Regional

According to a White House Coronavirus Task Force summary report to state governors dated July 14, Nassau County is a “yellow zone” for coronavirus infections and cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In the same report, Duval County is classified as a “red zone.”...

The city of Fernandina Beach has a 26-page Purchasing Policies Manual that sets forth specific procedures for creating and issuing Invitations To Bid, Requests For Proposals, and Requests For Qualifications. But does it always follow them? The procedures are meant to ensure the city gets the best...

The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners met Wednesday and approved changes to its CARES Act Small Business Assistance Program after receiving a report that only 73 applications had been received for the initially announced $5,000 awards by the Aug. 17 deadline. The program was originally...

While there will not be a fall season for the Fernandina Beach Football Association, Yulee Pop Warner will play its season. Amelia Island Youth Soccer, which has 500 children registered, is still waiting confirmation from the city of Fernandina Beach. “Waivers of liability have to be signed by...

About a third of Nassau County’s 69,107 registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary election, according to the preliminary results available from Supervisor of Elections Vicki Cannon as of Tuesday night. In his bid to represent District 4 in Congress, Dr. Erick J. Aguilar took on...

The football season will get underway Monday, the first day of school. “There’s an acclimation period. Three days in helmets and two days in shoulder pads and shells,” said Jude Swearingen, head football coach at Fernandina Beach High School. “That’s what’s weird about the whole...

The newly adjusted millage rate of 5.6236 mills means the city of Fernandina Beach will not be collecting enough money to pull the city’s marina and golf course out of debt as quickly as previous plans projected, but with revenue expected from a functional marina and new facilities at the golf...

The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting Wednesday. Emergency Management Director Greg Foster reported that the COVID-19 testing site in the Target parking lot on State Road 200/A1A would close down as of 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14. The testing site is to be deployed to...

Where does Danny Leeper actually live? He claims it’s officially an apartment located in District 1, which he was elected to represent on the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners. His opponent in Tuesday’s election, John Martin, says Leeper does not, in fact, reside there. If you ask...