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NCSD continues virtual school offering

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The Nassau County School Board voted at its latest meeting to continue offering virtual classes to students even though graduation requirements no longer include a virtual credit and no students us

Brett’s: Arbitration or we will sue

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The latest development between the city of Fernandina Beach and Centre Street Restaurant Group is a threat from the company to sue the city unless “the City is agreeable to attend a confidential me

NCSD buses ready for action

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As parents are prepping their kids to go back to school next week, the Nassau County School District is readying its bus fleet as well.

Millage mayhem

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Despite pleas from the public, the Fernandina Beach City Commission approved a rollback millage rate for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which will put $2 million less in the city’s coffers than the curre

Rutherford reintroduces Red Snapper Act

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Congressman John Rutherford reintroduced the Red Snapper Act, aimed at prohibiting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from implementing area closures for red snapper until the Grea

City and county celebrate Gullah Geechee

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The City of Fernandina Beach and Nassau County Board of County Commissioners came together to proclaims the week of July 28 through August 5, 2023 as “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week.”

   

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.

State of Florida issues abortion rules

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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