Regional

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Foundation will host a Garden Party at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.

Boys & Girls Clubs to host garden party

News Staff
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Foundation will host its first-ever garden party benefit event Sunday, April 25. This outdoor, socially distanced event will be live and in-person for those choosing to purchase a table, or online for those who wish to view the event from home and bid...
Tributary

GreenPointe Developers announce opening of model home village

News Staff
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
GreenPointe Developers has opened six new model homes at Tributary, a new master-planned community in Nassau County. “We are pleased to reach this milestone – the opening of these expertly crafted model homes from Tributary’s premier builder team of Dream Finders Homes, Lennar and...
Mocama Brewing Company’s Simon Muldoon, left, and J.T. Murrett hold their new brewery additions.

Mocama Beer Co.’s purr-fect brewhouse additions

News Staff
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Simon Muldoon, co-founder of Mocama Beer Company, decided the new brewery, 629 S. Eighth St. in Fernandina Beach, needed a brewhouse kitty. Cats Angels Executive Director Sherry Merritt had kittens in foster care that needed a good home.  It was the purr-fect match. Thanks to foster...
William Burgess Mixed Overlay District

Growth continues: 437.7-acre development coming to Yulee

News Staff
Friday, April 2, 2021
A new development will continue Nassau County’s rapid population growth in Yulee. The project is located in the William Burgess Mixed Overlay District, extending from State Road 200 to the marshes along Nassau River.  The project will include a mix...
City of Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach charter alterations vote set for April

News Staff
Friday, April 2, 2021
Fernandina Beach’s charter is the governing document of the city that outlines, among other things, the type of government the city has, how elections are held and the roles and responsibilities of elected officials and charter officers.  Last year, a committee was created that studied the...
A crew works to replace poles along Lem Turner Road in Callahan March 29.

FPL hires crews to harden Nassau power lines

News Staff
Friday, April 2, 2021
Florida Power and Light contracted crews are out replacing utility poles in western Nassau.  The project’s goal is “to ensure the reliability of power,” according to a FPL advertisement listed in the Record March 17. Road closures will affect motorists in areas of Bismark, Spring...
Wildlight Market Place

Wildlight debuts artisan farmers market this weekend

News Staff
Friday, April 2, 2021
Wildlight, the new sprawling development in Yulee, is hosting its first artisan farmers market Saturday. The Wildlight Market Place will offer a variety of vendors on the first and third Saturday of each month. Similar to the Fernandina Beach farmers market, Wildlight’s market will feature...
How’s this for rare, fast and eccentric? The Devlin 428 was built in 2013 to pre-1978 road racing class specifications. The engine is based on a 1976 Yamaha RD400 two-stroke that has been modified to produce 67 horsepower. The frame is 4130 chromoly, and the bodywork is rolled and hammered aluminum fabricated entirely by the designer, Devlin Hunt.

BIKE TO THE FUTURE

News Staff
Friday, April 2, 2021
The 26th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will present an eclectic and often ignored class of rare classic and special interest motorcycles May 23. The two-stroke motorcycle engine has a foot in two worlds. For developing nations and those emerging from defeat in World War II, the...
Nassau County

Commissioners appoint American Beach water, sewer advisory board

News Staff
Friday, April 2, 2021
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners approved a motion to create the American Beach Water and Sewer District Advisory Board on Monday. The proposal suggested offering positions to five members who have been involved in the community and have committed their time for many years.
Ocean Highway and Port Authority

Port authority commission hears about ‘so-called’ master plan

News Staff
Friday, April 2, 2021
Port of Fernandina Director Chris Ragucci told the Ocean Highway and Port Authority commission what he thinks are the important elements of the port’s master plan in advance of a Request for Proposals for firms to create an updated plan. The port is required by Florida statute to have a master...