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State Sen. Aaron Bean

State Sen. Aaron Bean

Bean’s immigration bill clears 1st hurdle

News Staff
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Legislation that could further restrict the ability to assist people seeking asylum in the U.S. passed a Florida Senate committee Monday, the first step in several of securing a policy priority for Gov. Ron DeSantis this session. State Sen. Aaron Bean’s bill, S.B.
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise again in Nassau County.

COVID-19 numbers are on the rise again in Nassau County.

COVID-19 numbers rising in Nassau County

News Staff
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country and the world. According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. has seen close to 800,000 new COVID-19 cases every day in the past week. But, how is COVID-19 affecting the Nassau County, Florida?
Submitted photos

Submitted photos

Florida’s weirdness inescapable, says writer

News Staff
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Craig Pittman has won a number of impressive awards and could be considered the preeminent Florida environmental journalist of our time. He’s also a kind of unofficial ambassador for the Sunshine State’s cornucopia of the bizarre.
Jeffrey Register

Jeffrey Register

Defense asks for probation for rioter

News Staff
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
A Fernandina Beach man who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol was just a pawn of former President Donald Trump and Trump’s loyalists, according to the defense’s sentencing memorandum filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C.
North Atlantic right whale No. 3220 and her calf move through the water 32 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island, Ga., on Jan. 6.

North Atlantic right whale No. 3220 and her calf move through the water 32 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island, Ga., on Jan. 6.

Right whale calving numbers hit 11, slow down

News Staff
Friday, January 14, 2022
Sightings of North Atlantic right whale calves in January haven’t kept up with the pace of December, but the total calves born this season stands at 11, with one seen on New Year’s Eve, and a delayed identification of a calf first seen on Christmas Eve. The Christmas Eve calf was born to whale No.
Omni, AIPCA real-estate fight heats up

Omni, AIPCA real-estate fight heats up

Omni, AIPCA real-estate fight heats up

News Staff
Friday, January 14, 2022
When Omni purchased Amelia Island Plantation, part of the allure involved controls written into the development’s declaration, along with its covenants and restrictions. That being, having control on architectural standards, and right of first refusal on properties within it that come up for sale.
Pet Paradise, a pet care, health and wellness provider, recently opened in Yulee.

Pet Paradise, a pet care, health and wellness provider, recently opened in Yulee.

Pet care company opens pet resort in Yulee

News Staff
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Pet Paradise, a Florida-based comprehensive pet care, health and wellness provider, opened its newest location Dec. 22 in Yulee. The location is its 46th in the U.S.
Jeffrey Register

Jeffrey Register

Feds want prison time for rioter

News Staff
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
The Justice Department is seeking five months in prison for Jeffrey Register, a Fernandina Beach resident who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in October related to his participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.