassau County has once again received an improvement in its classification in the Community Rating [...]

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06
Oct
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Starting Point Gets $4 Million Grant

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

03
Oct
Amelia Island revealed . . .
January 27, 2013

 Submitted by Stephan R. Leimberg Stephan R. Leimberg, the “Bird Man of Amelia,” was the [...]

Fernandina Observer announces addition to staff – Anne H. Oman, A Reporter at Large
January 23, 2013

The Fernandina Observer is pleased to announce Anne H. Oman, as its newest volunteer reporter.  [...]

Fernandina Beach City Commission – Submerged lands, refinancing utility bonds, right of way opening
January 16, 2013

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

Fernandina Observer – A look back and forward
January 1, 2013

Thank you readers for your overwhelming support for the Fernandina Observer.  When we began our [...]

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Amelia Island revealed . . .
December 30, 2012

Submitted by Rick Scott Editor’s note: After visiting a friend who lives on the island,  [...]

Salty Pelican sidewalk to nowhere – Going somewhere?
December 27, 2012

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Attorney Michael Mullin is requesting that within 90 days the [...]

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Where you stand depends upon where you sit – An opinion
December 20, 2012

When we began 2012 there were many loud voices in our city complaining about a [...]

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Sliders Grill – Project Chance – Service dogs – and Jakob
December 13, 2012

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger As a volunteer for Project Chance, 12 year old Jakob [...]

Bosque Bello Union Soldiers’ Graves – A disgrace . . .
November 29, 2012

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger John Gourdin, noted author and lecturer on black civil war [...]

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Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan to appear in Fernandina Beach on Monday
October 26, 2012

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger Secret Service Agents and political operatives were in Fernandina Beach [...]

Candidate John Pulice, District 2 responds to questions
October 11, 2012

Submitted by John Pulice Nassau County School Board Candidate District 2 What experience do you [...]

Candidate Kimberly Joyce Fahlgren District 4
October 11, 2012

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

Candidate Russell L. Johnson District 4 responds to questions
October 11, 2012

 Submitted by Russell L. Johnson Nassau County School Board Candidate, District 4 What experience do [...]

Wild Amelia Nature Festival – Ga Sea Turtle Center draws huge crowd as sea turtles released
September 3, 2012

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

Lightning strike destroys Fernandina Beach residence
August 17, 2012

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger An intense lightning storm that moved through the area Thursday [...]

Leeper, Boatright, Edwards are winners – It’s over!
August 14, 2012

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger The  elections are over for candidates Bill Leeper, Walter Boatright, [...]

Commissioner Johnson’s Attorney Raises “Red Flags” On DUI Charge
June 19, 2012

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger “There are many red flags out there,” says Gary Baker, [...]

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Commissioner was Endangering Other Motorists, DUI Report States
June 18, 2012

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger A motorist’s 911 call to report an SUV “running off [...]

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The Commission’s Rocket Man: Tim Poynter
June 14, 2012

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst Despite the fact that three Fernandina [...]

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Beach Development and Mid-Century Resource Survey to Begin This Summer
June 13, 2012

City of Fernandina Beach Press Release Submitted by Adrienne Burke City Planner In an effort [...]

Civics 104: City Attorney
June 11, 2012

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst (Fifth in a series of articles [...]

We Will Be Different!
May 14, 2012

May 14, 2012 Welcome to the Fernandina Observer, a news and opinion blog that will [...]

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Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

Guest, 2023-02-05

Hope it doesn’t get “wet”.
Commentary: Does This City Want to Lose $500,000 a Year on its Marina?

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Gentlemen, the good news is there is a solution to the woes ...
City Manager's Comments - Projects

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Not complaining, but I was downtown last week and couldnR...
City Manager's Comments - Projects

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John, this is just one more example of City Hall wasting eve...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

Guest, 2023-02-04

Oh, the humanity! The malevolent cloud of death and destruct...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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C’mon up John. Stay here for 6 days during the cement...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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I sympathize with your plight. I really do. However- with th...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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Here’s an update from the North end of the Historic Di...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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Sadly this incompetence will continue until something really...
Huge Concrete Dust Bags Rupture at Port

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It’s not the city commissioners, manager, or even coun...

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