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Fernandina Beach High School senior soccer players, from left, Charlee Alboher, Elaina Moore, Ansley Cutshaw, Sydney Tremaroli, Teal Lilly, Amelia Cutshaw and Presleigh Bayot were recognized before their home match Tuesday against Duval Charter. The FBHS Lady Pirates blanked their guests 9-0.

Lady Pirates celebrate seniors

Beth Jones

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Joe Bruce, the king master

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Joe Bruce, the king master

Guest Columnist

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Joe and Pat Bruce moved to Amelia Island in 1988 and fell in love with our unique island and many fishing opportunities. The Bruce family also includes two daughters, Lori and Michelle, along with one son, Mike.

Aerial view of kayak storage and boat ramp at the Walker’s Landing complex in Amelia Island Plantation.

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Amelia Island Plantation Community Association undertakes tree inventory project

News Staff

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, Amelia Island Plantation Community Association is in the midst of a unique tree inventory and assessment project to protect its famed old-growth canopy for future generations.

AIBF announces the 2023 Amelia Island Book Festival

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AIBF announces the 2023 Amelia Island Book Festival

News Staff

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

The 2023 Amelia Island Book Festival is pleased to be kicking oﬀ the annual festival in February with the Feb. 17 signature Authors in School program. New York Times best-selling and local/regional award-winning authors visit schools across Nassau County.

L’viv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine

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Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival presents: Direct from Ukraine – L’viv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine

News Staff

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

The 22nd season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival continues with a timely performance on Tuesday, Jan. 17, of the L’viv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine.

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Sturges’ relationship with Brett’s employee questioned

Julia Roberts

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Is Fernandina Beach City Commission David Sturges’ relationship with an employee of Brett’s Waterway Cafe influencing his decisions on whether the restaurant should be closed, or is the issue a non-matter, brought up as part of the political wrangling surrounding the city-owned property?

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NCSO responds to shooting on Ratcliff Road

Holly Dorman

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office law enforcement responded to the scene of a shooting at the intersection of Ratcliff Road and Woodbridge Drive in Callahan on Dec. 27. When they arrived, they found a woman with a bullet wound in her arm.

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A different kind of Christmas ‘stalking’: NCSO arrests man for stalking, death threats

Holly Dorman

Thursday, December 29, 2022

A Fernandina Beach man was arrested Christmas Day and charged with stalking, threats against a public official, written threats to kill, resisting arrest, carrying a concealed firearm and two counts of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

The weather outside is frightful: Coldest Christmas in 33 years

News Staff

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Temperatures fell 40 to 45 degrees Friday as a cold front drags Northeast Florida into a Christmas freeze unlike any since 1989, the National Weather Service reported. “This [drop] will likely rank in the Top 10 all-time for December,” a Weather Service forecaster said over Twitter.

Location map of the proposed campground at Sadler and Ryan roads, Fernandina Beach. Photo supplied by Nassau County Board of Planning & Development

Residents pack the house with concerns about proposed RV park

Tracy Dishman

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Nassau County Planning and Zoning Board packed the house Tuesday evening to hear several hours worth of concerns from the community over plans for a luxury RV campground on Sadler Road.