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The County is handing out stickers and tokens to people who give their input for Vision 2050. To get yours, visit the Vision Tent at the Opening of the Beaches event May 18 or at the Fourth of July celebration for the towns of Hilliard and Callahan. Photo by Ashley Chandler

The County is handing out stickers and tokens to people who give their input for Vision 2050. To get yours, visit the Vision Tent at the Opening of the Beaches event May 18 or at the Fourth of July celebration for the towns of Hilliard and Callahan. Photo by Ashley Chandler

County gets residents involved in Vision 2050, plan moves into Phase 3

Nassau County leaders have been asking residents what they want the county to be when it grows up. Though the county has a vision plan through 2032, growth of residents and visitors has driven the need for a new vision plan. With the 2050 plan, the vision team is going more in depth.
Local activist Rev. Bernard Thompson came before the Nassau County School Board to bring attention to the questionable circumstances surrounding two Black male Nassau County middle school students. Photo by Tracy McCormick-Dishman/News-Leader

Local activist Rev. Bernard Thompson came before the Nassau County School Board to bring attention to the questionable circumstances surrounding two Black male Nassau County middle school students. Photo by Tracy McCormick-Dishman/News-Leader

Parents and pastors demand consequences of actions by NCSD teachers

Parents of a Yulee Middle School student attended the Nassau County School Board meeting held April 25 and asked the board, “What are the consequences?” Pastor Jackie Hooper Sr.
Thousands of cannonball jellyfish were seen on Amelia Island beaches this week. Although unpleasant, the creatures are harmless to humans. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Thousands of cannonball jellyfish were seen on Amelia Island beaches this week. Although unpleasant, the creatures are harmless to humans. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Cannonball jellyfish invade Amelia Island

While pirates launched a cannonball on Amelia Island last weekend to celebrate the Shrimp Festival, thousands of cannonballs were washing up on the island’s beaches — cannonball jellyfish. The gelatinous creatures were seen all along the island’s shores.
The Mayor of Fernandina Beach, center in bow tie, poses with others in attendance at the Fernandina Fiesta in 1956. The Fiesta is the precursor to the Shrimp Festival. Finalists in the 1956 Fernandina Beach beauty contest pose on the beach. Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Museum of History

The Mayor of Fernandina Beach, center in bow tie, poses with others in attendance at the Fernandina Fiesta in 1956. The Fiesta is the precursor to the Shrimp Festival. Finalists in the 1956 Fernandina Beach beauty contest pose on the beach. Photo courtesy of Amelia Island Museum of History

Local history shines through bicentennial events, Shrimp Fest

This year, events flood the city and county in celebration of the 200-year bicentennial of Nassau County and Fernandina Beach. These festivities preserve our history in the ways we celebrate them.  History is built from the actions and lives of the individuals who have made up these communities.
The first quarter 2024 general election and municipal election campaign filings.

The first quarter 2024 general election and municipal election campaign filings.

Who is filling their campaign coffers?

The first quarter 2024 general election and municipal election campaign filings reveal races for Superintendent of Schools and District 5 county commissioner have raised significant campaign contributions so far.
A graph showing overdose mortality in the U.S. from 1991-2021 demonstrates how deadly Fentanyl has become. Submitted

A graph showing overdose mortality in the U.S. from 1991-2021 demonstrates how deadly Fentanyl has become. Submitted

Opioid settlement money expands treatment sites in Nassau County

Over the next 18 years, Florida will receive $3.1 billion in opioid settlement monies to combat drug addiction and deaths. The first installment began arriving in February 2023 and, as of December, the state had received $550 million for distribution.
Deputy Joshua Moyers is pictured with his fiancée, Ivy Carter. The two were ready to take the next step in their life together before Moyers was killed in the line of duty. Submitted photo

Deputy Joshua Moyers is pictured with his fiancée, Ivy Carter. The two were ready to take the next step in their life together before Moyers was killed in the line of duty. Submitted photo

McDowell jury encourages judge to proceed with death sentence

After less than three hours of deliberation, a Nassau County jury recommended the death penalty for Patrick McDowell. The count was 11-1 Thursday, with a lone juror favoring life in prison.