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Thirty-one West Nassau High School Air Force JROTC compete in the annual “Bad to the Bone” event April 24. The JROTC fitness challenge is hosted by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, with 13 JROTC schools invited, representing all military services. Male, female and co-ed teams competed. The...

TMhe Active After 50 Group, the largest producer of expos for consumers 50-plus years of age in Northeast Florida, announces the first-ever News-Leader Fernandina Beach Active After 50 Expo.  If you wish to remain healthy and active as you age, you will not want to miss the News-Leader...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. John Rutherford (R-Fla.), Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) and Val Demings (D-Fla.) have reintroduced the Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act to close the “Pensacola loophole” that allows foreign nationals who acquire a hunting license...

North Florida Land Trust has joined 24 organizations to call on the Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability to develop a comprehensive plan to conserve and restore salt marsh along the South Atlantic coast. The partnership decided Tuesday to embark on a 1 million-acre salt...

Nassau County law enforcement officials are being recognized for their services to the community May 9-15 for National Law Enforcement Week. The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners commended officers during their meeting Monday, and Chairman Thomas Ford recognized 1,627 officers who died in the line of duty.