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Nassau Schools earn top grade in state. Submitted photo

Nassau Schools earn top grade in state. Submitted photo

Nassau Schools earn top grade in state

Tracy Dishman
Friday, December 15, 2023
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released school grades this week for the 2022-23 school year. Nassau County School District has received an A grade for the academic year.
Photo courtesy of Mike Pikula.

Photo courtesy of Mike Pikula.

Dump truck flips

News Staff
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Eastbound lanes on SR 200 were closed just before the intracoastal Waterway (ICW) bridge yesterday afternoon, caused by a dump truck that had flipped over. Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) helped direct traffic. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.  “Just after 3:30 p.m.
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Arrested development

Sean Rosenthal
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Demolition work began last week on the old county jail and abandoned trailers that made up the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) administration site at SR 200 and Bobby Moore Circle, just east of I-95.
Photo by Penny Glakin/ For the News-Leader

Photo by Penny Glakin/ For the News-Leader

A most wonderful time: Dickens on Centre 2023

News Staff
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Under a canopy of twinkling lights, the annual Dickens on Centre festival transformed historic downtown Fernandina Beach into an immersive Victorian holiday experience, featuring stages adorned with entertainers, vendor booths decked with holiday gifts, music filling the air and shops bustling day...
Baptist Health broke ground on Baptist Nassau Crossing Medical Campus in March, with plans for the new medical campus to open in late 2024. The center is in Yulee, east of I-95 on State Road 200. Submitted photo

Baptist Health broke ground on Baptist Nassau Crossing Medical Campus in March, with plans for the new medical campus to open in late 2024. The center is in Yulee, east of I-95 on State Road 200. Submitted photo

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New Baptist Health facility coming to Yulee

News Staff
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Baptist Health broke ground on Baptist Nassau Crossing Medical Campus in March, with plans for the new medical campus to open in late 2024. The center is in Yulee, east of I-95 on State Road 200.
John Hartrich, left, Miriam Dudiak, right, and Dudiak’s 96-year-old mother, Helen, man the Winn-Dixie in Fernandina Beach on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

John Hartrich, left, Miriam Dudiak, right, and Dudiak’s 96-year-old mother, Helen, man the Winn-Dixie in Fernandina Beach on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

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A timeless tradition: The Red Kettle symphony

Tracy Dishman
Thursday, December 7, 2023
In 1891, Salvation Army Capt. Joseph McFee sparked a tradition of giving, aiming to ensure no one went hungry during the holidays. The Red Kettle campaign, born from his compassion, continues to echo in Fernandina Beach at The Salvation Army Hope House.
Linda Haskett needs a kidney donor. Husband David Haskett serves as her caretaker. Photo by Kathie Sciullo

Linda Haskett needs a kidney donor. Husband David Haskett serves as her caretaker. Photo by Kathie Sciullo

Donor tops Christmas wish list

Kathie Sciullo
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Linda Haskett’s future Christmases depend on finding a kidney donor. The Callahan resident is in the end stage of chronic kidney disease. She is on a wait list to receive a kidney.
Fernandina Beach City Manager Ty Ross said he was “angry and embarrassed” by an accident he said was the result of drinking and bicycling. “Life’s hard sometimes but it’s not what happens to you, it’s how you react to it. It’s not about falling down, it’s about getting up,” he said, pledging to dedicate himself to his duties to the city. Photo: City of Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach City Manager Ty Ross said he was “angry and embarrassed” by an accident he said was the result of drinking and bicycling. “Life’s hard sometimes but it’s not what happens to you, it’s how you react to it. It’s not about falling down, it’s about getting up,” he said, pledging to dedicate himself to his duties to the city. Photo: City of Fernandina Beach

Residents call for city manager’s resignation and investigation into FBPD

Julia Roberts
Thursday, December 7, 2023
The Fernandina Beach Police Department video of City Manager Ty Ross Bike Accident Redacted 12-06-23 is available at https://www.fbnewsleader.
Medians of SR 200 are undergoing landscaping and irrigation improvements and currently on schedule for completion in late 2024. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader

Medians of SR 200 are undergoing landscaping and irrigation improvements and currently on schedule for completion in late 2024. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader

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FDOT funding SR 200 improvements

Sean Rosenthal
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is funding landscaping and irrigation improvements to the medians of SR 200 from I-95 to Old Nassauville Road. The project is expected to be completed by Arazoza Brothers Corporation, a Miami company, by the fall of 2024 at a cost of $6.95 million.