Despite impassioned pleas from residents who enjoy a smoke on the beach, the Fernandina Beach City Commission passed, on first reading, an ordinance banning smoking on the city’s beaches.
Two requests to amend Nassau County’s Land Development Code (LDC) affecting permitted uses of travel trailers and campgrounds were rejected by the Planning and Zoning Board on Tuesday.
A local resident presented a plan to the Fernandina Beach Airport Advisory Commission to reduce noise at the city-owned municipal airport, which he called a win-win for the airport, the city and pe
With a message strong on economic development, Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded the town of Callahan $4 million toward a new water plant at Crawford Diamond Industrial Park.
Reading scores for third graders in Nassau County dropped 4% compared to last year, according to a report from the Florida Department of Education.
Nassau County’s sole Chick-fil-A just indicated at a Development Review Committee meeting that it intends to do major renovations to its restaurant building, parking lot and drive-thru.
It was not the most dramatic animal release of all time, but it was a dramatic milestone for one of North America’s most endangered birds.
Ruby Coleman was thrilled when her paratrooper grandson came to see her.
After a successful beach renourishment project, the South Amelia Island Shore Stabilization Association (SAISSA) is paying down loans it obtained using money received through state and federal gran
In direct response to pay changes made by the City of Fernandina Beach, a union group for Nassau County’s Roads Department sought a memorandum of understanding to increase pay across the board for
As suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren runs in November to try to regain his job, a legal battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues playing out at a federal appeals court.
In a quiet preserve along the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, 41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows.
With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health-care regulators Thursday released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers