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Wildlight Vice President Wes Hinton speaks at the Nov. 7 meeting of the Nassau County Planning and Zoning board. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader

Wildlight Vice President Wes Hinton speaks at the Nov. 7 meeting of the Nassau County Planning and Zoning board. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader

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Next 30 years of Wildlight recommended for approval

Sean Rosenthal
Thursday, November 9, 2023
The next 30 years of development in Wildlight were recommended for approval by the Nassau County Planning and Zoning (P&Z) board. Stretching from U.S. 17 to Chester Road, the plans include a Wildlight Parkway between those two key roadways, including a C.R.
Commission chambers were full ahead of the Nov. 7 Planning and Zoning board meeting to discuss the rezoning of approximately 206 acres of land in the Nassauville area from Open Rural to Residential. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader

Commission chambers were full ahead of the Nov. 7 Planning and Zoning board meeting to discuss the rezoning of approximately 206 acres of land in the Nassauville area from Open Rural to Residential. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader

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County board member after vote: ‘They win if they sue us’

Sean Rosenthal
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Nassau County Board of County Commission chambers were full of people opposing the Planning and Zoning board vote to recommend rezoning of the approximately 206 acres of land in the Nassauville area from Open Rural (OR) to Residential (RS-2).

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Task Force arrests sailor

News Staff
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Petty Officer, Third Class Diego Arnulfo Alva, 32, of the United States Navy was taken into custody on Friday, Oct. 27, for engaging in a chat online with a child he believed to be 14 years old.
Members of the community saw plans and photos of the glory days of Evans Rendezvous at a meeting held to involve the public in the process of reinventing the building and nearby county-owned properties to become the American Beach Historic Park. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Members of the community saw plans and photos of the glory days of Evans Rendezvous at a meeting held to involve the public in the process of reinventing the building and nearby county-owned properties to become the American Beach Historic Park. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

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Community helps to shape plans for Evans Rendezvous

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Members of the American Beach community gave their input into plans for the site of Evans Rendezvous to representatives of Nassau County government and consulting firm Community Planning Collaborative last week, helping the shape the future of what was once the “Pre-eminent entertainment and social...
Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

Right whale festival: A reason for hope

Sean Rosenthal
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
This past weekend 20,000 people came out to the Right Whale Festival in support of one of the most critically endangered species on earth. Whale experts educated the public, vendors sold sustainable whale themed goods and kids ran around with their faces painted like sea mammals.
Chuck Hall The Banjo Man, Microgreens, and salsa samples. Photo by Judie Mackie

Chuck Hall The Banjo Man, Microgreens, and salsa samples. Photo by Judie Mackie

Bountiful harvests and local delights

Guest Columnist
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Fernandina Beach is host to Florida's friendliest farmers market, and it will be open Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Their sister market, Wildlight Market Place will also be open in Yulee, near Interstate 95.
NCCOA President and CEO Janice Ancrum (fifth from left) and the Executive Board kick off the “Building for Our Future” Capital Campaign, 2016. Submitted photo

NCCOA President and CEO Janice Ancrum (fifth from left) and the Executive Board kick off the “Building for Our Future” Capital Campaign, 2016. Submitted photo

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2010s: Hometown leader takes charge

Guest Columnist
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Since our founding in 1974, Nassau County Council on Aging has seen the county grow by leaps and bounds. With this growth has come a much larger senior population and a much greater need for programs and services. Following the millennium when seniors comprised 16.

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Supervisor of Elections Office returns $666,480.93 to BOCC

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The 2022-23 fiscal year ended on Sept. 30, 2023. Supervisor of Elections Janet H. Adkins returned $666,480.93 of the previous year’s budget to the Board of County Commissioners. “We are committed to allocating our resources to improve the voting process for Nassau County Voters,” said Janet H.
East Nassau Community Planning Area, known as Wildlight, is 24,000 acres in total.

East Nassau Community Planning Area, known as Wildlight, is 24,000 acres in total.

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East Nassau Community Planning Area: The next chapter

Tracy Dishman
Thursday, November 2, 2023
As part of its Vision 2023 initiative, Nassau County reached out to Rayonier, a timberland real estate investment trust headquartered in Yulee, in 2007 to head a planning effort that would help the county get ahead of the population growth it was foreseeing.