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Of the 42 trees targeted for removal, the majority are live oaks.

Cut trees to save grass for golfers?

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Residents opposed to tree-cutting filled City Hall during a special meeting Tuesday to voice their concerns about the felling of trees in and around the Fernandina Municipal Golf Course.

Bobby Dunman flags drivers in a beach race as they tear past in a photo from 1959.

Beach racing: pedal to metal

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There wasn’t much to do in Fernandina Beach back in the early 1960s. When spirited young men got bored, they had to make do with what they had. The boys had cars.

Nassau County Animal Services Director Joe Novello and staff with their plaque for Outstanding Animal Control Agency of the Year at the Nassau County Commission meeting Monday. From left are Commission Chair Barry Holloway, Novello, Amanda Just, Jessica Morris, Robert Morris, Tim Maguire and Ruth Kitchens. Photo by Mary Maguire/News-Leader

Animal Services best in Florida

Feb 28, 2014 | 0

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Years of hard work have paid off as Nassau County Animal Services was named the top agency in the state for 2014 at an industry conference in Cocoa Beach on Saturday.

Deputy back on patrol

Feb 26, 2014 | 0

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A Nassau County Sheriff’s deputy is back on the job two and a half weeks after he fatally shot an unarmed man during a call about a suspicious person in a subdivision in Yulee.

A street map provided by city staff shows which downtown streets may be converted to one-way with angled parking.

Parking problem? City has solution

Feb 21, 2014 | 0

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“Angled parking” and more one-way streets may be the solution to a downtown parking problem, according to a recent presentation by Deputy City Manager Marshall McCrary.

A compass-shaped plaza with eight flagpoles is just one aspect of a new scaled-down waterfront park plan proposed by local architect Randy Rice. The waterfront park plan would cost an estimated $1 million. Photo courtesy of Rice Architect, LLC

Waterfront park, CRA still on hold

Feb 19, 2014 | 0

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The city’s Community Redevelopment Area, which was the topic of discussion at a special meeting Feb. 12, is still spinning its wheels due primarily to the lack of a definitive plan to attract devel...