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Baptist Medical Center Nassau President Ed Hubel demonstrates how patients, staff, vendors, and anyone else entering the hospital are screened, which includes taking their temperature. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

How Baptist Nassau is dealing with coronavirus

News Staff

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Amelia Island has one hospital, Baptist Medical Center Nassau, to serve its residents. During normal times, it is sufficient, but these are not normal times as a worldwide pandemic threatens to overwhelm some medical facilities, their personnel, and their supply of personal protective equipment. ...

‘Be patient’ and get help with the stress

News Staff

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

The Administration Office lobby of the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office is closed to the public until further notice. Citizens are being advised to visit nassauso.com or call 548-4009 for employment applications, incident reports, traffic crash reports, and background check requests. The NCSO...

Marion County resident Steven Claytor leads Boy Scouts on an outdoor excursion recently as part of North Florida Survival and Adventure. Claytor teaches people how to survive in nature and prepare for emergencies.

Plan and purchase before disaster strikes

News Staff

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Marion County resident Steven Claytor of North Florida Survival and Adventure leads excursions into remote places. Tony Nickerson assists with instruction. “We teach primitive wilderness survival, which is the outdoor survival skills,” Claytor said. “We do preparedness consultations...

Megan Arnold readies a food order for Norman Mizell at Callahan Country Kitchen.

Area businesses adapt to social distancing

News Staff

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Business owners adapt to changes brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak. Absher’s Garage owners Brittany and Mark Absher have seen a steady stream of auto repair customers in recent weeks. “It’s picked up,” Brittany Absher said. “I think it’s because everyone’s at...

Council mum on mayor’s request for workshop

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Hilliard Mayor Floyd Vanzant’s request for a workshop was put on hold. The Hilliard Town Council discussed the agenda item during a telephone conference April 2. The telephone conference was held in lieu of a public meeting as part of the state’s mandate that citizens stay home.

Callahan resident Bobby Llanes collects breakfast and lunch items from Bethany Low during a Nassau County School District meal distribution Friday morning near Amhurst Oaks subdivision.

School delivery switches to campus meal distribution

News Staff

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Nassau County school officials changed a bus-delivery meal program to campus pick-up last week, citing staffing shortages. Asst. Superintendent of Instruction Mark Durham issued a press release about the decision Friday afternoon. School bus drivers began food delivery April 1, stopping on...

New fast food option irks resident

News Staff

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

The Callahan Town Council unanimously approved a site plan for a new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. But not before hearing from a resident who wants a broader selection of restaurants in town. Arthur Israel spoke about his preference for sit-down establishments during the meeting, which was...

Countywide emergency extended

News Staff

Friday, April 3, 2020

The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting Wednesday to extend the countywide state of emergency for the next seven days. Given the county is permitted to issue such an order only on a week-by-week basis, weekly meetings are anticipated to continue for the foreseeable...

DeSantis issues COVID-19 ‘Safer-at-Home’ order

News Staff

Friday, April 3, 2020

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Wednesday mandating that Florida’s 21 million residents stay in their homes through April 30 unless they’re seeking or providing essential services and activities. The order went into effect at 12:01 a.m. this morning. You can view Executive Order...

A planned mixed-use development will soon move into western Nassau County.

Mitigation before expansion into western Nassau

News Staff

Friday, April 3, 2020

Western Nassau may soon experience additional building activity. New housing developments are already underway or scheduled for Yulee and west of I-95. Tributary is a planned mixed-use development that will deliver 3,200 dwellings, as well as office, commercial and recreational space...