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Grand opening of Millennium Physician Group. Submitted photo

Grand opening of Millennium Physician Group. Submitted photo

Grand opening of Millennium Physician Group

News Staff
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Dr. Henry Rodeffer is holding the ribbon-cutting scissors during the recent grand opening of Millennium Physician Group. The new Millennium Physician Group facility, located at 1132 S. 14th Street in Fernandina Beach recently celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Third and Fourth streets currently has four single-family homes and accessory structures that were built by the Tringali family. Submitted photo

Third and Fourth streets currently has four single-family homes and accessory structures that were built by the Tringali family. Submitted photo

Group files suit against city to stop development on Tringali property

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Members of the advocacy group Stop the Domino Effect have filed a lawsuit against the city of Fernandina Beach in an attempt to stop the development of townhouses downtown on what is commonly known as the Tringali property.
Lots of love was shared between classmates when the Peck High School class of 1959 visited classmate Johnnie Mae Van. Photo by Maybelle Kirkland

Lots of love was shared between classmates when the Peck High School class of 1959 visited classmate Johnnie Mae Van. Photo by Maybelle Kirkland

Classmates of 1959 share golden moments

News Staff
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
On a beautiful day full of sunshine and no rain in sight for miles, the Peck High School class of 1959 visited fellow classmate Johnnie Mae Van at Bayview Nursing Home in Jacksonville, Fla. Others might visit, but none like this.
R. Dean Scott, Architect, Inc. has been approved to begin work on the project mapped out above. The Fernandina Beach Middle School media center, built in 1971, has begun sinking into a "void" recently found in the ground beneath the floor. Submitted photo

R. Dean Scott, Architect, Inc. has been approved to begin work on the project mapped out above. The Fernandina Beach Middle School media center, built in 1971, has begun sinking into a "void" recently found in the ground beneath the floor. Submitted photo

NCSB approves emergency repairs to FBMS

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
The Nassau County School Board approved emergency repairs to the Fernandina Beach Middle School media center at its June 22 meeting.
Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Burns, recently announced newly appointed administrators for the 2023-24 school year. Submitted photos

Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Burns, recently announced newly appointed administrators for the 2023-24 school year. Submitted photos

Superintendent announces new admin for 2023-24 school year

News Staff
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
West Nassau High School
 Richard Pearce
 Principal Richard Pearce is an experienced educator and leader who has dedicated his career to improving students’ lives in the Callahan community.
Lawmakers introduce bill to block right whale rule. File photo

Lawmakers introduce bill to block right whale rule. File photo

Lawmakers introduce bill to block right whale rule

Holly Dorman
Saturday, June 24, 2023
North Atlantic right whales are facing another obstacle in the face of the population’s recovery as lawmakers discuss a bill aimed at preventing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from implementing additional seasonal speed zones in areas known for right whales. Sens.
The soccer fields at the Ybor Alvarez Sports Complex are facing removal to make way for hangars, as the fields were built on property owned by the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport. The city commission wants to work with Nassau County government to build new facilities to be used by the 700 youth soccer players in the county. Photo by Julia Roberts

The soccer fields at the Ybor Alvarez Sports Complex are facing removal to make way for hangars, as the fields were built on property owned by the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport. The city commission wants to work with Nassau County government to build new facilities to be used by the 700 youth soccer players in the county. Photo by Julia Roberts

City hopes to work with county to build new soccer complex

Julia Roberts
Saturday, June 24, 2023
The Fernandina Beach City Commission is moving ahead with a plan to ensure the 700 youth soccer players in the county will have a field to use when the Ybor Alvarez Sports Complex is developed for aeronautical use.
The Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge is home to hundreds of different species of animals, including the turkey vulture. File photo

The Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge is home to hundreds of different species of animals, including the turkey vulture. File photo

Okefenokee mine opponents raise the stakes

Holly Dorman
Saturday, June 24, 2023
As the legal battle surrounding the proposed titanium surface mine near the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia forges on, opponents are raising questions not only about the potential consequences of the mine, but the applicant’s qualifications for such a project.