Not all things on a farm have a practical purpose. The emus are just for fun. Photo by Pam Bushnell/News-Leader

Creative agri-tourism offers unique entertainment

Agri-tourism has been suggested as one way to draw more area visitors and income to mainland Nassau County while preserving quality of life for residents. Congaree and Penn farm and mills in the community of Dinsmore, just south of Callahan,…

NCSO ‘Operation Spring Cleaning’

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The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on recent “Operation Spring Cleaning,” which took place between the months of February and March 2024.

Sandsational showdown

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Fernandina Beach High School’s inaugural beach volleyball team hosted the Episcopal Lady Eagles Tuesday afternoon at Main Beach. The FBHS Lady Pirates lost to Episcopal 5-0.

Agri-tourism has been suggested as one way to draw more area visitors and income to mainland Nassau County while preserving quality of life for residents. Congaree and Penn farm and mills in the community of Dinsmore, just south of Callahan, provides an example of how agri-tourism can be creatively…
The regular seasons  are winding down for Fernandina Beach and Yulee high schools’ baseball and softball teams. The FBHS baseball team (9-10) hosted Tocoi Creek on Wednesday night in the final home game of the sea-son. The visiting Toros beat the Pirates 13-8. Tocoi Creek jumped out to a 4-0 first-…
The Nassau County School Board updated its Controlled Open Enrollment Plan for 2024-25. The board met Thursday in the Hilliard Middle-Senior High School cafetorium, approving a revision that lowers its non-program-related Florida Inventory of School Houses capacity from 90% to 80%. If a school…
On Wednesday, the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners approved a $41,400 grant to the city of Fernandina Beach for the construction of a Peck Center Charles Eugene Richo multi-use track. The track will be open to the public and will be 1,100 feet long and eight feet wide. It will be built…
The majority of the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting Wednesday was spent honoring members of the community who have put time and effort into bettering Nassau County. Among those recognized by the commissioners were volunteers, landscape architects and longtime county…
Third grade students at Fernandina Beach Christian Academy have been working through the process of opinion writing.   Under the guidance of teachers Jan Roberts, Kaitlin Steen, and Kaysley Thorton, three classrooms collaborated on this exciting opinion project.   “They began this process by…
A Leon County circuit judge Tuesday refused to put on hold a lawsuit filed by Florida State University against the Atlantic Coast Conference, as a big-money battle between the university and its longtime conference continues to play out in two states. After an all-day hearing, Circuit Judge John…
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on recent “Operation Spring Cleaning,” which took place between the months of February and March 2024. “Many of these individuals we apprehended had outstanding warrants or were involved in major cases related to incidents we've been diligently…
Fernandina Beach High School’s inaugural beach volleyball team hosted the Episcopal Lady Eagles Tuesday afternoon at Main Beach. The FBHS Lady Pirates lost to Episcopal 5-0. “All our matches were close,” coach Brian Evatt said. The Lady Pirates host Middleburg Monday at 4 p.m. 
I had the pleasure of attending the Nassau County Economic Development Board economic update luncheon Thursday. The standing room-only event was held in the Nassau Room at the Red Bean Center at our Florida State College at Jacksonville campus on William Burgess Boulevard in Yulee. It’s the 30th…
Although I’ve known many an impatient character in my life, I’ve never considered myself a member of the lacking-patience club. Don’t get me wrong, like everyone, I have my moments. Overall though, very few experiences truly try my patience – until recently that is. I’m not sure why the whole “…

   

Judge refuses to halt FSU-ACC case

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A Leon County circuit judge Tuesday refused to put on hold a lawsuit filed by Florida State University against the Atlantic Coast Conference, as a big-money battle between the university and its lo

‘Very, very busy’ hurricane season eyed

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Floridians received a second reminder Thursday to brace for a busy 2024 hurricane season, as Colorado State University researchers issued a forecast pointing to warm Atlantic Ocean water that fuels

Sandsational showdown

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Fernandina Beach High School’s inaugural beach volleyball team hosted the Episcopal Lady Eagles Tuesday afternoon at Main Beach. The FBHS Lady Pirates lost to Episcopal 5-0.

Lady Hornets beat Hilliard 15-5, now 5-2

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The Yulee softball team (5-2) beat Hilliard 15-5 Wednesday.

“We played almost a perfect game, except one inning,” said Chris Hicken, head softball coach at Yulee High School.

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