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White Oak Conservation has started construction on a new 2,500-acre home for Asian elephants, according to a news release. Most of these elephants previously traveled throughout the United States with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus until they were retired in 2016. ...

The 100th birthday of Piney Island resident Dick Henry was Sept. 27, and Henry's neighbors on Piney Island and Little Piney Island and beyond honored him, including Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, where Henry was invited to raise the flag, and Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Henry, a World War II...

The annual 2020 Florida Authors and Publishers Association President’s Book Awards recognized “The Seventh Trail: Journey to the Well of Chayah” by MJ Gaylor in the category of Young Adult Fiction as a bronze medal winner. This prestigious award is open to books published between 2018 and...

The Callahan Garden Club resumes meetings with installation of new officers Sept. 2. Member Kathleen Lunman gave a lecture about butterflies and also gave a framed butterfly to each new member. Members brought their own bagged lunches. The next meeting of the Callahan Garden Club is Oct. 7 at 10...

Once again, the coronavirus pandemic took center stage at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Nassau County School Board, with a parent expressing concerns regarding his daughter’s school bus, the director of the county health department urging masks to be worn, and school officials praising staff on...

The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners met Monday and passed the fiscal year 2020-21 millage rate and budget, among the other major items discussed. County Manager Taco Pope, County Attorney Michael Mullin, and Office of Management and Budget Director Megan Diehl participated remotely...

Joshua Hicks has been in politics since he was a teenager, running for the Tallahassee City Commission when he was 18 and losing to Andrew Gillum, who would become that city’s mayor as well as a candidate for governor of Florida. Now Hicks is running for Florida House of Representatives, District...

Saying in an executive order issued Friday that “the State of Florida has suffered economic harm as a result of COVID- 19-related closures, exacerbating the impacts of the State of Emergency, and Floridians should not be prohibited by local governments from working or operating a business,” Gov....

A Fernandina Beach man reported missing Sunday evening was found dead Monday night, according to information from the Fernandina Beach Police Department. Johnal Jones, 77, was “experiencing conditions consistent with early onset dementia and a medical condition that could pose additional danger...

The Pirates recorded their third shutout in a row after Friday night’s 34-0 win over visiting Stanton College Preparatory School. The Fernandina Beach High School football team improved to 3-1 on the season. Three different Pirates scored in the first quarter as the home team took a 20-0 lead....