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Envisioning 2050

Sean Rosenthal
Thursday, October 19, 2023
“Preservation,” “quality” and “heritage” are the key words Nassau County Board of County Commissioners said described what they want to shape the county’s Vision 2050 plan, which is in its planning stages. At its Oct.
Nassau County is requesting funding to add a dedicated right turn lane and an additional southbound lane on Old Nassauville Road at the intersection with S.R. 200. Photo by Sean Mathew Rosenthal/News-Leader

Nassau County is requesting funding to add a dedicated right turn lane and an additional southbound lane on Old Nassauville Road at the intersection with S.R. 200. Photo by Sean Mathew Rosenthal/News-Leader

County requests funds for ‘problem child’ intersection

Sean Rosenthal
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Nassau County is asking the state of Florida for funds to improve the intersection of SR 200 and CR 107 (Old Nassauville Road), which Commissioner “Hupp” Huppman called “the problem child.
Morales and Lane at the gym on South 14th Street. Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

Morales and Lane at the gym on South 14th Street. Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

2-time world champ

Beth Jones
Thursday, October 19, 2023
She did it again. Vivianne Morales is a two-time junior world champion. The 18-year-old from Fernandina Beach took first place in her division at the International Federation of Muaythai Associations 2023 Youth World Championships in Antalya, Turkey. She captured the title last year in Malaysia.
Pastor Zach Terry speaks with officials as he tries to get his group home from Israel. Submitted photo

Pastor Zach Terry speaks with officials as he tries to get his group home from Israel. Submitted photo

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Church group home in Fernandina Beach

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
A group of 54 travelers from Northeast Florida and Southern Georgia who were in Israel when the Palestinian group Hamas carried out a surprise attack Oct. 7 have returned to their home church, First Baptist Fernandina Beach.
Dale Stickrath and Culver’s Yulee owner Marty Greye with the banner that Culver’s had made. Photo by Sean Mathew Rosenthal/News-Leader

Dale Stickrath and Culver’s Yulee owner Marty Greye with the banner that Culver’s had made. Photo by Sean Mathew Rosenthal/News-Leader

World War II veteran celebrates 99

Sean Rosenthal
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Around 80 years ago, Dale Stickrath was in the South Pacific, flying 17 hours over water in the bottom of a B-24 bomber on a mission to destroy oil refineries. On Monday he celebrated his 99th birthday.
Amelia Island stuck to North America after Pangea split 180 million years ago. Submitted photo

Amelia Island stuck to North America after Pangea split 180 million years ago. Submitted photo

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Amelia Island’s African beginnings

Sean Rosenthal
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Over the last 500 million years, Amelia Island was once in Africa, was in the middle of a mountain range, then coastal, then underwater, then inland and now coastal again. The sand on our beaches is African sand.
The view from Masada, an ancient fortification on a plateau. Members in my group had bar and bat mitzvahs in the ruins of the synagogue here, the oldest synagogue yet found. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader

The view from Masada, an ancient fortification on a plateau. Members in my group had bar and bat mitzvahs in the ruins of the synagogue here, the oldest synagogue yet found. Photo by Sean Rosenthal/News-Leader

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Israel is beautiful

Sean Rosenthal
Friday, October 13, 2023
I hadn’t thought about Israel in a while. I had been there over the 2018-19 new year and found beauty all around.
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County commits money to municipalities

Sean Rosenthal
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Nassau County Board of County Commissioners adopted a policy that allows the county to fund grants of property taxes to the towns of Callahan and Hilliard and the city of Fernandina Beach. Funding is not to exceed $50,000 per municipality per year.
A kids fishing clinic at George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park. Photo courtesy Florida State Parks

A kids fishing clinic at George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park. Photo courtesy Florida State Parks

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State planning park provisioning

Sean Rosenthal
Thursday, October 12, 2023
In a decade or two, the George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park will be replaced by a pier at the very edge of Amelia Island, according to the Florida State Parks department. One end of the pedestrian bridge is closed now, and the bridge will only continue to fall into disrepair.
Render of the future Civic Center campus at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center on William Burgess Boulevard. Submitted photo

Render of the future Civic Center campus at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center on William Burgess Boulevard. Submitted photo

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‘Our plan is to go vertical’

Sean Rosenthal
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Nassau County is taking the first steps towards developing a civic campus at the Robert M. Foster Justice Center on William Burgess Boulevard and overpass that will allow drivers to go from Yulee Middle and High schools to Semper Fi Drive on the other side of I-95, without getting on S.R. 200 or U.