Regional

The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting Wednesday to extend the current state of emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic through Sept. 2, “due to on-going situations associated with COVID-19 in areas within the county.” SARS-CoV-2, the official name of the...

A nursing home in Fernandina Beach has had a significant number of novel coronavirus infections, but the corporation that owns it is not sharing any information about how the virus got in the facility or how it plans to deal with the outbreak. According to the Florida Department of Health,...

According to the social media website Nextdoor, electric bills for some area residents rose 75% over a one-month period, but Florida Public Utilities said the increase was due to some bills being estimated, which led to a lower bill for June. Some members of Nextdoor posted that their bills had...

The Amelia Island Tourist Development Council Board of Directors has two new members: Will Wiest, hotel manager at The Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, and Lisa West, owner of the Addison on Amelia, a bed-and-breakfast on Ash Street. The TDC Board heard from Wiest, West, and two other candidates at...

Applicants have until Monday to apply for round two of Nassau County’s Small Business Assistant Grant Program.  The grant award is $10,000 per applicant that receives funding. The award will be applied retroactively to the first-round eligible applicants, according to a press release from...

Ferst Readers of Nassau County held a successful second annual coin drive.  In March, the elementary schools partnered with Ferst Readers during Read Across America Week.  “For the second year in a row, the children, families, faculty and staff went above and with their generosity...

Nassau County residents showed strong support for the rescheduled spring Household Hazardous Waste Collection Aug. 15. In addition to collection of hazardous waste, residents also supported Barnabas Food Pantry during the event with the donation of 1,068 pounds (half a ton) of non-perishable food...

Dale Martin, the city manager of Fernandina Beach, wants half a million dollars more every year to help fund parks and recreational facilities in the city and suggested Monday that the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners slightly raise property taxes countywide to get it. Martin appeared...

Tuesday, Aug. 25: The number of deaths in Nassau County reported as being related to COVID-19 increased to 16 on Tuesday, according to a post on Facebook by Nassau County Emergency Management. Over 10,500 Florida residents are now dead because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Ron DeSantis...

Westrec Marinas has been managing the Fernandina Harbor Marina for 10 years under a contract that’s set to expire in December. With the management and maintenance of the city-owned facility a point of contention since last year, the City Commission issued a Request For Proposals earlier this year....