Landscape architects firm Thomas and Hutton presented their first draft of plans for a park on the Amelia River waterfront in Fernandina Beach. Manager Ryan Thompson said the plan is not in its final form and can be adjusted to fit the needs of the city. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

City commission moves forward with waterfront park plans

The Fernandina Beach City Commission gave landscape architects the nod to move forward with plans for a park on the downtown Amelia River waterfront, despite objections from local residents who ask the plans be halted. At the May 7 city commission…
The Fernandina Beach City Commission gave landscape architects the nod to move forward with plans for a park on the downtown Amelia River waterfront, despite objections from local residents who ask the plans be halted. At the May 7 city commission meeting, three men representing Thomas and Hutton…
Nassau County leaders have been asking residents what they want the county to be when it grows up. Though the county has a vision plan through 2032, growth of residents and visitors has driven the need for a new vision plan. With the 2050 plan, the vision team is going more in depth.  “We’ve…
Parents of a Yulee Middle School student attended the Nassau County School Board meeting held April 25 and asked the board, “What are the consequences?” Pastor Jackie Hooper Sr. read a statement from he and his wife to the school board that claimed his son was “called out of class into the…
While pirates launched a cannonball on Amelia Island last weekend to celebrate the Shrimp Festival, thousands of cannonballs were washing up on the island’s beaches — cannonball jellyfish. The gelatinous creatures were seen all along the island’s shores. Although commonly referred to as…
The first quarter 2024 general election and municipal election campaign filings reveal races for Superintendent of Schools and District 5 county commissioner have raised significant campaign contributions so far. The Superintendent of Schools race is by far the most expensive race in the 2024…
Ocean Highway and Port Authority commissioners raised concerns about the rate of pay for security officers at the Port of Fernandina and how much of fees paid to the security company go to the guards at the port. The terms of the contract between OHPA and Allied Universal Security, a Jacksonville…
Over the next 18 years, Florida will receive $3.1 billion in opioid settlement monies to combat drug addiction and deaths. The first installment began arriving in February 2023 and, as of December, the state had received $550 million for distribution. Nassau County and the city of Fernandina Beach…
After less than three hours of deliberation, a Nassau County jury recommended the death penalty for Patrick McDowell. The count was 11-1 Thursday, with a lone juror favoring life in prison. McDowell, a Jacksonville resident, shot Nassau County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Moyers, 29, during a traffic…
In a quiet preserve along the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, 41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows. The release, a longtime goal of federal and state officials, is part of an effort to restore some balance to Florida’s ecosystem lost in the 1980s as…
With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health-care regulators Thursday released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers to the lives of pregnant women or unborn children. The state Agency for Health Care Administration…
In the next couple of weeks, pregnant sea turtles will begin to come in from the Atlantic Ocean and nest along the beaches of Amelia Island. Sea turtles are always a topic of discussion, especially around this time of year. Today, May 1, marks the start of the sea turtle nesting season in…

   

State of Florida issues abortion rules

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With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health-care regulators Thursday released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers

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