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The Fernandina Harbor Marina brings visitors into downtown Fernandina Beach, creating business for shops, bars and restaurants, Marina Advisory Board members said. “It’s not just a mud pit. It’s a money maker for downtown merchants,” MAB member Allen Mills said.

The Fernandina Harbor Marina brings visitors into downtown Fernandina Beach, creating business for shops, bars and restaurants, Marina Advisory Board members said. “It’s not just a mud pit. It’s a money maker for downtown merchants,” MAB member Allen Mills said.

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Boatloads of business

News Staff
Monday, March 29, 2021
The Fernandina Beach Marina Advisory Board wants the local business community to appreciate the people the marina brings to town and the money those visitors spend.
Fernandina Beach High School coach Matt Schreiber coached the Pirates for 21 years. He’s retiring from coaching and teaching after 41 years.

Fernandina Beach High School coach Matt Schreiber coached the Pirates for 21 years. He’s retiring from coaching and teaching after 41 years.

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Coach Schreiber retires after 41 years

News Staff
Monday, March 29, 2021
The 2020-21 season was the last for Matt Schreiber, 64, head boys basketball coach at Fernandina Beach High School. He’s retiring from coaching and teaching after 41 years — 39 in Nassau County.
Callahan Elementary School students visit K-9 officers as they depart for spring break March 19. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office bloodhounds visited the students, with their handlers giving out collectible K-9 cards.

Callahan Elementary School students visit K-9 officers as they depart for spring break March 19. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office bloodhounds visited the students, with their handlers giving out collectible K-9 cards.

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K-9s visit CES kids

News Staff
Monday, March 29, 2021
Callahan Elementary School students visit K-9 officers as they depart for spring break March 19. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office bloodhounds visited the students, with their handlers giving out collectible K-9 cards.
Submitted photos Amelia Musical Playhouse’s next performance is “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.”

Submitted photos Amelia Musical Playhouse’s next performance is “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.”

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There goes the neighborhood

News Staff
Monday, March 29, 2021
Trouble in paradise? Try trouble in the trailer park. Amelia Musical Playhouse’s “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” explores life in Armadillo Acres, a trailer park in Starke, focusing mainly on the troubled marriage of Jeannie (Sherri Martin) and Norbert (Ron Araya) Garstecki.
Flight, the second themed art exhibit of the NCCOA-CHPC Creative HeARTs partnership, features 14 personal visions of flight represented in a variety of artistic media, including painting, collage and photography.

Flight, the second themed art exhibit of the NCCOA-CHPC Creative HeARTs partnership, features 14 personal visions of flight represented in a variety of artistic media, including painting, collage and photography.

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Flight, second Creative HeARTs exhibit underway at NCCOA

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The second Creative HeARTs exhibit, Flight – a partnership with Nassau County Council on Aging and Community Hospice & Palliative Care – is now on display for the enjoyment of residents and visitors at Fernandina Beach Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
North Florida Land Trust President Jim McCarthy, left, recently spoke at the Men’s Newcomers Club meeting.

North Florida Land Trust President Jim McCarthy, left, recently spoke at the Men’s Newcomers Club meeting.

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McCarthy: Tiger Island, city properties priorities

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
For the News-Leader Acquisition of environmentally sensitive properties on and around Amelia Island is one of the priorities of the North Florida Land Trust, NFLT President Jim McCarthy told the Men’s Newcomers Club at its March 18 luncheon meeting.
Nassau County Council on Aging member and Amelia Island resident Sally Spencer celebrates her 99th birthday at her home.

Nassau County Council on Aging member and Amelia Island resident Sally Spencer celebrates her 99th birthday at her home.

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The tides of change

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Catherine Valera | Nassau County Council on Aging March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, Nassau County Council on Aging is honoring 99-year-old member and World War II WAVE Alvira “Sally” Spencer.
Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the law enforcement and fire rescue training facility off County Road 108.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the law enforcement and fire rescue training facility off County Road 108.

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Ceremony kicks off construction for sheriff’s safety training center

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
Nikki Main | News-Leader A new law enforcement and fire rescue training facility is being built on a 40-acre compound off County Road 108 in Yulee.  This comes after five years of planning and acquiring funds to complete phase one of the project.
The southern basin of the Fernandina Harbor Marina has silted in to the point much of it is unusable at low tide. Moving the marina north could alleviate the siltation problem, but would encroach on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigational channel.

The southern basin of the Fernandina Harbor Marina has silted in to the point much of it is unusable at low tide. Moving the marina north could alleviate the siltation problem, but would encroach on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigational channel.

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Marina dredging a short-term solution

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The city-owned Fernandina Harbor Marina has a silting problem, but how to address that problem has not been determined.
A crowd gathered outside Fernandina Beach City Hall on Tuesday to show city commissioners they want changes made to the city’s noise ordinance that would allow venues to continue to feature live music.

A crowd gathered outside Fernandina Beach City Hall on Tuesday to show city commissioners they want changes made to the city’s noise ordinance that would allow venues to continue to feature live music.

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LOUD AND CLEAR: Community sounds off on live music debate

News Staff
Monday, March 22, 2021
The Fernandina Beach City Commission heard from more than a dozen speakers and many more outside city hall chambers who said live music is not noise but rather part of the culture of the city.