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Second Hand Rosie is located at 809 Beech St. in Fernandina Beach. Call (904) 891-8986 for more information. DILLON BASSE/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Second Hand Rosie is located at 809 Beech St. in Fernandina Beach. Call (904) 891-8986 for more information. DILLON BASSE/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Second Hand Rosie offers first-class goods

News Staff
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Dillon Basse / Special to the News-Leader Second Hand Rosie began as a lifelong dream of Rosanna Psulkowski. “Rosie,” as most people know her, had just recently become an empty nester after the youngest of her six children finally left for college.
Cord Byrd.

Cord Byrd.

Byrd wants to keep economic train going

News Staff
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
State Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach, believes the state is in a good place economically and wants to continue his work with another term in the state’s House of Representatives, and possibly beyond.
Alex Pulwicz scored a touchdown for the FBMS Pirates Thursday. BETH JONES/NEWS-LEADER

Alex Pulwicz scored a touchdown for the FBMS Pirates Thursday. BETH JONES/NEWS-LEADER

FBMS Pirates edge YMS Hornets

News Staff
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The host Fernandina Beach Middle School football team held off a second-half rally by Yulee Middle School for an 18-14 victory Thursday night at Pirate Field.
Conditional site approval was given by the city of Fernandina Beach in 2017 to construct two hotels on these two adjacent lots on the east side of South Fletcher Avenue north of Sadler Road, but that approval expired, requiring an appeal, which was granted by the city’s Board of Adjustment in October 2019. The developers will have to obtain Florida Department of Environmental Protection approval of the project to move forward. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Conditional site approval was given by the city of Fernandina Beach in 2017 to construct two hotels on these two adjacent lots on the east side of South Fletcher Avenue north of Sadler Road, but that approval expired, requiring an appeal, which was granted by the city’s Board of Adjustment in October 2019. The developers will have to obtain Florida Department of Environmental Protection approval of the project to move forward. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

City Commission to discuss beachfront hotels

News Staff
Friday, October 2, 2020
Plans to build two beachfront hotels side by side, on two separate lots on South Fletcher Avenue, just north of Sadler Road, have been in the works since 2016.
Cathy Chapman, administrative coordinator for the city, said fuel might not be available at the dock until next year. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Cathy Chapman, administrative coordinator for the city, said fuel might not be available at the dock until next year. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

MAB questions rates, park

News Staff
Friday, October 2, 2020
Members of the Fernandina Beach Marina Advisory Board expressed concern about variable rates for slips at the marina, which were made possible by recent action of the City Commission, and about plans for a waterfront park that encompasses the uplands east of the marina.
Female right whales give birth to and raise their calves off the coast of southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida in the winter. FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Female right whales give birth to and raise their calves off the coast of southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida in the winter. FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Seismic airgun blasting in Atlantic Ocean won’t occur this year, says Oceana

News Staff
Friday, October 2, 2020
“A status conference on seismic litigation revealed (Thursday) that the industry will not pursue efforts to employ seismic airgun blasting to search the Atlantic Ocean for offshore petroleum deposits this year, and possibly for several years,” according to a news release from Oceana, a large...
Dr. Eugenia Ngo-Seidel, the director of the Florida Department of Health-Nassau attended the Wednesday meeting of the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners via the Zoom videoconferencing application. GARY D. MORGANFOR THE NEWS-LEADER/NASSAU COUNTY

Dr. Eugenia Ngo-Seidel, the director of the Florida Department of Health-Nassau attended the Wednesday meeting of the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners via the Zoom videoconferencing application. GARY D. MORGANFOR THE NEWS-LEADER/NASSAU COUNTY

Ngo-Seidel: Get a flu shot this year

News Staff
Friday, October 2, 2020
Dr. Eugenia Ngo-Seidel, the director of the county health department, told the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners Wednesday that it is especially important this year for everyone to get a flu shot.
Jim Last had lots of support from his pickleball family during the 61st annual Professional Putters Association Championship week on Amelia Island. Pictured are, front row from left, Cyndi Teitelbaum, Last, Mary Jean Last, Ed Eng; second row, Chmone Ashley, Cyndi Roberts, Art Nichols, Chris Gamble; third row, Kevin O’Connor, Steve Ashley, Dan Broome, Gary Calhoun; and, far back right, PPA Commissioner Joe Aboid. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Jim Last had lots of support from his pickleball family during the 61st annual Professional Putters Association Championship week on Amelia Island. Pictured are, front row from left, Cyndi Teitelbaum, Last, Mary Jean Last, Ed Eng; second row, Chmone Ashley, Cyndi Roberts, Art Nichols, Chris Gamble; third row, Kevin O’Connor, Steve Ashley, Dan Broome, Gary Calhoun; and, far back right, PPA Commissioner Joe Aboid. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Last sweeps event, collects five trophies

News Staff
Friday, October 2, 2020
Jim Last swept the amateur division of the 61st annual Professional Putters Association championships at Putt-Putt at Main Beach Sept. 14-18, and he did it left-handed. He started playing in the Fright night doubles tournaments at the Main Beach course in 2006.
These Asian elephants, named Kelly Ann and Mable, are currently located at the Center for Elephant Conservation in Polk City, Fla. They will be relocated to the new refuge at White Oak Conservation in Yulee. Stephanie Rutan/White Oak Conservation

These Asian elephants, named Kelly Ann and Mable, are currently located at the Center for Elephant Conservation in Polk City, Fla. They will be relocated to the new refuge at White Oak Conservation in Yulee. Stephanie Rutan/White Oak Conservation

Yulee’s White Oak to become home for herd of elephants

News Staff
Thursday, October 1, 2020
White Oak Conservation has started construction on a new 2,500-acre home for Asian elephants, according to a news release. Most of these elephants previously traveled throughout the United States with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus until they were retired in 2016.
Rear Adm. John Spencer, commander, Submarine Group 10, presents Chief Fire Control Technician Richard Henry (retired) with a flag, letter and coin in celebration of his 100th birthday on behalf of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith. SUBMITTED

Rear Adm. John Spencer, commander, Submarine Group 10, presents Chief Fire Control Technician Richard Henry (retired) with a flag, letter and coin in celebration of his 100th birthday on behalf of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith. SUBMITTED

Celebrating an extraordinary birthday

News Staff
Thursday, October 1, 2020
The 100th birthday of Piney Island resident Dick Henry was Sept. 27, and Henry's neighbors on Piney Island and Little Piney Island and beyond honored him, including Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, where Henry was invited to raise the flag, and Naval Air Station Jacksonville.