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Out of the 18 counties in the St. Johns River Water Management District, Nassau County saw the lowest amount of rainfall this month. Photo courtesy St. Johns River Water Management District

Out of the 18 counties in the St. Johns River Water Management District, Nassau County saw the lowest amount of rainfall this month. Photo courtesy St. Johns River Water Management District

SJRWMD: Nassau sees lowest amount of rain in District

Holly Dorman
Thursday, July 13, 2023
While the rest of the St. Johns River Water Management District rain levels were above average last month, district staff have reported Nassau County as having the lowest amount of rainfall in the past 12 months.
Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper holds up a baby bottle similar to the one laced with fentanyl that was given to a nine-month-old baby. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper holds up a baby bottle similar to the one laced with fentanyl that was given to a nine-month-old baby. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader

Charges filed in case of 9-month-old’s fentanyl overdose

Holly Dorman
Thursday, July 13, 2023
A young woman has been charged with aggravated manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance following the death of her 9-month-old baby.

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BOCC hears report of capital transportation projects

Julia Roberts
Thursday, July 13, 2023
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners got a look at a draft of the county’s Capital Improvement Plan for the 2023-24 fiscal year, and transportation heads the list of multi-million dollar projects in the county’s pipeline, gobbling up almost half of the capital improvement budget.
Suissa and Fuller directing. Submitted photo

Suissa and Fuller directing. Submitted photo

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A RADical change: Filmmakers move to Fernandina

News Staff
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
An island full of creatives just got two more. Filmmaker Rachel Suissa and her co-director, writer, producer and husband Christopher Fuller brought their family to this small island with big screen aspirations.
Peck High School classes 1957 to 1969 combined class reunion. Submitted photo

Peck High School classes 1957 to 1969 combined class reunion. Submitted photo

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Peck High School reunion celebrates the ‘Peck experience’

News Staff
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Peck High School celebrated it’s eighth school reunion on June 24 at North Hampton Golf Club. Neil Frink, class of 1959, was the toastmaster for the reunion. The speaker was Patricia Hunt Ford, class of 1966. Ford gave an inspiring speech reminding classmates of “the Peck experience.

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Whale Ambassadors join coalition opposing right whale bill

Holly Dorman
Thursday, July 6, 2023
The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors has joined a coalition to formally oppose the Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and Economy Act, which, if passed, would prohibit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from implementing proposed speed zones to protect North Atlantic right whales.
NCSO Marine Unit rescues a man of a sinking vessel over the weekend. Submitted photo

NCSO Marine Unit rescues a man of a sinking vessel over the weekend. Submitted photo

Beach emergency responders stay busy over holiday weekend

News Staff
Thursday, July 6, 2023
The Independence Day weekend was a busy one for local emergency responders on the beaches of Amelia Island, with more than two dozen rescues of swimmers by lifeguards. Lt. Haynes Cavender oversees the Fernandina Beach Fire Department’s Ocean Rescue Division.

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BOCC passes mandatory water connection ordinance

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a new mandatory water and sewer connection ordinance, a “big step” in the plan to get American Beach connected to county utilities.
Brett's Waterway Cafe. File photo

Brett's Waterway Cafe. File photo

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Study: Brett’s substructure continues to deteriorate

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
The most recent engineering study of the substructure of Brett’s Waterway Cafe says the supports underneath the city-owned building are deteriorating, but does not say it is in danger of immediate collapse.