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Cross the Line founder Bill Cimino takes a photo of paddlers Saturday at the Cross the Line Paddle for Veterans event. Photos by Mariah Lovin/The Barefoot Photographer

Cross the Line founder Bill Cimino takes a photo of paddlers Saturday at the Cross the Line Paddle for Veterans event. Photos by Mariah Lovin/The Barefoot Photographer

Paddlers seas the day: Event raises awareness and funds for veterans

News Staff
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
More than 100 paddlers hit the water over the weekend to raise awareness for veteran suicide and post traumatic stress disorder. The sixth annual Cross the Line Paddle for Veterans held Saturday was sponsored by the Cross the Line Foundation.
Poe Pinson, Paige Heyn and Mariah Duran, left, are Olympic qualifiers in street skateboarding.

Poe Pinson, Paige Heyn and Mariah Duran, left, are Olympic qualifiers in street skateboarding.

Pinson's going to Paris

Beth Jones
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
She did it. Poe Pinson, 19, is heading to Paris next month. The Fernandina Beach skateboarder qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Budapest, Hungary, and is a member of the U.S. women’s Olympic skateboard team.
First Baptist Church of Fernandina Beach pastor Zack Terry holds a proclamation presented to him and John Meisburg establishing June 29 as Christian Heritage Day. There is a Christian Heritage parade scheduled for that day. Participants are being asked to submit a form requiring they agree with certain religious beliefs, which some people being is causing division in the community. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

First Baptist Church of Fernandina Beach pastor Zack Terry holds a proclamation presented to him and John Meisburg establishing June 29 as Christian Heritage Day. There is a Christian Heritage parade scheduled for that day. Participants are being asked to submit a form requiring they agree with certain religious beliefs, which some people being is causing division in the community. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Christian Heritage Parade questioned

Julia Roberts
Friday, June 21, 2024
On June 18, Fernandina Beach Mayor Bradley Bean declared June 29 as Christian Heritage Day in the city. The proclamation was presented in conjunction with a Christian heritage parade, planned for June 29.
One candidate was disqualified from the ballot, another didn’t show up and a third was uninvited to the Federated Republican Women of Nassau (FRWN) candidate forum on Friday, June 14. Photos by Tracy McCormick-Dishman/News-Leader

One candidate was disqualified from the ballot, another didn’t show up and a third was uninvited to the Federated Republican Women of Nassau (FRWN) candidate forum on Friday, June 14. Photos by Tracy McCormick-Dishman/News-Leader

Candidate kerfuffle

Tracy Dishman
Friday, June 21, 2024
One candidate was disqualified from the ballot, another didn’t show up and a third was uninvited to the Federated Republican Women of Nassau (FRWN) candidate forum on Friday, June 14.
Meet your 2024 election candidates: Final list announced. Submitted

Meet your 2024 election candidates: Final list announced. Submitted

Meet your 2024 election candidates: Final list announced

Tracy Dishman
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Nassau County’s 2024 election race is officially set as the final list of candidates has been qualified and confirmed. The community is now presented with a diverse group of hopefuls, each vying to shape the future of Nassau County. Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller     Mitchell L.
The fifth annual Juneteenth Jumpoff hosted by 4 The Culture will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at Peck Center Park and Charles Eugene Richo Field, 516 S. 10th St., in Fernandina Beach. Submitted

The fifth annual Juneteenth Jumpoff hosted by 4 The Culture will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at Peck Center Park and Charles Eugene Richo Field, 516 S. 10th St., in Fernandina Beach. Submitted

Community to come together in unity, history with Juneteenth Jumpoff

Ashley Chandler
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Locals will celebrate culture and togetherness Saturday with the observance of the fifth annual Juneteenth Jumpoff.  County and city offices are closed today in observance of Juneteenth, a federal holiday established very recently in 2021.
Photo by Pamela Bushnell/News-Leader

Photo by Pamela Bushnell/News-Leader

Pollinator Pathway is new attraction along AIA

Pamela Bushnell
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
A ribbon-cutting ceremony and butterfly release are planned Saturday, June 22, at 10 a.m. for the newly created Pollinator Pathway along the bike path on AIA near Amelia Island Plantation. The public is invited to attend with suggested parking at the Verandah restaurant.
The Nassau County School Board voted unanimously to deny a textbook objection submitted by Jack Knocke, executive director of Citizens Defending Freedom (CDF) on Thursday.

The Nassau County School Board voted unanimously to deny a textbook objection submitted by Jack Knocke, executive director of Citizens Defending Freedom (CDF) on Thursday.

First textbook objection concluded to be ‘unfounded’

Tracy Dishman
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
The Nassau County School Board voted unanimously to deny a textbook objection submitted by Jack Knocke, executive director of Citizens Defending Freedom (CDF), in a regular school board meeting Thursday.