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A graphic provided by the Florida Department of Health depicting the novel coronavirus.

A graphic provided by the Florida Department of Health depicting the novel coronavirus.

The COVID-19 numbers for Nassau County

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Monday, April 27: As of Monday, Florida's COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard showed 53 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nassau County, 51 in residents, 2 in non-residents. Twelve residents have been hospitalized. The "Daily Report" on that website, https://floridadisaster.
Guardsmen from the 50th Regional Support Group, Homestead, Fla., commanded by Col. Ricardo Roig. SUBMITTED

Guardsmen from the 50th Regional Support Group, Homestead, Fla., commanded by Col. Ricardo Roig. SUBMITTED

Florida National Guard supports emergency needs

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Stephanie Jerrell-Estep Special for the News-Leader Today, I want to honor a group of heroes. Meet your Florida National Guard – FLNG. Who are these folks? Where do they come from? What exactly do they do for us Floridians or even us as a nation?
Congressman John Rutherford, who represents Nassau County, phoned in Monday to the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners meeting. The BOCC meetings and others can be viewed at https://nassauclerk.com/watch-meetings/. There is a special meeting scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today, April 29, to extend the county’s state of emergency and to discuss any other county-related business. PEG DAVIS/NEWS-LEADER

Congressman John Rutherford, who represents Nassau County, phoned in Monday to the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners meeting. The BOCC meetings and others can be viewed at https://nassauclerk.com/watch-meetings/. There is a special meeting scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today, April 29, to extend the county’s state of emergency and to discuss any other county-related business. PEG DAVIS/NEWS-LEADER

Congressman Rutherford addresses BOCC meeting

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Special meeting today In a news release sent Tuesday afternoon about opening the county beaches, Nassau County’s public information officer, Sabrina Robertson, wrote: “we have received notification that Governor DeSantis plans to lift the stay-at-home order on Thursday, April 30.
A funeral procession for Mrs. Joan Bean passes in front of friends and students gathered Monday on North Third Street in front of the dance studio she founded. Bean, 94, died Wednesday, April 22. The funeral was held at Bosque Bello Cemetery. PEG DAVIS/NEWS-LEADER

A funeral procession for Mrs. Joan Bean passes in front of friends and students gathered Monday on North Third Street in front of the dance studio she founded. Bean, 94, died Wednesday, April 22. The funeral was held at Bosque Bello Cemetery. PEG DAVIS/NEWS-LEADER

Schools remain closed, but care for education continues

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic changed how people live, work, shop, play, and sleep, but the way our young people live has perhaps been changed the most.
Keith Williams loves his 24-foot Yellowfin bay boat powered by a 300-hp Mercury V-8 outboard. The step hull allows for better fuel efficiency and speedy navigation to his fishing holes. TERRY LACOSS/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Keith Williams loves his 24-foot Yellowfin bay boat powered by a 300-hp Mercury V-8 outboard. The step hull allows for better fuel efficiency and speedy navigation to his fishing holes. TERRY LACOSS/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Bay boat’s perfect for inshore trips

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Terry Lacoss For the News-Leader I recently fished the fishy waters of Cumberland Sound and the St. Marys jetty rocks with longtime friend Keith Williams.
West Nassau High School junior Max Lucovsky joins his dad, Jeff, in their backyard. The teen turns 18 Saturday. Photo by Kathie Colgrove

West Nassau High School junior Max Lucovsky joins his dad, Jeff, in their backyard. The teen turns 18 Saturday. Photo by Kathie Colgrove

Birthday parade to the Max

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Max Lucovsky’s 18th birthday celebration revs up with a parade Saturday.  His family had planned to host a party May 2 at their Callahan home for the West Nassau High School junior, but that all changed after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Longtime friends Bill Watts, Lonnie Thomas, twins Ronald and Donald Doan meet regularly at Subway in Callahan to eat breakfast and talk about their lives. The men have met almost daily for several years. Photos by Kathie Colgrove and Amanda Ream

Longtime friends Bill Watts, Lonnie Thomas, twins Ronald and Donald Doan meet regularly at Subway in Callahan to eat breakfast and talk about their lives. The men have met almost daily for several years. Photos by Kathie Colgrove and Amanda Ream

Breakfast banter brings buddies together

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
A Subway breakfast accompanies the meat of conversation that includes a lot of ribbing between longtime friends. Bill Watts, Lonnie Thomas and twins, Ronald and Donald Doan, meet most mornings in Callahan to chew the fat on topical issues and daily events that occur in their lives.
The Palace Saloon, above left, has been through fire, hurricanes, and Prohibition, and now is struggling to survive a global pandemic by operating as a liquor store where patrons can still purchase a gallon of the establishment’s signature Pirate’s Punch for takeout. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

The Palace Saloon, above left, has been through fire, hurricanes, and Prohibition, and now is struggling to survive a global pandemic by operating as a liquor store where patrons can still purchase a gallon of the establishment’s signature Pirate’s Punch for takeout. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Palace turns from bar into ‘liquor store’

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Fernandina Beach has many iconic locales – the marina and waterfront, homes and churches from the last century, a renovated train station – but none evokes historic Fernandina more than the Palace Saloon, dubbed “Florida’s oldest bar.” Most downtown businesses have shut down due to Gov.
“Judges don’t judge people. They judge behavior and they try to solve problems,” Jan Carver told the News-Leader. “That’s my perspective.” Carver is running for Nassau County judge on Nov. 3. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

“Judges don’t judge people. They judge behavior and they try to solve problems,” Jan Carver told the News-Leader. “That’s my perspective.” Carver is running for Nassau County judge on Nov. 3. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Jan Carver wants to be a problem-solving judge

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Jan Carver has seen people with problems in both her career as a magistrate and as a nurse practitioner. She believes she can use that experience to help solve the problems that land people in court, so she is running for Nassau County judge on Nov. 3.
The beach on the north end of Amelia Island remained empty Tuesday morning, although city and county officials are considering what the plan to reopen the beaches would look like. They discussed a date of May 1 but no official date has been set. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

The beach on the north end of Amelia Island remained empty Tuesday morning, although city and county officials are considering what the plan to reopen the beaches would look like. They discussed a date of May 1 but no official date has been set. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Officials mull reopening beaches by May 1

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
“People are getting restless.” That is the sentiment across Nassau County, the country and the world.