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Photo by Penny Glackin/For the News-Leader

Photo by Penny Glackin/For the News-Leader

FBHS art students paint the town

News Staff
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Fernandina Beach High School’s chapter of the National Art Honor Society and the art department transformed downtown businesses for the holidays.
Total TDT Taxable sales over the last few years. Commissioner John Martin pointed out tourism came “roaring back” after the pandemic. Submitted photo

Total TDT Taxable sales over the last few years. Commissioner John Martin pointed out tourism came “roaring back” after the pandemic. Submitted photo

Tourism year in review

Sean Rosenthal
Friday, November 17, 2023
From October 2022 to September 2023, Amelia Island saw 771,400 visitors generate $932,888,600 in total economic impact. Bed tax collections of 5% on short-term rentals totaled $11.4 million this past fiscal year, which is a 1.5% increase from last year and a new record.
Ron Sapp, center, with his granddaughter to his left and event master of ceremonies, Robert Peters, on his right at the recent dedication ceremony. Photo by Tracy Dishman/News-Leader

Ron Sapp, center, with his granddaughter to his left and event master of ceremonies, Robert Peters, on his right at the recent dedication ceremony. Photo by Tracy Dishman/News-Leader

Egans Creek Greenway named for Ron Sapp

Julia Roberts
Friday, November 17, 2023
In an event a speaker called “The Woodstock of Fernandina,” the Fernandina Beach Woman’s Club building was filled to overflowing with people honoring Ron Sapp, a teacher, longtime city official and community leader, by naming the Egans Creek Greenway for him.
City of Fernandina Beach. File photo

City of Fernandina Beach. File photo

City commission gives itself a raise

Julia Roberts
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The Fernandina Beach City Commission gave itself a raise last week, despite the statements of one commissioner and one citizen who opposed the salary increase.
NassauTRANSIT provides transportation to and from senior life centers in Fernandina Beach and Hilliard. Photo by Nassau County Council on Aging

NassauTRANSIT provides transportation to and from senior life centers in Fernandina Beach and Hilliard. Photo by Nassau County Council on Aging

NCCOA, NassauTRANSIT to step down as public transportation provider

News Staff
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Since 1982, Nassau County Council on Aging (NCCOA) has served as the Community Transit Coordinator (CTC) for Nassau County. This designation means that NassauTRANSIT, a division of NCCOA, has served as the public transportation provider for county residents of all ages.
Surrounded by supportive citizens, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross read a proclamation recognizing Transgender Day of Remembrance, after Mayor Bradley Bean declined to do so. Photo by Julia Roberts

Surrounded by supportive citizens, Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross read a proclamation recognizing Transgender Day of Remembrance, after Mayor Bradley Bean declined to do so. Photo by Julia Roberts

Mayor steps away from transgender recognition

Julia Roberts
Thursday, November 9, 2023
As a matter of course in his duties as the chair of the Fernandina Beach City Commission, Mayor Bradley Bean has read dozens, if not hundreds, of proclamations recognizing everything from Jazz Festival Week to Juneteenth, the end of slavery, to National Travel and Tourism Week. At the Nov.

Task Force arrests sailor

News Staff
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Petty Officer, Third Class Diego Arnulfo Alva, 32, of the United States Navy was taken into custody on Friday, Oct. 27, for engaging in a chat online with a child he believed to be 14 years old.