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Mocama Brewing Company’s Simon Muldoon, left, and J.T. Murrett hold their new brewery additions.

Mocama Brewing Company’s Simon Muldoon, left, and J.T. Murrett hold their new brewery additions.

Mocama Beer Co.’s purr-fect brewhouse additions

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.
William Burgess Mixed Overlay District

William Burgess Mixed Overlay District

Growth continues: 437.7-acre development coming to Yulee

Nikki Main | News-Leader 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.
City of Fernandina Beach

City of Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach charter alterations vote set for April

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.
A crew works to replace poles along Lem Turner Road in Callahan March 29.

A crew works to replace poles along Lem Turner Road in Callahan March 29.

FPL hires crews to harden Nassau power lines

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.
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.

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

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.
Nassau County

Nassau County

Commissioners appoint American Beach water, sewer advisory board

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.