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BOCC extends invitation for nonprofit funding requests

News Staff
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
For the News-Leader The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners has begun the budgeting process for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Nassau County greatly values the benefits and contributions made by nonprofit organizations to the community.
The Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge is home to hundreds of species of animals, some endangered and threatened, and is a culturally significant site for the Muscogee Creek Nation. Archeologists estimate Native Americans have been in the area for thousands of years. Submitted photo

The Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge is home to hundreds of species of animals, some endangered and threatened, and is a culturally significant site for the Muscogee Creek Nation. Archeologists estimate Native Americans have been in the area for thousands of years. Submitted photo

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Georgia lawmakers push for Okefenokee to be made World Heritage Site

Holly Dorman
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Georgia lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have begun to push for the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge to be named a World Heritage Site.
Dead whale An authorized researcher begins the necropsy of a young North Atlantic right whale that washed up in St. Augustine after a fatal vessel strike in February 2021. Submitted photo

Dead whale An authorized researcher begins the necropsy of a young North Atlantic right whale that washed up in St. Augustine after a fatal vessel strike in February 2021. Submitted photo

Biden administration denies emergency petition for right whales

Holly Dorman
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The Biden administration has declined to act upon an emergency petition filed by Oceana requesting aid for endangered North Atlantic right whales. On Dec.
Betty Berkman, along with city officials and her family, cuts the ribbon on a park built with her contribution. The park was named to honor her late husband David, and was dedicated on his birthday. “David was the most wonderful, loving, caring person I’ve ever known,” she said. “He cared about people and especially this community. He would love this playground and the joy it will give to so many children.” Submitted photo

Betty Berkman, along with city officials and her family, cuts the ribbon on a park built with her contribution. The park was named to honor her late husband David, and was dedicated on his birthday. “David was the most wonderful, loving, caring person I’ve ever known,” she said. “He cared about people and especially this community. He would love this playground and the joy it will give to so many children.” Submitted photo

Berkman Benevolence: Teddy Bear Playground dedication

Julia Roberts
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Hundreds gathered in Central Park Sunday for the dedication of Teddy Bear Playground in honor of the late David Berkman on his birthday.
Yulee High School seniors, seated from left, Grace King, Jye Thompson, Josiah Evans and Chris Turner signed national letters of intent Wednesday to play their respective sport in college. They are pictured with their YHS coaches. Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

Yulee High School seniors, seated from left, Grace King, Jye Thompson, Josiah Evans and Chris Turner signed national letters of intent Wednesday to play their respective sport in college. They are pictured with their YHS coaches. Photo by Beth Jones/News-Leader

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Four senior Hornets pen to play on next level

Beth Jones
Thursday, February 2, 2023
As the school day was getting under way Wednesday morning at Yulee High School, four senior athletes set their future plans in motion.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FWC FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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Right whales halfway through calving season

Holly Dorman
Thursday, February 2, 2023
North Atlantic right whales are officially halfway through the 2023 calving season with 12 calves thus far. Since the annual calving season began in mid-November, mother-calf pairs have made the trip from New England and Canada down to the warmer waters of northeast Florida.
Henry served in the Navy for 20 years. He was aboard the USS Helena during the attack on Pearl Harbor in WWII. Submitted photo

Henry served in the Navy for 20 years. He was aboard the USS Helena during the attack on Pearl Harbor in WWII. Submitted photo

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Remembering a hero: Richard ‘Dick’ Henry

Tracy Dishman
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Executives from Wounded Warrior Project and the Veterans Council of Nassau County recently honored a late WWII veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor, Richard “Dick” Henry, with a memorial bench in Central Park in Fernandina Beach.
Bags of cement mix being shipped into the Port of Fernandina were compromised, leading to spillage on the ground. Port Operator Nassau Terminals said the company was unaware of burst bags, only that some bags had “small holes from shipping and handling.” Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

Bags of cement mix being shipped into the Port of Fernandina were compromised, leading to spillage on the ground. Port Operator Nassau Terminals said the company was unaware of burst bags, only that some bags had “small holes from shipping and handling.” Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

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Bagged cement coming into port concerns citizens

Julia Roberts
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Residents of the neighborhood around the Port of Fernandina are concerned about cargo that is coming into the port, and the effects it could have on the area. The port received bags of cement mix, which is in a powder form, this week.

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Island businesses are drawn to Wildlight

Guest Columnist
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Like a moth to a light, like a seagull to a beach, Amelia Island businesses are being drawn to the wide open spaces around the Wildlight community in Yulee. The latest local business to expand westward is Mocama Beer Co. – and in a big way.