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Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross

Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross

City fails to raise capacity fees

Julia Roberts
Friday, August 18, 2023
New customers hooking up to Fernandina Beach water and sewer service will not pay any higher capacity fees, after the city commission voted to keep the fees the same, despite advice from a consultant.
On Facebook, drivers shared photos and videos of the fiery crash that led to hours of backed up traffic along U.S. 17 from Pecan Park and along S.R. 200. Submitted photo

On Facebook, drivers shared photos and videos of the fiery crash that led to hours of backed up traffic along U.S. 17 from Pecan Park and along S.R. 200. Submitted photo

Fatal accident leads to mass delays

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
A fatal crash on I-95 in Nassau County Monday around 11 a.m. closed the northbound lanes of the interstate, rerouting all traffic and causing mass delays. Florida Highway Patrol confirmed the death of a 91-year-old man from Jacksonville.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says the building it leases from the Ocean Highway and Port Authority at the Port of Fernandina does not meet standards and is demanding a definitive date when a better facility will be provided. File photo

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says the building it leases from the Ocean Highway and Port Authority at the Port of Fernandina does not meet standards and is demanding a definitive date when a better facility will be provided. File photo

Customs draws a line in the sand with OHPA

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
The Port of Fernandina could lose its designation as a port of entry from other countries if the Ocean Highway and Port Authority does not provide a facility that meets the requirements for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
The banquet room at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club has been renovated with new lighting, carpet and fresh paint. Upcoming events include a steak night and Sunday brunch. For more information or to make reservations, call 904-310-3175. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

The banquet room at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club has been renovated with new lighting, carpet and fresh paint. Upcoming events include a steak night and Sunday brunch. For more information or to make reservations, call 904-310-3175. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Fernandina Beach Golf Club is new and improved

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
The city-owned Fernandina Beach Golf Club is under new management that is pumping new life blood into the club and course, despite facing challenges.
Artist William Maurer and his book Sketches of Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach. Photo courtesy of Jennean Veale

Artist William Maurer and his book Sketches of Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach. Photo courtesy of Jennean Veale

Lessons from the life of an artist

Sean Rosenthal
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
The Nassau County community lost a world-renowned artist last week. William Robert Maurer Jr. passed away at the age of 85 after a life full of art and love. Maurer’s watercolors hang on walls from Morocco to New York to Paris to Nassau County.
Photo courtesy of the Center for Biological Diversity Gopher tortoises like this one dig deep burrows that serve not only as shelter for themselves, but for over 300 over species. They were removed from the protections of the Endangered Species Act in late 2022.

Photo courtesy of the Center for Biological Diversity Gopher tortoises like this one dig deep burrows that serve not only as shelter for themselves, but for over 300 over species. They were removed from the protections of the Endangered Species Act in late 2022.

Environmentalists sue for gopher tortoise ESA protections

Holly Dorman
Friday, August 11, 2023
A group of environmental organizations is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to get gopher tortoises listed as endangered once again. The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education, Inc.
Fernandina Beach High School junior Sady Campbell is heading to Pebble Beach next month for the PGA Tour Champions’ PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee. Photo courtesy of Pam Bell Photography

Fernandina Beach High School junior Sady Campbell is heading to Pebble Beach next month for the PGA Tour Champions’ PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee. Photo courtesy of Pam Bell Photography

Pirate to play Pebble Beach

Beth Jones
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Sady Campbell, a junior at Fernandina Beach High School, is among the 80 First Tee participants selected to play in the 2023 PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee.