4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (482+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH — Extreme heat, scant rainfall, a recurring turf disease and e-bike riders tearing across greens battered the Fernandina Beach Golf Course in August, contributing to fewer rounds and forcing managers to restrict play while damaged greens recover. “There was…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (309+ words) The world celebrated International Manatee Day on Sept. 7 to raise awareness about the protection, conservation, and research needs of manatees and their habitats. A manatee is a large, fully aquatic, mostly vegetarian mammal also known as a sea cow. There…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (377+ words) I grew up in a two-family house owned by my grandparents. We lived upstairs and they, along with my Uncle Joe, lived downstairs. Every year my grandfather would put up a garden that was the envy of the neighborhood. As…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1627+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - For years, homeowners living along Dade, North Second and North Third streets near the Port of Fernandina have complained about tractor-trailers arriving before dawn, idling and queuing on neighborhood streets, trucks straying from designated routes and port-related debris…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (664+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - The City is moving to add about 28 acres to its conservation lands, approving up to $240,000 toward the purchase of five properties that would expand the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway. The North Florida Land Trust will contribute approximately…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (472+ words) Nassau County has imposed a $100,000 fine against the owner of a South Eighth Street property after finding that 10 protected trees were removed without permits, an act the county’s code enforcement magistrate ruled was an “irreversible or irreparable” violation of Amelia…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (351+ words) Curry Island sits at 1120 S. 14th Street, in the former home of Big Al's Chicken Shack. Big Al's was exactly the sort of place its name suggested: fried chicken, chicken gizzards and other Southern staples. I always meant to try it and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1399+ words) For about 40 minutes Tuesday, Fernandina Beach’s controversial paid parking program flickered back to life — only to be buried again by one of its most steadfast supporters. In a stunning reversal, Commissioner Tim Poynter called his successful effort two weeks earlier…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (871+ words) The Fernandina Beach Police Department is ending its use of Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras, joining law enforcement agencies across Florida that are abandoning the technology amid growing concerns about privacy, data sharing and potential misuse. The city announced Tuesday…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (323+ words) The island will host four days of performances, workshops, community events, and educational programs featuring professional, emerging, student, and local dance artists. Now in its 8th season, the festival brings artists from across the country together with Northeast Florida performers and…...