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ElderSource opens senior help line

News Staff
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Seniors, disabled adults and their caregivers can get free, live help from trained customer service specialists and information about local programs and services through ElderSource’s HelpLine. The help line is available Mondays through Fridays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 888-242-4464.
Callahan Public Works employee Ryan Everly unloads gravel recently near water and sewer lines along Dixie Avenue as co-worker Marty Johnson directs him. Photo by Kathie Colgrove

Callahan Public Works employee Ryan Everly unloads gravel recently near water and sewer lines along Dixie Avenue as co-worker Marty Johnson directs him. Photo by Kathie Colgrove

Depot park project begins

News Staff
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Plans for Callahan’s Depot Park are moving forward.  The town’s public works employees recently installed water and sewer lines and filled in ditches near Dixie Avenue. The site is adjacent to the historic Callahan Train Depot.
Callahan Winn Dixie employee Vance Jones wears a face mask as he restocks navel oranges Friday morning. Callahan First Baptist Church volunteers sewed and donated 180 for store employees in Callahan and Hilliard. Photo by Kathie Colgrove

Callahan Winn Dixie employee Vance Jones wears a face mask as he restocks navel oranges Friday morning. Callahan First Baptist Church volunteers sewed and donated 180 for store employees in Callahan and Hilliard. Photo by Kathie Colgrove

Donated masks help protect workers

News Staff
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
A stitch in time yielded 180 face masks for grocery store employees.  Callahan First Baptist Church volunteers began sewing the masks recently and donated them to Winn Dixie employees in Callahan and Hilliard in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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
Friday, April 10, 2020
Thursday, April 9: Two more cases were added at 6 p.m.: “FDOH Nassau has received two new cases with positive COVID-19 testing in Nassau residents.  The first case is a 68 year-old male with travel-related exposure and with no known contact to a confirmed case.
Help is available for those who have lost their insurance due to being laid off during the coronavirus pandemic.

Help is available for those who have lost their insurance due to being laid off during the coronavirus pandemic.

Those laid off can get help finding new health insurance

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
The Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida is ready to assist those who have been laid off due to business decisions related to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release.
Baptist Medical Center Nassau President Ed Hubel demonstrates how patients, staff, vendors, and anyone else entering the hospital are screened, which includes taking their temperature. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Baptist Medical Center Nassau President Ed Hubel demonstrates how patients, staff, vendors, and anyone else entering the hospital are screened, which includes taking their temperature. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

How Baptist Nassau is dealing with coronavirus

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Amelia Island has one hospital, Baptist Medical Center Nassau, to serve its residents. During normal times, it is sufficient, but these are not normal times as a worldwide pandemic threatens to overwhelm some medical facilities, their personnel, and their supply of personal protective equipment.
FILE PHOTO

FILE PHOTO

‘Be patient’ and get help with the stress

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
The Administration Office lobby of the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office is closed to the public until further notice. Citizens are being advised to visit nassauso.com or call 548-4009 for employment applications, incident reports, traffic crash reports, and background check requests.
Marion County resident Steven Claytor leads Boy Scouts on an outdoor excursion recently as part of North Florida Survival and Adventure. Claytor teaches people how to survive in nature and prepare for emergencies.

Marion County resident Steven Claytor leads Boy Scouts on an outdoor excursion recently as part of North Florida Survival and Adventure. Claytor teaches people how to survive in nature and prepare for emergencies.

Plan and purchase before disaster strikes

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Marion County resident Steven Claytor of North Florida Survival and Adventure leads excursions into remote places. Tony Nickerson assists with instruction.  “We teach primitive wilderness survival, which is the outdoor survival skills,” Claytor said.