Regional

Take Stock in Children received recognition for its educational efforts March 2. Callahan Mayor Marty Fontes read a proclamation designating March as “Take Stock in Children Month.” Dotti Williams, a TSIC board member and mentor trainer, was on hand along with College and Success Coach...

The waterfront, funding for land conservation, and the marina were all topics at the Tuesday, March 3, meeting of the Fernandina Beach City Commission, and thousands of dollars were donated for land conservation that will be matched in accordance with an agreement with an anonymous donor. City...

Gooding & Company’s senior specialist, David Brynan, looks at a “preservation-class” 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S with a V-12 engine and less than 17,500 original miles. The landmark supercar could be yours if you bid around $1.4 to $1.8 million at today’s 11th annual Gooding &...

Callahan Middle School would like to begin spotlighting the amazing and talented educators that go above and beyond every day for our students. This month’s teacher spotlight is fixed on Lauren Debolt.  Debolt is a sixth-grade language arts teacher and teaching runs in her blood, as she is...

GreenPointe Developers, LLC, in partnership with the Nassau County Board of Commissioners, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of Tributary Park, a Nassau County regional park.  Tributary Park is located on Edwards Road, just west of Interstate 95. The new public park is adjacent to the...

As February faded, Nassau County bade farewell to longtime public servant Adrienne Burke. Alternating positions in local government between the city of Fernandina Beach and Nassau County for the past decade, Burke most recently served as director of the county’s Planning & Economic Opportunity...

At this week’s Tuesday, March 3, meeting of the Fernandina Beach City Commission, commissioners voted to adopt the Evaluation and Appraisal Report on the city’s Comprehensive Plan with the intention of amending the plan in accordance with the wishes of its citizens. The state of Florida...

Seven members of the Federal Reserve Bank’s leadership team, including Chris Oakley, vice president and regional executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Jacksonville Branch, recently toured Rayonier Advanced Materials’ Fernandina Beach plant, where they also received an update on a...

A gas-powered turbine that would supply steam and hot water to WestRock’s Fernandina Beach paper mill as well as produce power that could be sold to electric companies could be in the works for the WestRock property, but WestRock officials have not responded to multiple calls and email inquiries...