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St. Marys Riverkeeper Anna Laws stands in front of an array of crab traps filled with oyster shells. Eventually, oysters will grow over the whole structure, creating a reef, like the older ones seen behind her. 

St. Marys Riverkeeper Anna Laws stands in front of an array of crab traps filled with oyster shells. Eventually, oysters will grow over the whole structure, creating a reef, like the older ones seen behind her. 

LIVING SHORELINE

News Staff
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Kendra Schafer | For the News-Leader As the tide crept higher and higher, undergraduate students from the University of North Florida’s Coastal and Marine Biology Program hustled to install crab trap structures along the mud-slick shoreline.
Fernandina Beach commissioners voted 4-1 last week for the city to continue to manage and operate the Fernandina Beach Golf Club.

Fernandina Beach commissioners voted 4-1 last week for the city to continue to manage and operate the Fernandina Beach Golf Club.

City to keep managing Fernandina Beach Golf Course

News Staff
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The city-owned Fernandina Beach Golf Club will be run with city staff for at least another year, after the City Commission decided not to release a Request For Proposals to manage the course.
Okan Kizilbayir

Okan Kizilbayir

The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island appoints new culinary leader

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island has appointed Okan Kizilbayir as Chef d’ Cuisine at AAA Five-Diamond Salt restaurant.  Kizilbayir previously served as sous chef at Le Bernardin, the 3-Michelin Star fine-dining seafood restaurant led by Eric Ripert in Manhattan.
Nassau County Assistant County Manager Marshall Eyerman discusses his new role in the community.

Nassau County Assistant County Manager Marshall Eyerman discusses his new role in the community.

New assistant county manager learning community

News Staff
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The new Nassau County assistant county manager, Marshall Eyerman, sat at his spacious desk at the James S. Page Governmental Complex to discuss his career and entrance into Nassau County.
Chris Ragucci

Chris Ragucci

New York lawsuit says port operator/director Ragucci stole port project

News Staff
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Worldwide Terminals Fernandina CEO Chris Ragucci is being sued by a former employer who claims Ragucci’s takeover of Nassau Terminals to operate the Port of Fernandina is “brazen theft” when he obtained a loan and bought the business out from under his employer, according to a lawsuit filed in New...
Members of the Elm Street Sportsman Association unveil a bench dedicated to Willie Mae Hardy Ashley at the Peck Center. Ashley taught in Nassau County Schools for 35 years, including then-segregated Peck High School.

Members of the Elm Street Sportsman Association unveil a bench dedicated to Willie Mae Hardy Ashley at the Peck Center. Ashley taught in Nassau County Schools for 35 years, including then-segregated Peck High School.

NOTABLE BENCHMARK

News Staff
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The Elm Street Sportsman Association dedicated a plaque to a local legend – Willie Mae Hardy Ashley – at the Peck Center on Saturday.
Kathy Burns

Kathy Burns

First Amendment group retracts allegation

News Staff
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The First Amendment Foundation retracted its allegation the Nassau County School Board and its superintendent violated state Sunshine Laws, according to a news release distributed May 7.
Thirty-one West Nassau High School Air Force JROTC compete in the annual “Bad to the Bone” event April 24. T

Thirty-one West Nassau High School Air Force JROTC compete in the annual “Bad to the Bone” event April 24. T

JROTC bad to the bone

News Staff
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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 Active After 50 Expo is scheduled for May 28.

The Active After 50 Expo is scheduled for May 28.

ACTIVE AFTER 50

News Staff
Friday, May 7, 2021
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.