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PRAC recommends against disc golf course

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The Fernandina Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee voted to recommend against allowing a new disc golf course in Simmons Park, leaving the final decision up to the city commission.

Top Gun at Fernandina Beach

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As I entered the airport gate last week, I realized that I was face to face with the business end of an F/A-18 aircraft parked just inside the fence.  “What the…?”  A close fly-by revealed the harm

City commission discusses public comment

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The Fernandina Beach City Commission chose not to move public comments for items not on a meeting agenda from the end of commission meetings; some commissioners said the meeting was “great” with th

   

Backroom briefing: Passing grade

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Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani, the ranking Democratic member of the House House Ways & Means Committee, gave a “B” to a tax package that passed this month.

Florida State fires back in ACC fight

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With a hearing scheduled April 9, Florida State University this week fired back at a request by the Atlantic Coast Conference to put on hold — or dismiss — a lawsuit that could lead to FSU leaving

'Other end of the tunnel' for Dozier victims

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Wiping away tears, men in their 60s, 70s and 80s watched Monday as the Florida Senate unanimously gave final approval to a plan to steer $20 million to survivors of abuse at the notorious Arthur G.