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Ophelia Jones Morgan Judson spent her life in Callahan. She worked as a certified nursing assistant and also prepared cafeteria meals at Pine Forest Community School for many years. Judson attended Greater Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church for most of her life. She died May 17.

Ophelia Jones Morgan Judson spent her life in Callahan. She worked as a certified nursing assistant and also prepared cafeteria meals at Pine Forest Community School for many years. Judson attended Greater Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church for most of her life. She died May 17.

‘A MOUNTAIN OF WISDOM’

Kathie Sciullo | Nassau County Record Ophelia Jones Morgan Judson leaves a legacy of wise counsel and care for many in the community. She died in her Callahan home May 17.  The town of Callahan honored Judson on her 100th birthday with a mayoral proclamation in 2014.
Memorial Day Observance Ceremony

Memorial Day Observance Ceremony

HONORING THE FALLEN

The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1088, hosted a Memorial Day Observance Ceremony on Monday at the Veterans Monument in downtown Fernandina Beach.
Stephen Beckman

Stephen Beckman

Golf course GM, building official leaving city

The city of Fernandina Beach is losing its embattled building official and the general manager of the Fernandina Beach Golf Club, increasing the total of department leaders the city has lost in the past 30 days to three.
Edgar Meyer

Edgar Meyer

CLOSING NUMBER

The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival will host classical bassist, Edgar Meyer, and the Dover Quartet at Amelia Baptist Church with a live, socially-distanced audience at 3 and 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3.
This spot just south of the boat ramp could become the home of Atlantic Seafood. The city of Fernandina Beach is working with a potential leaseholder to move a North Front Street building to the city-owned parcel.

This spot just south of the boat ramp could become the home of Atlantic Seafood. The city of Fernandina Beach is working with a potential leaseholder to move a North Front Street building to the city-owned parcel.

New deal possible for building relocation

The time for saving a 95-year-old building on the Amelia River waterfront is ticking down, while the city of Fernandina Beach works to find a way move the building to city property. The wooden structure at 231 N. Front St.
Taco Pope

Taco Pope

County leader: City should fund its parks program

One Nassau County official says the city of Fernandina Beach should raise fees and consider raising taxes, as the county has, instead of asking the county to share the financial burden of maintaining parks and recreation facilities used by city and county residents.
A major project came to fruition Tuesday with a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of two Marriott hotels on Atlantic Avenue. Holding the scissors in the middle of the photo is primary owner Greg Grove and Jason Nicholason, vice president of hotel operations at Innisfree Hotels.

A major project came to fruition Tuesday with a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of two Marriott hotels on Atlantic Avenue. Holding the scissors in the middle of the photo is primary owner Greg Grove and Jason Nicholason, vice president of hotel operations at Innisfree Hotels.

ROOMS APLENTY

Amelia Island has 239 more hotels rooms with the opening of Courtyard by Marriott Amelia Island and SpringHill Suites by Marriott Amelia Island located on Atlantic Avenue near Main Beach.
Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

County commissioners approve Westside Regional Park plan

The Westside Regional Park master plan was approved Monday at the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners meeting. Vice President Shawn Bliss of Prosser Inc. presented the Westside Regional Park master plan to the board. The $13 million, 107.65-acre park is located on U.S.
Justin Taylor

Justin Taylor

Former county commissioner tapped to lead hotel’s sales, marketing

Former Nassau County Commissioner Justin Taylor has joined the Residence Inn by Marriott team on Amelia Island as their new director of sales and marketing. Taylor brings more than 15 years of sales and public relations experience, having worked in both private industry and government agencies.