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Sheriff Bill Leeper and Superintendent Dr. Kathy Burns announced the “Laced and Lethal” campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and crack down on its distribution. Submitted

Sheriff Bill Leeper and Superintendent Dr. Kathy Burns announced the “Laced and Lethal” campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and crack down on its distribution. Submitted

NCSO and Nassau County School District Launch “Laced and Lethal” Campaign to Combat Fentanyl Crisis

News Staff
Thursday, March 14, 2024
You may have noticed these new “Laced and Lethal” banners posted outside our local schools throughout Nassau County. That’s because the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office and Nassau County School District are joining forces to take aim at the deadly fentanyl crisis impacting the community.
Callahan Cookie Company's decorated Easter egg cookie can be found at the Wildlight Market Place. Submitted

Callahan Cookie Company's decorated Easter egg cookie can be found at the Wildlight Market Place. Submitted

Two amazing markets are planned for Saturday

Guest Columnist
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Fishing is a great way to secure a healthy protein source for your family or friends in a seaside community such as ours. Smoking fish is a method of preservation that has been practiced for thousands of years.
RYAM says this process for producing bioethanol will decrease emissions at its Fernandina Beach plant by using spent sulfite liquor, a byproduct of its manufacturing process, to create the substance, which can be used as fuel by vehicles that has been modified to use it. Submitted

RYAM says this process for producing bioethanol will decrease emissions at its Fernandina Beach plant by using spent sulfite liquor, a byproduct of its manufacturing process, to create the substance, which can be used as fuel by vehicles that has been modified to use it. Submitted

Department of Environmental Protection says it will issue bioethanol permit

Julia Roberts
Thursday, March 14, 2024
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has told Rayonier Performance Fibers (RYAM) that it intends to issue an air quality permit which would allow the construction of a bioethanol production facility inside the company’s Fernandina Beach plant.
John Percival, the 2nd Earl of Egmont, established an indigo plantation on Amelia Island in the late 18th century. Traces of its existence remain in the names of streets and places on the island known as Egmont Isle. Photo courtesty of Amelia Island Museum of History

John Percival, the 2nd Earl of Egmont, established an indigo plantation on Amelia Island in the late 18th century. Traces of its existence remain in the names of streets and places on the island known as Egmont Isle. Photo courtesty of Amelia Island Museum of History

Treasures of Nassau: Antebellum Florida Part II

Pamela Bushnell
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Amelia Island and Nassau County were not considered part of the Florida Plantation Belt. That distinction would go to the Panhandle area, where British colonists fleeing the American Revolutionary War developed large estates with slave labor.

Man charged with attempted murder in gas bill dispute

News Staff
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
A Yulee man has been charged with the attempted murder of his partner following a dispute over a utility bill. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office received a call on March 8 from the suspect, Dennis Wayne McCabe, 76, of Pamela Road in Yulee.
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office shuts down meth house in Yulee. Submitted

Nassau County Sheriff’s Office shuts down meth house in Yulee. Submitted

Yulee woman arrested for multiple drug charges

News Staff
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
A local woman is facing multiple drug charges after her arrest, which Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said closed a “drug house.” On March 6, NCSO arrested Shelley Renee Crider, 44, of Di Charia Street in Yulee.
Nassau County School Board Attorney Brett Steger, Superintendent Kathy Burns, Callahan Mayor Randy Knagge and Callahan Town Council President Ken Bass are among those in attendance at a workshop in Callahan Monday night. Photo by Kathie Sciullo/CNI Newspapers

Nassau County School Board Attorney Brett Steger, Superintendent Kathy Burns, Callahan Mayor Randy Knagge and Callahan Town Council President Ken Bass are among those in attendance at a workshop in Callahan Monday night. Photo by Kathie Sciullo/CNI Newspapers

Work is underway for school traffic congestion

Kathie Sciullo
Friday, March 8, 2024
Callahan Elementary School will soon have a cure for its ongoing traffic congestion.  During an annual joint workshop with the Callahan Town Council and Nassau County School Board, Superintendent Kathy Burns confirmed that work is underway.
Circled in green is where the bioethanol plant would be located inside RYAM’s facility on Amelia Island. Submitted

Circled in green is where the bioethanol plant would be located inside RYAM’s facility on Amelia Island. Submitted

RYAM holds informational event for bioethanol plant

Julia Roberts
Friday, March 8, 2024
Jack Imber was one of the local residents who shared their opposition to bioethanol production with people driving to and from RYAM’s Fernandina Beach facility Wednesday.
Robert Fiege is retir-ing after 48 years with the News-Leader. He is shown at a luncheon in his honor at Brett’s Waterway Cafe on Wednesday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Robert Fiege is retir-ing after 48 years with the News-Leader. He is shown at a luncheon in his honor at Brett’s Waterway Cafe on Wednesday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

End of an era: Robert Fiege retires after 48 years with the News-Leader

Pamela Bushnell
Friday, March 8, 2024
Robert Fiege, 64, completed his final day as production director of the News-Leader this week.  He is retiring after 48 years with the newspaper. Fiege began working as a paper boy in middle school and later as an office gofer while still attending Fernandina Beach High School.