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View ArticleNew public art project sprouts in Fernandina Beach
The alley off Centre Street used to just have benches and a tree next to the faded old advertisement for flour on a brick wall.Now its grass has sprouted 20 hand-painted poles topped with colorful...
View ArticleArts, crafts and little shrimp bring big crowds this weekend to Fernandina...
Thursday night’s parade is always the first event to kick off Fernandina Beach’s annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival.Then an estimated 100,000 people will take over the historic waterfront...
View ArticleFernandina Beach city manager resigns after losing trust of some commissioners
Comments from two city commissioners that Fernandina Beach City Manager Joe Gerrity says “questioned my trust” moved him to resign during this week’s meeting.But while Gerrity asked to post-date that...
View ArticleNassau County man commits suicide while on Death Row for killing his parents
The suffering for Gregory Larkin’s family began after they learned someone had beaten his parents to death in their Fernandina Beach home in April 2009. Their decomposed bodies were found a week later...
View ArticleSkeletal remains found in Fernandina Beach surf
Skeletal remains found in the Fernandina Beach surf Tuesday morning remain unidentified, though police believe it is likely one of three swimmers missing from the ocean — two from Duval County and one...
View ArticleFernandina Beach plans summer survey
Fernandina Beach is home to a well-preserved downtown that includes Florida’s oldest lighthouse and a recently restored century-old Florida Rail Road train depot on Centre Street.But while Fernandina...
View ArticleFernandina Beach welcomes new fire chief after a year of issues in department...
A new leader is coming in to head up the Fernandina Beach Fire Department five months after the previous chief was demoted following issues that also affected city government.Harvey “Ty” Silcox, 49,...
View ArticleLocal man drowns in surf off Amelia Island, Nassau Sheriff reports
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — A man has drowned off the coast of Amelia Island Saturday afternoon, according to the Nassau County Sheriff's Office.Sheriff Bill Leeper said deputies responded to a call just...
View ArticleFernandina Beach City Commission selects 5 finalists for city manager
And then there were five — finalists for Fernandina Beach city manager, that is.But by the end of the month, one of those five will have to be selected to replace the current city manager, who said he...
View ArticleConnecticut town manager chosen as next Fernandina city manager
A Connecticut Yankee has been chosen by the Fernandina Beach City Commission as the historic city’s next city manager.The selection isn’t final until a contract is drawn up and approved for Dale...
View ArticleTerm length, city elections and lots of candidates face Fernandina Beach...
Fernandina Beach voters will cast ballots Nov. 3 to pick two of its five city commissioners.But as they make choices among four candidates in Group 4 and two more in Group 5, they will also decide on...
View ArticleVoters approve new city commissioner and ballot questions in Fernandina Beach...
Fernandina Beach voters will be going back to the polls Dec. 8 to select which of the two top vote-getters wins the City Commission Group 4 seat after Tuesday's election decided no clear majority...
View ArticleMemorial to Nassau County's American Revolution veterans to be unveiled...
They were Nassau County soldiers or patriots, battling for freedom during the Revolutionary War in what would become the United States.Now their names and deeds during those battles from 1776 to 1783...
View ArticleRoy Smith wins Fernandina Beach commission runoff as last of many new faces...
Fernandina Beach voters chose newcomer Roy G. Smith over an incumbent in Tuesday night’s runoff election for the City Commission Group 4 seat.That means the historic city now has a new city manager and...
View ArticleSettlement on 14-month-old lawsuit could come during special Fernandina Beach...
The Fernandina Beach City Commission will have a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to vote on approval of an out-of-court settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by the city’s fired human...
View ArticlePublic open house set for new Nassau flood maps
Revised flood insurance rate maps for coastal areas of Nassau County will be available for review at a public open house 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Atlantic Recreation Center Auditorium in...
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