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A $15.1 million project recent placed 1.8 million cubic yards of sand on South Amelia Island. The project was conducted by the South Amelia Island Shore Stabilization Association, and funded with tax dollars and grants.

A $15.1 million project recent placed 1.8 million cubic yards of sand on South Amelia Island. The project was conducted by the South Amelia Island Shore Stabilization Association, and funded with tax dollars and grants.

South end renourishment deemed a success

Julia Roberts
Thursday, June 16, 2022
After a successful beach renourishment project, the South Amelia Island Shore Stabilization Association (SAISSA) is paying down loans it obtained using money received through state and federal grants.
Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

117 county employees receive pay increases

Marissa Mahoney
Thursday, June 16, 2022
In direct response to pay changes made by the City of Fernandina Beach, a union group for Nassau County’s Roads Department sought a memorandum of understanding to increase pay across the board for 117 employees.
UF/IFAS Nassau County Extension Director Taylor Clem carries a plaque honoring Rebecca L. Jordi, for whom the new extension office is named.

UF/IFAS Nassau County Extension Director Taylor Clem carries a plaque honoring Rebecca L. Jordi, for whom the new extension office is named.

County celebrates new extension office

News Staff
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Lydia Snow Nassau County Record   The University of Florida’s Rebecca L. Jordi Cooperative Extension Office officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday.
Nassau County Office of Management and Budget Director Chris Lacambra presents an updated Fleet Replacement Program to discuss possible vehicle replacements and acquisitions with commissioners.

Nassau County Office of Management and Budget Director Chris Lacambra presents an updated Fleet Replacement Program to discuss possible vehicle replacements and acquisitions with commissioners.

County vehicle purchases on horizon

Marissa Mahoney
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners reconvened Monday for a workshop to entertain the possibility of replacing portions of the county’s vehicular fleet in the upcoming fiscal year.
Nassau County School District

Nassau County School District

School board approves bond referendum

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Citing the nationwide “alarming increase in the number of resignations and retirements,” the Nassau County School Board approved an additional millage tax to go before the Nassau County commissioners and then the voters in November.
Yulee High School senior Avery Gallagher braved his first school board meeting to tell the board how important Principal Roody Joinville is to the students.

Yulee High School senior Avery Gallagher braved his first school board meeting to tell the board how important Principal Roody Joinville is to the students.

Parents, students angry about principal’s dismissal

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Yulee High School parents and students expressed their outrage at the nonrenewal of Principal Roody Joinville’s employment at the June 9 Nassau County School Board meeting, where the board also approved Joinville’s replacement.
A recently passed appropriations bill provides $21 million toward conservation of North Atlantic right whales. The bill was signed in March by President Joe Biden.

A recently passed appropriations bill provides $21 million toward conservation of North Atlantic right whales. The bill was signed in March by President Joe Biden.

Right whale conservation receives $16 million increase

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
North Atlantic right whale conservation is about to receive a $21 million boost. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., recently passed H.R. 2471, also known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, funding projects and salaries all across government agencies.
Volunteers Jan and Eric Linden walk Sadler Beach before the sun has risen, keeping an eye out for turtle tracks leading to a nest.

Volunteers Jan and Eric Linden walk Sadler Beach before the sun has risen, keeping an eye out for turtle tracks leading to a nest.

MORNING WALK

Holly Dorman
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Civil twilight – that’s when the walkers start walking. Every morning before the sun rises, volunteers from the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch start along their assigned sections of the beach. They walk along the most recent high tide line, looking for turtle tracks in the sand.
A Jacksonville attorney is suing the Nassau County Clerk of Court's office because it won't accept checks as payment.

A Jacksonville attorney is suing the Nassau County Clerk of Court's office because it won't accept checks as payment.

Attorney sues Nassau County Clerk of Court over payment policy

Marissa Mahoney
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Jacksonville-based attorney Christopher Wickersham Jr. is suing Nassau County Clerk of Court John Crawford after he was unable to make a payment with a check on his client’s behalf to the county office.