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Ray Richardson, M.S.W., Healthy Start Program manager, and Dr. Prince Danso-Odei, MD, DrPH, MPH, CHES, administrator and health officer.

Ray Richardson, M.S.W., Healthy Start Program manager, and Dr. Prince Danso-Odei, MD, DrPH, MPH, CHES, administrator and health officer.

The heart of the Health Department: Dr D.

Tracy Dishman
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Dr. Danso-Odei was unanimously approved as the new director of the Department of Health for Nassau County at the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners meeting on April 12, 2021. Dr.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.

SJRWMD: Nassau experiencing “moderate” drought

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
North Florida is beginning to experience drought conditions after a drier than usual December, according to reports from the St. Johns River Water Management District. The District reported an average of one inch of rainfall in December across its 18-county region, a 1.
High winds blew down trees on Atlantic Avenue in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Julia Roberts.

High winds blew down trees on Atlantic Avenue in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Julia Roberts.

Uninvited gusts

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
National Weather Service meteorologist Danny Dubois said the service received calls from the Woodbridge Park area of Nassau County on Sunday, but no reports of the high winds that blew down trees on Atlantic Avenue in Fernandina Beach.

BOCC approves RV park development plan

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
A luxury recreational vehicle park came one step closer to reality, despite a marathon meeting of the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners, in which more than 20 people spoke out against it.