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Trial set for child pornography case

A Callahan man’s trial for 24 counts of possession of child pornography has been scheduled for Oct. 30. Dustin Exteen Williams, 21, was arrested Sept.

City commission passes code amendments; Publix granted variance

The recent approval of amendments to the City of Fernandina Beach Land Development Code and Comprehensive Plan will affect large-scale commercial development in the city.

Airport Garden Group donates more than 1,000 pounds of fresh produce

The Airport Garden Group is pleased to announce that its gardeners have collectively donated over 1,000 pounds of fresh produce during the past 12 months, raised in their gardens on the grounds of the Fernandina Municipal Airport.

The landscape’s Fairy Rings

Puck, a servant to Oberon (King of the Fairies) meets a fairy at the beginning of Act II, Scene One of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, is speaking with the fairy when she states, “And I serve the Fairy Queen (Titania), to dew her orbs upon the green.

Search firm presents city manager candidate list

Colin Baenziger, the executive search firm hired by the city of Fernandina Beach to recruit candidates to serve as city manager, sent its list of candidates the firm believes are the top contenders for the position to the city.

FBI Operation Cross Country leads to local rescues, arrests

The FBI Jacksonville Division announced the outcome of Operation Cross Country XIII on Monday. Operation Cross Country is the FBI-led initiative aimed at locating and rescuing victims of human trafficking and carrying out investigations to arrest and charge those responsible.

McDowell’s sentencing moves to April

Patrick McDowell’s sentencing trial in the 2021 shooting death of Nassau County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Moyers will be pushed back to April 2024.  The Jacksonville man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the Nassau County Courthouse March 10.

Give the gift of school supplies

Experts estimate the average American family will spend about $890 in back-to-school expenses.

Additional revenue will fund city capital projects

The Fernandina Beach City Commission got some good news at a budget workshop held this week – there is more money than anticipated coming into the city’s coffers to be used for capital projects. The commission voted to tax property owners at the rollback millage rate, 4.

Tiny home tool kit

Of the approximately 12,000 people that live and work in Nassau County, 73.5% of those people work in the service industry. A local service industry average of $15 an hour yields a salary of $31,200, not nearly enough to buy a house.