Regional

Fernandina Beach High School’s Natalie Futch

YOUNG AT ART

News Staff
Friday, February 19, 2021
The Island Art Association announced winners of its annual Nassau County High Schools art show.  A celebration of all participants was Feb. 9, at which time winners received awards, including 16 honorable mention awards. Fernandina Beach High School’s Natalie Futch won Best in Show, and...
A new Dollar General is being built on Lime Street.

Construction on Lime Street

News Staff
Friday, February 19, 2021
Permits for site work, including tree removal, have been issued by the city of Fernandina Beach for this lot between Vintage Amelia apartments and Lime Street, to make way for a new Dollar General store. According to Dollar General spokeswoman Angela Pekovic, the new store will replace the one...
Nassau County Manager Taco Pope, from left, Planning and Economic Opportunity Department Planner/GIS analyst Abby Weiss, Planning and Zoning Board member Linda Morris, Northeast Florida Regional Planning CEO Beth Payne and Nassau County Board of County Commissioners Chairman Thomas Ford pose with the two leadership awards the county received.

Nassau County receives leadership awards

News Staff
Friday, February 19, 2021
Wednesday was an award-winning day for the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners. During the commissioners’ morning meeting, the Northeast Florida Regional Planning CEO Elizabeth Payne presented the county with two regional leadership awards. The county received the Regional Award of...
The county approved three tourist development tax projects.

Nassau County board OKs three tourist tax projects

News Staff
Friday, February 19, 2021
The Nassau County Board of Commissioners approved three tourist development tax projects Wednesday. Commissioners approved the Amelia Island Environmental Branding Initiative, the Amelia Island Beachfront Parks Branding Harmonization and the American Beach Cultural Heritage Experience...
Nassau County Commissioner John Martin

County leaders oppose legislation limiting regional councils

News Staff
Friday, February 19, 2021
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners is fighting legislation in Tallahassee that would limit the input from regional planning councils, eliminating the advisory role of the councils in comprehensive plans and “basically remove regional planning councils from State statute,” according...
Nassau County 4-H member Garrett Bennett, 12, of Yulee receives a Nigerian dwarf dairy goat Feb. 9 that was born on the family farm of Bryceville’s Sayde Price, 11. 

Farm Bureau sponsors goat

News Staff
Friday, February 19, 2021
Nassau County 4-H member Garrett Bennett, 12, of Yulee receives a Nigerian dwarf dairy goat Feb. 9 that was born on the family farm of Bryceville’s Sayde Price, 11.  Price presented him the 2.5-month-old goat named Ariat at Farm Bureau Insurance in Callahan. The insurance agency sponsored the...
Nassau County commissioners hope the state Legislature will provide funding to renovate a third courtroom at the Nassau County Courthouse. Currently, the room is being used for storage.

County seeks courthouse expansion funding

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners hopes the state Legislature appropriates funds for expansion at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center.  Again. On Feb. 11, commissioners approved a legislative request for $500,000 for the courthouse project.
Del Webb Wildlight will be located near Wildlight Elementary School.

Community for 55 and older coming to Wildlight property

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
A community for those 55 and older is currently under construction in Wildlight, PulteGroup announced this week. According to a statement from PulteGroup, development of the community, Del Webb Wildlight, is currently underway with model home projected to open in early 2022.
Bryant Academy opened in 1950 and served as a school for Black children for 19 years. The site of the school now contains Yulee Elementary School.

Bryant Academy alums to celebrate school

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The first Bryant Academy Grand School Reunion will take place virtually from noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, on Facebook and YouTube. Bryant Academy alum Joanne Mitchell Martin said the event will be “a day of remembrance and festivity.” “With one exception, I attended Black schools all...