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NCSB approves mental health plan

Holly Dorman
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
The Nassau County School Board accepted the submitted annual Mental Health Assistance Allocation Plan, designed to help students achieve mental wellness.
Woman dies after crash with log truck, FHP says

Woman dies after crash with log truck, FHP says

Woman dies after crash with log truck, FHP says

News Staff
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Florida Highway Patrol confirmed the death of a 25-year-old woman from Fernandina Beach following a crash on SR 200 just before 1 a.m. today. FHP said her car was not following a log truck at a safe distance, and when she hit the back of it, the logs rolled off the truck and onto her car.

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Nassau's Finest

News Staff
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Braden Whittenburg of Hilliard was named to Kennesaw State University’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List in recognition of academic achievement. Whittenburg, who is majoring in management-interest, is among more than 7,100 students named to the Spring 2023 Dean’s List.
Out of the 18 counties in the St. Johns River Water Management District, Nassau County saw the lowest amount of rainfall this month. Photo courtesy St. Johns River Water Management District

Out of the 18 counties in the St. Johns River Water Management District, Nassau County saw the lowest amount of rainfall this month. Photo courtesy St. Johns River Water Management District

SJRWMD: Nassau sees lowest amount of rain in District

Holly Dorman
Thursday, July 13, 2023
While the rest of the St. Johns River Water Management District rain levels were above average last month, district staff have reported Nassau County as having the lowest amount of rainfall in the past 12 months.
Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper holds up a baby bottle similar to the one laced with fentanyl that was given to a nine-month-old baby. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper holds up a baby bottle similar to the one laced with fentanyl that was given to a nine-month-old baby. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader

Charges filed in case of 9-month-old’s fentanyl overdose

Holly Dorman
Thursday, July 13, 2023
A young woman has been charged with aggravated manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance following the death of her 9-month-old baby.

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BOCC hears report of capital transportation projects

Julia Roberts
Thursday, July 13, 2023
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners got a look at a draft of the county’s Capital Improvement Plan for the 2023-24 fiscal year, and transportation heads the list of multi-million dollar projects in the county’s pipeline, gobbling up almost half of the capital improvement budget.
Carver takes helm of Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Carver takes helm of Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Carver takes helm of Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport

Julia Roberts
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Sam Carver has spent his career in aviation and is bringing his expertise to the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport, hoping to build on the success he has had in Mississippi and Florida.

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Whale Ambassadors join coalition opposing right whale bill

Holly Dorman
Thursday, July 6, 2023
The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors has joined a coalition to formally oppose the Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and Economy Act, which, if passed, would prohibit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from implementing proposed speed zones to protect North Atlantic right whales.
NCSO Marine Unit rescues a man of a sinking vessel over the weekend. Submitted photo

NCSO Marine Unit rescues a man of a sinking vessel over the weekend. Submitted photo

Beach emergency responders stay busy over holiday weekend

News Staff
Thursday, July 6, 2023
The Independence Day weekend was a busy one for local emergency responders on the beaches of Amelia Island, with more than two dozen rescues of swimmers by lifeguards. Lt. Haynes Cavender oversees the Fernandina Beach Fire Department’s Ocean Rescue Division.