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Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

JAXUSA addresses BOCC about bringing business to Nassau

Julia Roberts
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Aundra Wallace, president of JAXUSA, a regional economic development organization serving seven counties, spoke to the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners about how his organization is working to bring business to the area.
City of Fernandina Beach

City of Fernandina Beach

Public park plan outcry continues

Julia Roberts
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Despite four of Fernandina Beach’s five commissioners saying they do not want to move ballfields from Central Park, several members of the public made their disapproval of that proposed plan known.
Baptist Medical Center Nassau

Baptist Medical Center Nassau

Baptist Medical Center Nassau to pause maternity services

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Baptist Medical Center Nassau, the only hospital on Amelia Island, will temporarily stop its maternity services at the end of the month due to the retirement of a local obstetrician and his service’s decision to no longer deliver babies here.
School psychologist Sarah Davis leads her daughter through an IQ test in her office with a tee-pee in the corner and filled with sensory toys to help children calm their more difficult emo-tions.

School psychologist Sarah Davis leads her daughter through an IQ test in her office with a tee-pee in the corner and filled with sensory toys to help children calm their more difficult emo-tions.

Guiding with love

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Being a kid is rough. A kind and attentive adult can change a lot for a child, and that’s exactly what Sarah Davis aims to be for children at Southside Elementary School.
Disco Witch Brewing in Yulee has opened with a variety of beverages, food and activities.

Disco Witch Brewing in Yulee has opened with a variety of beverages, food and activities.

A WITCH’S BREW

Marissa Mahoney
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
After what seems like an endless loop of grand openings, yet another business has cut the ribbon in hopes of bringing more fun to Nassau County — one wildly imaginative beer at a time.
Children enjoy a morning spent at Central Park, challenging each other to swing higher and higher.

Children enjoy a morning spent at Central Park, challenging each other to swing higher and higher.

Park pundits

Holly Dorman
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Tuesday’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting saw dozens of city residents and other stakeholders in an uproar over suggested changes to Fernandina Beach city parks.
Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

County might allow 85-foot-high condos

Marissa Mahoney
Thursday, May 12, 2022
One of the most prominent lawsuits hanging over Nassau County could potentially wrap up this summer after a year-long battle ensued between residents, the county and land developer Riverstone Properties.
Nassau County Commissioner Klynt Farmer voted in favor of signing a construction agreement for the American Beach Septic-to-Sewer project.

Nassau County Commissioner Klynt Farmer voted in favor of signing a construction agreement for the American Beach Septic-to-Sewer project.

County OKs contracts for sewer project

Marissa Mahoney
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The long-anticipated and oft-discussed Septic-to-Sewer project in American Beach inched closer to breaking ground with the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners authorizing a construction agreement at Monday’s meeting.