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Sleeping dogs and broccoli

Cara Curtin
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
I woke up the other day at the end of a delicious nap in my favorite blue chair. I tried to feel guilty as I sat in post-nap befuddlement, but I could not muster a shred of regret at taking this quick break.
The Lady Judith, Judie Mackie, is pictured dressed in her pirate PJs with her furry friend at the Black Friday Pajama Party. Several members of the Fernandina Pirates Club took part in the pajama contest Friday. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The Lady Judith, Judie Mackie, is pictured dressed in her pirate PJs with her furry friend at the Black Friday Pajama Party. Several members of the Fernandina Pirates Club took part in the pajama contest Friday. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Paradise in PJs: Locals roll out of bed for Black Friday Pajama Party

Ashley Chandler
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Thousands of locals and visitors of Downtown Fernandina Beach spent the misty Black Friday dressed about as comfortable as can be. The annual Black Friday Pajama Party was held Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Daniel Marquez ringing bells at the Wildlight Publix. Submitted photo

Daniel Marquez ringing bells at the Wildlight Publix. Submitted photo

Ring in the season

Tracy Dishman
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
The familiar ring of holiday bells will soon echo through Nassau County as The Salvation Army Hope House modernizes its legendary Red Kettle Campaign with a new digital volunteer registration system.

Professor Jonathan Turley on free speech

Howard Pines
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Thanks to Bradford Clark who teaches at George Washington Law School and has a home here, we were able to connect with another constitutional scholar and media favorite, Professor Jonathan Turley.  Turley has agreed to speak at a U.S.
The highly anticipated resurfacing of SR 200 project has begun. Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The highly anticipated resurfacing of SR 200 project has begun. Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Relief Rolls In: SR 200 resurfacing finally underway

News Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The highly anticipated resurfacing of SR 200 project has begun, starting earlier than originally scheduled by the Florida Department of Transportation. FDOT issued a media release stating that resurfacing between O'Neil Scott Road and the Amelia River, Thomas J. Shave Jr. Bridge, commenced Monday.
Miriam Hill presented a plaque to Danny Fullwood from the Ocean Highway and Port Authority, thanking him for his long tenure on the port authority’s commission. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Miriam Hill presented a plaque to Danny Fullwood from the Ocean Highway and Port Authority, thanking him for his long tenure on the port authority’s commission. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Port honors Fullwood: Fullwood gets real estate contract signed at last OHPA meeting as commissioner

Julia Roberts
Friday, November 15, 2024
At his last meeting as a voting Ocean Highway and Port Authority commissioner, Danny Fullwood pushed the commission to approve a contract with a real estate company to list a property for sale, over the previous objections of some commissioners.
A North Atlantic right whale named Horton is pictured with her newborn calf. Photo by Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919

A North Atlantic right whale named Horton is pictured with her newborn calf. Photo by Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919

Nassau County's Wild Neighbors: Right whale calving season begins

Ashley Chandler
Friday, November 15, 2024
Nassau County holds the North Atlantic right whale near and dear, advocating for them more than almost any other creature in the area. Visitors and locals of the island, during the months of November through April, have a unique opportunity to see a right whale cow with her calf just off the shore.