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Adam Lochstampfor with Georgia Sea Turtle Center carries Hartwig, a rehabilitated sea turtle, to the water to be released on Wednesday at Main Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Adam Lochstampfor with Georgia Sea Turtle Center carries Hartwig, a rehabilitated sea turtle, to the water to be released on Wednesday at Main Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Welcome home: Rehabilitated sea turtles return to Atlantic

Ashley Chandler
Friday, May 17, 2024
Wednesday morning, three rehabilitated sea turtles returned home to the ocean with the help of animal rescuers and turtle advocates in Georgia and Florida.  The turtles, rehabilitated by the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, Ga., were released at the 10 a.m.
Commissioner Klynt Farmer poses with officers who were in attendance Monday to receive the proclamation declaring May 12-18 as National Police Week and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in Nassau County. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Commissioner Klynt Farmer poses with officers who were in attendance Monday to receive the proclamation declaring May 12-18 as National Police Week and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in Nassau County. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Beach nourishment project funding increases to $7.85 million

Ashley Chandler
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners met for only 40 minutes Monday, a quick meeting to kick off the month of May.
Nassau County School District

Nassau County School District

NCSB holds department budget presentations and workshops

Tracy Dishman
Friday, May 10, 2024
The Nassau County School Board (NCSB) has initiated the budget planning process earlier this year with public workshops and board presentations, a departure from previous years' timelines. In previous years, the superintendent would present the upcoming year's budget to the board for approval.
Landscape architects firm Thomas and Hutton presented their first draft of plans for a park on the Amelia River waterfront in Fernandina Beach. Manager Ryan Thompson said the plan is not in its final form and can be adjusted to fit the needs of the city. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Landscape architects firm Thomas and Hutton presented their first draft of plans for a park on the Amelia River waterfront in Fernandina Beach. Manager Ryan Thompson said the plan is not in its final form and can be adjusted to fit the needs of the city. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

City commission moves forward with waterfront park plans

Julia Roberts
Thursday, May 9, 2024
The Fernandina Beach City Commission gave landscape architects the nod to move forward with plans for a park on the downtown Amelia River waterfront, despite objections from local residents who ask the plans be halted.
Local activist Rev. Bernard Thompson came before the Nassau County School Board to bring attention to the questionable circumstances surrounding two Black male Nassau County middle school students. Photo by Tracy McCormick-Dishman/News-Leader

Local activist Rev. Bernard Thompson came before the Nassau County School Board to bring attention to the questionable circumstances surrounding two Black male Nassau County middle school students. Photo by Tracy McCormick-Dishman/News-Leader

Parents and pastors demand consequences of actions by NCSD teachers

Tracy Dishman
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Parents of a Yulee Middle School student attended the Nassau County School Board meeting held April 25 and asked the board, “What are the consequences?” Pastor Jackie Hooper Sr.
Thousands of cannonball jellyfish were seen on Amelia Island beaches this week. Although unpleasant, the creatures are harmless to humans. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Thousands of cannonball jellyfish were seen on Amelia Island beaches this week. Although unpleasant, the creatures are harmless to humans. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Cannonball jellyfish invade Amelia Island

Julia Roberts
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
While pirates launched a cannonball on Amelia Island last weekend to celebrate the Shrimp Festival, thousands of cannonballs were washing up on the island’s beaches — cannonball jellyfish. The gelatinous creatures were seen all along the island’s shores.
The Mayor of Fernandina Beach, center in bow tie, poses with others in attendance at the Fernandina Fiesta in 1956. The Fiesta is the precursor to the Shrimp Festival. Finalists in the 1956 Fernandina Beach beauty contest pose on the beach. Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Museum of History

The Mayor of Fernandina Beach, center in bow tie, poses with others in attendance at the Fernandina Fiesta in 1956. The Fiesta is the precursor to the Shrimp Festival. Finalists in the 1956 Fernandina Beach beauty contest pose on the beach. Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Museum of History

Local history shines through bicentennial events, Shrimp Fest

Ashley Chandler
Friday, May 3, 2024
This year, events flood the city and county in celebration of the 200-year bicentennial of Nassau County and Fernandina Beach. These festivities preserve our history in the ways we celebrate them.  History is built from the actions and lives of the individuals who have made up these communities.
Ocean Highway and Port Authority, Fernandina Beach

Ocean Highway and Port Authority, Fernandina Beach

OHPA questions security company employee policies

Julia Roberts
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Ocean Highway and Port Authority commissioners raised concerns about the rate of pay for security officers at the Port of Fernandina and how much of fees paid to the security company go to the guards at the port.
A graph showing overdose mortality in the U.S. from 1991-2021 demonstrates how deadly Fentanyl has become. Submitted

A graph showing overdose mortality in the U.S. from 1991-2021 demonstrates how deadly Fentanyl has become. Submitted

Opioid settlement money expands treatment sites in Nassau County

Pamela Bushnell
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Over the next 18 years, Florida will receive $3.1 billion in opioid settlement monies to combat drug addiction and deaths. The first installment began arriving in February 2023 and, as of December, the state had received $550 million for distribution.