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In pictures: Black Friday fun

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The annual Black Friday Pajama Party was held last week in downtown Fernandina Beach. Music, games, face painting and Santa were among the seasonal festivities.

Alcohol permit hearing gets tipsy

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A permit to sell alcohol in a Commercial General zone was not granted by a unanimous vote of the Conditional Use and Variance Board (CUBA), despite county staff recommendation for approval.

Vice mayor denies ethics violation

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Fernandina Beach Vice Mayor David Sturges called an ethics complaint filed against him “political gamesmanship,” although due to confidentiality constraints, he could not speak specifically to the

Carving a legacy

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A 16-year-old wood carver, group of pirates, landscaping company, art gallery and high school students are coming together to craft a new statue of a pirate that stands at Front Street and Centre S

FBHS art students paint the town

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Fernandina Beach High School’s chapter of the National Art Honor Society and the art department transformed downtown businesses for the holidays.

   

New ACLU leader points to ‘urgency of now’

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Saying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran litigator whose civil-rights advocacy is literally in her genes — is taking the mantle as executive dire

Decades-old cases dusted off in Warren fight

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As suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren runs in November to try to regain his job, a legal battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues playing out at a federal appeals court.