Regional

Joan Kramer planned to show 16-month-old steer Winston at this year’s fair until it and the live animal auction were canceled amid COVID-19 concerns.  “I was disappointed, but it’s a bit of a break, because you’re working with those animals all year,” Kramer said, adding that she...

The Amelia Island Jazz Festival announced this week that its 2020 edition will feature a reinvented series of virtual concerts, a special WJCT radio broadcast, a “wholly innovative” AIJF Sponsors Happy Hour Party, and educational outreaches to schools and seniors. This year’s Jazz Festival...

Oasis Marinas is “over the moon” about the opportunity to manage the Fernandina Harbor Marina after the Fernandina Beach City Commission voted unanimously to award a contract to the company at its Sept. 1 meeting. “I fell in love with Fernandina when I first visited five years ago,” Oasis...

Few people are lucky enough to land their dream job straight out of college, but Anthony Dunkelberger did. Graduating from the University of North Florida in May with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a concentration in ecology and evolutionary biology, he was hired June 1 as an...

Dillon Basse / Special to the News-Leader There is this kind of feeling many island residents have that going over the Thomas J. Shave Jr. Bridge for anything almost feels like a hassle. People off the island might say it’s because we’re all lazy and stuck on island time, but I believe...

Southern Blend is a brand new dessert café that opened in Yulee on Aug. 15. Owners Joe and Jennifer Timmon report that customers are already raving about their glazed, chocolate, and caramel-pecan donuts. In addition to donuts, the couple serves up coffee, ice cream, and breakfast and lunch...

The Hilliard Flashes dominated the basketball court in 2019-20, led by their 6-foot-7 shooting guard, Jacob Crews, who is now a three-time All-Nassau County Basketball Team MVP. Crews scored 2,500 career points and owns Hilliard’s single-game record of 53 points. He was named to the All-First...