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BOCC receives FDOH COVID-19 status report

News Staff
Friday, May 15, 2020
Dr. Eugenia Ngo-Seidel, head of the Florida Department of Health – Nassau County, gave the Board of County Commissioners and the community an update Wednesday on official statistics for COVID-19 testing in Nassau County and on free testing opportunities next Thursday.
The 735-foot cruise ship Seven Seas Explorer at the Port of Fernandina. Robert Fiege/News-Leader

The 735-foot cruise ship Seven Seas Explorer at the Port of Fernandina. Robert Fiege/News-Leader

Cruising nowhere...for now

News Staff
Friday, May 15, 2020
The 735-foot cruise ship Seven Seas Explorer, owned by Regent Seven Sea Cruises and flagged in the Marshall Islands, enters the Port of Fernandina on Thursday morning. The luxury, all-suite, all-balconies ship will dock here without passengers, but with some crew staying onboard.
The house at 206 Citrona Drive in Fernandina Beach caught fire Tuesday. Robert Fiege/News-Leader

The house at 206 Citrona Drive in Fernandina Beach caught fire Tuesday. Robert Fiege/News-Leader

Two escape house fire

News Staff
Friday, May 15, 2020
A fire at 206 Citrona Drive in Fernandina Beach caused extensive damage to the home around midday Tuesday. The two people who were inside were able to escape. The home is owned by Dorothy Brazell.
The short stretch of beach at the dead end of Sadler Road where the city of Fernandina Beach permits on-beach parking is scheduled to reopen at 6 a.m. today, according to City Manager Dale Martin. ROBERT FIEGE/NEWS-LEADER

The short stretch of beach at the dead end of Sadler Road where the city of Fernandina Beach permits on-beach parking is scheduled to reopen at 6 a.m. today, according to City Manager Dale Martin. ROBERT FIEGE/NEWS-LEADER

City mulls how it can safely conduct hearings

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The Fernandina Beach City Commission continues reacting to new situations created by the coronavirus.
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting via videoconference Wednesday morning. PEG DAVIS/NEWS-LEADER

The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting via videoconference Wednesday morning. PEG DAVIS/NEWS-LEADER

When will BOCC hearings be back ‘live and in person’?

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
When will county commissioners return to their boardroom and begin again to hold formal public hearings? That was one question County Manager and Attorney Mike Mullin tried to answer Wednesday at a special meeting of the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners.
A sawed-off shotgun recovered in a shooting incident this morning in Callahan. NCSO

A sawed-off shotgun recovered in a shooting incident this morning in Callahan. NCSO

17- and 18-year-olds arrested in Callahan shooting incident

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
According to a news release from Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Ashley Spicer, NCSO deputies were notified of a shooting on Janice Drive in Callahan around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. The unnamed male victim had been shot in the face with a sawed-off shotgun.
The RYAM and WestRock mills in Fernandina Beach. The mills have been in the city for almost a century and have helped the local economy weather more than one crisis. Julia Roberts/News-Leader

The RYAM and WestRock mills in Fernandina Beach. The mills have been in the city for almost a century and have helped the local economy weather more than one crisis. Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Fernandina's mills running strong during crisis

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
While the tourism and hospitality industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus, the two pulp mills in Fernandina Beach – Rayonier Advanced Materials and WestRock – are up and running, with no layoffs or employee furloughs.
These docks will be installed in the northern basin of the Fernandina Harbor Marina. The docks are currently being stored at the Port of Fernandina. Work on the northern basin is slated to begin in mid-May, and the entire marina project is scheduled to be finished by July 1. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

These docks will be installed in the northern basin of the Fernandina Harbor Marina. The docks are currently being stored at the Port of Fernandina. Work on the northern basin is slated to begin in mid-May, and the entire marina project is scheduled to be finished by July 1. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Fernandina’s city commission decides to wait on the state

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Though beaches in Georgia and Jacksonville are open with certain limitations, and Nassau County plans to follow suit May 6, the Fernandina Beach City Commission has decided to wait for guidance from the state on when the city’s beach should reopen.
Chris Stephens, Rich Wolford, Bubba Weeks, from left, and Larry Owens, kneeling, teamed up to top some 24 blue water teams during the 26th annual Amelia Island Blue Water Shootout Saturday. TERRY LACOSS/SPECIAL

Chris Stephens, Rich Wolford, Bubba Weeks, from left, and Larry Owens, kneeling, teamed up to top some 24 blue water teams during the 26th annual Amelia Island Blue Water Shootout Saturday. TERRY LACOSS/SPECIAL

Beer Money tops tourney

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
“It was the very best sea conditions I have ever seen for last weekend’s Amelia Island Blue Water Shootout,” Capt. Allen Mills said. “We trolled ballyhoo combined with plastic lures from five to eight knots in water depths ranging from 160-250 feet.