Columns

Rick Keffer: Local women to be admired

Picking a topic every week is not easy. I sat down for a half-hour with one of these women this week and an idea arose. Why not share some women I admire with this column.  As always, my list or mentions are front of mind. These women were the ones that struck me first.

Howard Pines: Traders Hill Farm looks to the future

Traders Hill Farm is a commercial greenhouse grower of lettuce based in Hilliard that produces nearly one million heads of lettuce annually and they are on a mission to increase production multifold.

Phil Hudgins: 'Elvis' movie is good but not perfect

The new movie “Elvis” is on our to-watch list, but before I fork out $21 for two tickets, I want a rating from a real person, not some reviewer’s paid-for hype. I called Joni Mabe in Cornelia, Georgia.

Dale Martin: Budget proposal for fiscal 2023 of Fernandina Beach

Honorable City Commissioners, residents and staff of the city of Fernandina Beach, please find following this memorandum of the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget for the city of Fernandina Beach. The proposed budget reflects total revenues and expenditures in the amount of $195,278,427.

Judie Mackie: Marketplaces offer unique variety this weekend

Wildlight and Fernandina Beach Market Places offer unique variety for Nassau County residents and visitors. Saturday, July 16, both Market Places will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rain or shine.

Dale Martin: Progress report on the seawall/riverwalk city project

As I work with staff to complete the draft budget for next year, which will be presented to the City Commission at Tuesday’s meeting, let me offer a progress report on the most significant project as directed by the City Commission and included in this year’s budget: the seawall effort at the...

Ron Sapp: City elections – the good news and the bad news

The good news is city elections aren’t that far away. The bad news is city elections aren’t that far away. The good news is made up of opportunities to discuss and debate local issues – some new, some old and some very old.

Cara Curtin: More men behind the name

Come on, admit it; you have whizzed by someplace on your way to someplace else and wondered about the name of the business you just passed. It’s fortunate for both of us that I have enough time to help satisfy your curiosity.

Taylor Clem: In the Garden, We Grow

Florida’s rainy season arrived. County-wide we have seen lots of moisture in the past couple of weeks. Some areas receive over 2” of rainfall in an hour.