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Effective April 1, direct public transit service between Nassau County and Jacksonville will discontinue.

Effective April 1, direct public transit service between Nassau County and Jacksonville will discontinue.

NassauTRANSIT ends Jax direct service

News Staff
Monday, March 22, 2021
NassauTRANSIT, the county’s public transportation system, has announced a change to its Monday through Friday public transit schedule.  Effective April 1, direct public transit service between Nassau County and Jacksonville will discontinue. This change is for public transit service only.
NCCOA’s Westside Senior Life Center renovation begins as trucks and equipment line the area surrounding the facility at 37002 Ingham Road. Improvements will include connecting to the Town of Hilliard sewer system, solving drainage issues, resurfacing the parking lot, replacing the roof and expanding the nutrition support program.

NCCOA’s Westside Senior Life Center renovation begins as trucks and equipment line the area surrounding the facility at 37002 Ingham Road. Improvements will include connecting to the Town of Hilliard sewer system, solving drainage issues, resurfacing the parking lot, replacing the roof and expanding the nutrition support program.

Senior center renovation begins

News Staff
Monday, March 22, 2021
Renovation is poised to begin on the Nassau County Council on Aging’s Westside Senior Life Center in Hilliard.  The more than 50-year-old building at 37002 Ingham Road will receive major repair and safety upgrades to meet the expanding needs of local seniors.
Purvis, Gray and Co.’s Ron Whitesides presents the annual audit report to the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners.

Purvis, Gray and Co.’s Ron Whitesides presents the annual audit report to the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners.

County books receive clean bill of health

News Staff
Monday, March 22, 2021
An audit of the books of Nassau County showed the county government is “a prudent steward of the public funds entrusted to it,” according to Ron Whitesides of Purvis, Gray and Co., a certified public accounting firms.
Aaron Bean

Aaron Bean

‘Personal care attendants’ eyed in nursing homes

News Staff
Monday, March 22, 2021
Christine Sexton | News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida nursing homes would be allowed to operate apprenticeship programs and use participants’ on-the-job training to meet state minimum staffing requirements, under a bill approved Wednesday by a Senate health committee.
Town Clerk Stephanie Knagge reads her letter of resignation aloud Monday evening. Her resignation is effective March 31. Town Council President Ken Bass reads along in the background as interim Town Attorney Christian Waugh listens.

Town Clerk Stephanie Knagge reads her letter of resignation aloud Monday evening. Her resignation is effective March 31. Town Council President Ken Bass reads along in the background as interim Town Attorney Christian Waugh listens.

Callahan clerk resigns

News Staff
Monday, March 22, 2021
Callahan Town Clerk Stephanie Knagge resigned her post March 15. She read from a letter during the Callahan Town Council meeting, noting that March 31 will be her last day.  The council met in Callahan Volunteer Fire Station 5, as the air conditioning was not working in town hall.
Les DeMerle and his band, along with vocalist Bonnie Eisele, are offering a new CD, “Hot Night in Venice.”

Les DeMerle and his band, along with vocalist Bonnie Eisele, are offering a new CD, “Hot Night in Venice.”

Les DeMerle Band to present new CD March 27

News Staff
Monday, March 22, 2021
The Dynamic Les DeMerle Band, featuring vocalist Bonnie Eisele, has a brand new live CD, “Hot Night in Venice,” recorded at that Italian city’s venerable Venice Jazz Club.
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SUPERSTAR ON STAGE

News Staff
Monday, March 22, 2021
For the News-Leader Midori, a world-renowned violinist, will perform on Amelia Island in April as part of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival’s 2021 concert series.
Krusty Kraken’s Austin Downing prepares to box an oven-baked pizza.

Krusty Kraken’s Austin Downing prepares to box an oven-baked pizza.

Keep on trucking: Food trucks dot Nassau County

News Staff
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Kathie Sciullo | Community Newspapers Inc. Family bonds fuel food truck menus varying from pizza to peanuts.  Krusty Kraken’s Carina Sheffield adds pizza toppings before her son, Austin Downing, places the freshly prepared dough inside a bricked oven. Sheffield’s dad, Joe Pasco, owns the trailer.
Dorinda Dallmeyer visits the Bartram Trail near the Mississippi River.

Dorinda Dallmeyer visits the Bartram Trail near the Mississippi River.

‘Cultivating the Wild’

News Staff
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Dink NeSmith | Community Newspapers Inc. The nature bug bit her early. In fact, Dorinda Dallmeyer was so young she can’t remember not being curious about all things outdoors.
North Florida Archers representative Jack Farhat speaks Thursday about the possibility of holding archery events at the proposed West Side Regional Park near the Mizell Tract on U.S. 1 between Callahan and Hilliard.

North Florida Archers representative Jack Farhat speaks Thursday about the possibility of holding archery events at the proposed West Side Regional Park near the Mizell Tract on U.S. 1 between Callahan and Hilliard.

Residents hear about park plans in west Nassau

News Staff
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Kathie Sciullo | Community Newspapers Inc. A recent recreational survey showed that relaxing, hiking and playing sports appeal to area residents most.  Jacksonville-based Prosser, Inc.