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President and CEO of the Nassau County Council on Aging Janice Ancrum. Photo by Marissa Mahoney/News-Leader.

President and CEO of the Nassau County Council on Aging Janice Ancrum. Photo by Marissa Mahoney/News-Leader.

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Ancrum appeals BOCC for meal delivery funding

Marissa Mahoney
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Janice Ancrum, president and chief executive officer of the Nassau County Council on Aging, stood before the county commission on Wednesday, Oct. 19, with a very specific request: more funding for meal deliveries.

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At the late night double feature picture show…

Marissa Mahoney
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
While pondering the opening of this feature, a Google search for “most iconic lines in Rocky Horror” proved fruitless and for good reason. How do you choose when every line, every move and every lyric of Richard O’Brien’s “Rocky Horror Show” has stood the test of time?
The city of Fernandina Beach has received a letter of interest in this property located at 101 N. Front St. The company, Monument Marine Group, said it wants to construct a commercial building while providing boat slips at the site. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader.

The city of Fernandina Beach has received a letter of interest in this property located at 101 N. Front St. The company, Monument Marine Group, said it wants to construct a commercial building while providing boat slips at the site. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader.

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Community Redevelopment Agency moving forward with waterfront plans

Julia Roberts
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
The Fernandina Beach City Commission, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, unanimously supported having some property on the south end of the Amelia River waterfront rezoned to Recreational to prohibit commercial development. The CRA met Oct.

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YMS student arrested after bringing gun to school

Julia Roberts
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
A 13-year-old was arrested last week after it was discovered he had brought a gun and ammunition to Yulee Middle School. According to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department, a school official received a tip that a student had a gun in their backpack.

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City proclaims November 'Right Whale Month'

Holly Dorman
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
The Fernandina Beach City Commission has proclaimed November Right Whale Month in recognition of the endangered whales that migrate to Northeast Florida every year. The annual return of the North Atlantic right whales is often cause for celebration among many Amelia Island residents.

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Common ground: It’s all around us

News Staff
Friday, October 21, 2022
Do you have friends you think of as being “just a good person?” What did you mean when you said that? Maybe you’re describing that person’s values or describing the simple ways the things they do play out in everyday life.

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Problems with 401(k)s

News Staff
Friday, October 21, 2022
In a declining stock market (like we’re experiencing now), participants in company-sponsored 401(k) plans fall behind in preparing for retirement. Some joke their plan resembles a 201(k) after heavy losses.  But it’s no joking matter. A retirement crisis is looming in the U.S.
Volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pose with Robert and Pam Nofye after helping dissemble their pool cage that collapsed in Hurricane Ian.

Volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pose with Robert and Pam Nofye after helping dissemble their pool cage that collapsed in Hurricane Ian.

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A FRIEND IN NEED

Holly Dorman
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Editor’s note: This article focuses on a group of volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteering in Cape Coral after Hurricane Ian.
Commissioners Thomas Ford and Aaron Bell accepting resolutions commending their service to Nassau County. 
Photos by Marissa Mahoney/News-Leader.

Commissioners Thomas Ford and Aaron Bell accepting resolutions commending their service to Nassau County. 
Photos by Marissa Mahoney/News-Leader.

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BOCC bids goodbye to Bell, Ford

Marissa Mahoney
Thursday, October 20, 2022
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners is going to look a little different this time next month with some new faces joining the governing body Nov. 22. Following the Primary Election on Aug.