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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.

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Abby Bean to step down as foundation executive director

News Staff
Thursday, July 6, 2023
The Nassau Education Foundation’s long-time Executive Director Abby Bean has announced that she is transitioning from her position effective Aug. 1, as she wishes to spend more time with her family. She will continue to serve in a volunteer capacity.

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BOCC passes mandatory water connection ordinance

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a new mandatory water and sewer connection ordinance, a “big step” in the plan to get American Beach connected to county utilities.
Ron Sapp

Ron Sapp

Legendary local: Ron Sapp

Tracy Dishman
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Any time a political columnist writes for a newspaper for twenty years is a miracle. One of our favorite miracle workers, Ron Sapp, is a treasured columnist, teacher, city commissioner, and mayor. Sapp graduated from Fernandina Beach High School in 1965.
Many of the horses on Cumberland Island (such as those pictured here) flock to the green grasses surrounding the Dungeness mansion ruins. Local resident and activist Carol Ruckdeschel expressed concern about the bones visible jutting out from under the horses' skin, a sign they may be starving. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader

Many of the horses on Cumberland Island (such as those pictured here) flock to the green grasses surrounding the Dungeness mansion ruins. Local resident and activist Carol Ruckdeschel expressed concern about the bones visible jutting out from under the horses' skin, a sign they may be starving. Photo by Holly Dorman/News-Leader

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The fight to save Cumberland Island’s horses

Holly Dorman
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
As the legal battle to regime Cumberland Island’s feral horse population rolls forward, plaintiff and Cumberland Island resident Carol Ruckdeschel is making sure the island’s visitors know all about it.