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Update: Capital projects for 2023

Guest Columnist
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Included in this year’s budget are several capital projects. Here is a report on the status of those projects. The most significant project is the construction of the new fire station located on Airport Road just off of Amelia Island Parkway.
Ornamental cabbage plant sold by Seven Trees Nursery at the Fernandina Market. Submitted photo

Ornamental cabbage plant sold by Seven Trees Nursery at the Fernandina Market. Submitted photo

The scoop on weekend markets

Guest Columnist
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Are you looking for fresh baked breads, seasonal produce, local shrimp and landscaping plants?

New year, new foods

Guest Columnist
Thursday, February 2, 2023
It is never too late to try new things. Perhaps 2023 will be the year that you learn, enhance or broaden your cooking skills. During COVID, we had to eat at home. For some people, this meant they had to learn how to cook for the first time.

The one and only way to live a satisfying life

Guest Columnist
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Here, in two verses from the book of James, is the not-so-secret way to live the best life possible. “For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.
Spencer Ross has enjoyed winning kingfish and wahoo events while fishing from his center-console fishing boat, Team Flossy. Pictured is a big catch of swordfish and other species caught by Ross and fishing team members,. Submitted photo

Spencer Ross has enjoyed winning kingfish and wahoo events while fishing from his center-console fishing boat, Team Flossy. Pictured is a big catch of swordfish and other species caught by Ross and fishing team members,. Submitted photo

75th annual Jacksonville Boat Show

Beth Jones
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
One thing is for certain. Center-console fishing boars are definitely the choice of the avid angler. Center-console fishing boats offer 360 degrees of fishing and many more options that help fishermen catch more fish and get to the fishing grounds faster with a smoother ride.

The challenges of bipolar disorder

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Q: How does someone with bipolar disorder avoid relapse? My girlfriend was diagnosed six months ago with bipolar disorder and has already been to the emergency room for outrageous behavior and excessive rage, unable to sleep. She doesn’t accept that she has a mental illness.

Looking at other lives

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Americans have long been fascinated by Britain’s royal family, even though the founding of this country in 1776 was born out of rejecting the Monarchy.

A great time to clean house

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
A tradition at our house is a January housecleaning. With more time inside, it is a time to tackle those closets and drawers that have been accumulating stuff over the last year.