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This week outgoing museum curator Jarrett Hill is orienting his replacement to the position, Isabelle Bournigault. The Amelia Island Museum of History is located at 233 S. Third St.

This week outgoing museum curator Jarrett Hill is orienting his replacement to the position, Isabelle Bournigault. The Amelia Island Museum of History is located at 233 S. Third St.

Amelia Island Museum welcomes new curator

Pamela Bushnell
Friday, July 12, 2024
  The Amelia Island Museum of History welcomes a new curator on July 15.  Replacing Jarrett Hill, who is moving to Richmond, Va., is Isabelle Bournigault.
Participants in the kids category, from left, Clyde Head and Frank Camacho react during the watermelon-eating contest. There were around 50 participants in the kids category of the contest. Photo courtesy of Calen Burnette/Calen Burnette Photography

Participants in the kids category, from left, Clyde Head and Frank Camacho react during the watermelon-eating contest. There were around 50 participants in the kids category of the contest. Photo courtesy of Calen Burnette/Calen Burnette Photography

County lights up the sky

Ashley Chandler
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
The skies were dreary the afternoon of the Fourth of July, but Nassau County residents still got out to celebrate, many of them at the Northeast Florida Fairgrounds.
Escambia school board. Submitted photo

Escambia school board. Submitted photo

Return of books to school shelves sought

News Staff
Friday, July 5, 2024
In a key battleground in the larger debate about removing and restricting school books, plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Escambia County School Board asked a federal judge this week to order officials to return to the shelves seven titles that have been off-limits for over a year.
Robert Companion, deputy county manager and county engineer, presents the draft Capital Improvement Plan booklet to the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners at a special session Monday ahead of the board’s regular meeting. Submitted photo

Robert Companion, deputy county manager and county engineer, presents the draft Capital Improvement Plan booklet to the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners at a special session Monday ahead of the board’s regular meeting. Submitted photo

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Tentative $3.3M approval for CIP

Ashley Chandler
Friday, July 5, 2024
County commissioners gave a tentative approval for an addition of nearly $3.3 million more June 24 for the current draft Capital Improvement Plan. The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners held a special session Monday ahead of its regular fourth-Monday-of-the-month board meeting.
Storm clouds hover over Thomas J. Shave Jr. Bridge on Wednesday morning, one day after the bridge was briefly closed when officers observed what appeared to be two funnel clouds forming nearby. Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Storm clouds hover over Thomas J. Shave Jr. Bridge on Wednesday morning, one day after the bridge was briefly closed when officers observed what appeared to be two funnel clouds forming nearby. Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

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Bridge closure prompts questions about emergency management

Ashley Chandler
Friday, July 5, 2024
On Tuesday, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office shut down the bridge. When what appeared to be two funnel clouds formed nearby, officers on Tuesday morning were forced to close Thomas J. Shave Jr.
Infamous Dance gives local youths a chance to create community while learning dance. Pictured is Coach T (Tayren Way) with Gianna Wright, Talayah Shelby, Irie Roberson, Sarah Roberson, Kawaii Mitchell, Cassidy Bell, Ji’love Hopkins, Jamaya Goodwin, Hadleigh White, Jayla Washington and Dariona Terrell.  Photo courtesy of Infamous Dance

Infamous Dance gives local youths a chance to create community while learning dance. Pictured is Coach T (Tayren Way) with Gianna Wright, Talayah Shelby, Irie Roberson, Sarah Roberson, Kawaii Mitchell, Cassidy Bell, Ji’love Hopkins, Jamaya Goodwin, Hadleigh White, Jayla Washington and Dariona Terrell.  Photo courtesy of Infamous Dance

Infamous Dance: Local dancers with attitude

Julia Roberts
Friday, July 5, 2024
Three days a week, some very motivated girls gather in an empty room on Elm Street in Fernandina Beach to learn hip-hop dance from Tayren Way. His qualifications? Loving dance and loving his dance troupe, Infamous Dance.
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Submitted photo

Four arrested in multi-store theft spree

Tracy Dishman
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
On Saturday, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office responded to a theft at Hagan Ace Hardware store on Miner Road, where four suspects stole 24 Stanley cups, concealing them in their shirts and bags before fleeing in a silver Chevy Malibu, said a release from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.
Terry Lacoss, left, visiting with Benny Hendrix in the hospital not long after Hendrix underwent surgery to repair his arm after a shark bite. Submitted

Terry Lacoss, left, visiting with Benny Hendrix in the hospital not long after Hendrix underwent surgery to repair his arm after a shark bite. Submitted

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Local man seriously injured in shark attack

Tracy Dishman
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
A man was attacked by a shark while boating along the Florida coast on Friday, resulting in serious injuries to his arm, according to authorities.
Light Up The Sky Independence Day Celebration will be held on the Fourth of July as a part of the county's bicentennial. Submitted

Light Up The Sky Independence Day Celebration will be held on the Fourth of July as a part of the county's bicentennial. Submitted

County ready to boom

Ashley Chandler
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Tomorrow Nassau County will be popping. Fireworks, that is.  Nassau County has teamed up with the towns of Callahan and Hilliard and the Northeast Florida Fairgrounds to bring an extra special Independence Day celebration to the community.
County Manager Taco Pope, right, discusses the Tourist Development Tax on Monday at the Board of County Commissioners meeting as Assistant County Manager Marshall Eyerman, left, listens. Submitted

County Manager Taco Pope, right, discusses the Tourist Development Tax on Monday at the Board of County Commissioners meeting as Assistant County Manager Marshall Eyerman, left, listens. Submitted

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BOCC pushes bed tax to 2026 ballot

Ashley Chandler
Friday, June 28, 2024
Voters are likely to see the Tourist Development Tax on the 2026 ballot, following discussions Monday at the conclusion of the Board of County Commissioners meeting.