Sports
In pictures: Ballerz host last ride bash
The Nassau Ballerz hosted the Last Ride Bash basketball tournament Friday through Sunday, with games played at Yulee Middle School and the Yulee Sports Complex.
NSFA awards $18,000 in scholarships
The Nassau Sport Fishing Association presented a total of $18,000 in scholarships to six seniors from Nassau County high schools this year.
Boys & Girls Clubs, UNF hold soccer camp
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County partnered with the University of North Florida in hosting a soccer camp June 26-30 on the Miller Freedom Center athletic field.
In pictures: YMCA youth basketball
The McArthur Family YMCA's youth basketball summer league is in full swing, and games were played Saturday morning at the Y on Citrona Drive in Fernandina Beach.
Elm Street All Stars
The Elm Street Little League 10U All Stars played in the District 11 softball tournament at Hilliard Saturday. Elm Street lost Saturday and its Monday game to cap the season.
Tournament champs
The Nassau Ballerz 12U team for went 3-0 over the weekend to bring home the championship trophy at the annual Lakercats AAU Tournament in Valdosta, Ga.
Bringing the heat
Fernandina Beach police officers stopped by the Fernandina Beach High School gym Tuesday and played dodgeball with the children attending the P.E. Camp this summer. The camp is open from 9 a.m.
Beautiful day for a sailboat race
What a beautiful day to be on the water in Cumberland Sound, and even better to be racing a sailboat. The Amelia Island Sailing Club hosted its fifth race of the 2023 season on Saturday.
In pictures: Summer workouts for Pirates
State
FHSAA considers compensation for student athletes
The governing body that oversees high-school athletics in Florida could soon approve a proposal that would lead to high-school athletes getting paid through business agreements such as endorsement
Record Memorial Day travel expected, pot amendment and 1.2M insurance policies
A record number of travelers are expected to hit Florida roads and crowd airports during the Memorial Day holiday period.
New ACLU leader points to ‘urgency of now’
Saying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran litigator whose civil-rights advocacy is literally in her genes — is taking the mantle as executive dire