Sports

Opening day for flag football

Beth Jones

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Saturday was opening day for youth flag football in Fernandina Beach.

Hornets edge Pirates in district semifinal match

Beth Jones

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The Pirates are hosting the District 3-4A boys soccer tournament this week. The Fernandina Beach High School boys team (the No. 3 seed) was eliminated by No.

Valkyrie, Morning Glory, Tiger Tale, Salty Sally and Misty beat towards Cumberland Island. Submitted photo

Sailing club holds Ice Bucket Challenge

Guest Columnist

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The Amelia Island Sailing Club held its first race of the 2024 racing season on Saturday, Jan. 20. It was a gorgeous sailing day.

Capt. Scott Barmby is pictured sending a favorite fly pattern from the bow while locating schooling winter sea trout. Photo by Terry Lacoss

Hunt for winter specks

Guest Columnist

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Trolling with both hard and soft lures is a deadly winter fishing tactic for Northeast Florida sea trout, but it is now a seldom-used fishing tactic for saltwater fishermen.

PHOTOS BY STORMY KUBATZKE AND ERIN MAHONEY/SPECIAL

Pirates host Senators

Beth Jones

Thursday, January 25, 2024

The Fernandina Beach High School wrestlers hosted a dual match against the Fletcher Senators on Jan. 20. Fletcher beat the FBHS Pirates 56-16.

The Fernandina Beach High School girls basketball team traveled to Hilliard Tuesday night, where the Lady Pirates won in overtime. Photo by Steven Miller/Special

Lady Pirates beat Hilliard in overtime

Beth Jones

Thursday, January 25, 2024

The Lady Pirates pulled an upset over Hilliard Tuesday night. The Fernandina Beach High School girls basketball team defeated their hosts 35-31 in overtime.

Pirate grapplers at Saylor duals

Beth Jones

Friday, January 19, 2024

The Pirates wrestled at the Billy Saylor duals at Suwannee High School Jan. 12-13. There were nine teams, which wrestled each other in a round-robin pool.

Yulee High School honored its senior soccer players on Jan. 11. The boys team defeated Ridgeview 5-1. The 9-3-1 Hornets tied Creekside 1-1 at home Wednesday to cap the regular season. Submitted

Senior night for Hornets

Beth Jones

Friday, January 19, 2024

The Fernandina Beach High School girls basketball team beat KIPP Bold City 54-8 Tuesday night. Photos by Penny Glackin/Special

Pirates, Lady Pirates host Yulee tonight

Beth Jones

Friday, January 19, 2024

The Pirates celebrate winter homecoming tonight, and the Fernandina Beach High School girls and boys basketball teams are hosting Yulee.

Pirate soccer teams host Hornets

Beth Jones

Thursday, January 11, 2024

State

Carson Peña of The Nature Conservancy releases an eastern indigo snake into a gopher tortoise burrow at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve north of Bristol. Photo by Jim Turner/News Service of Florida

Snake release looks to restore ecosystem

News Staff

Thursday, May 2, 2024

In a quiet preserve along the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, 41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows.

Agency for Health Care Administration published two rules that apply to hospitals and abortion clinics. The rules came a day after the six-week law took effect, significantly restricting abortion access in the state. Submitted

State of Florida issues abortion rules

News Staff

Thursday, May 2, 2024

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

Home-hardening funding sent to DeSantis

News Staff

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Gov. Ron DeSantis has received a proposal that would pump another $200 million into a home-hardening grant program designed to help reduce property-insurance costs.