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The weather outside is frightful: Coldest Christmas in 33 years

The weather outside is frightful: Coldest Christmas in 33 years

The weather outside is frightful: Coldest Christmas in 33 years

News Staff
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Temperatures fell 40 to 45 degrees Friday as a cold front drags Northeast Florida into a Christmas freeze unlike any since 1989, the National Weather Service reported. “This [drop] will likely rank in the Top 10 all-time for December,” a Weather Service forecaster said over Twitter.

Woman awaits sentence in accessory to deputy’s murder

Holly Dorman
Thursday, December 22, 2022
A Jacksonville woman has pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact in the murder of Nassau County Sheriff Deputy Josh Moyers. She will be sentenced pending a hearing after the first of the year. According to court records, on Sept. 24, 2021, Deputy Moyers conducted a routine traffic stop.

Records search updates mean News-Leader updates

Tracy Dishman
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The website where the News-Leader newsroom gathers arrest reports and follows court cases is going through an update. Some search features we use to compile the list of weekly arrests that you, our reader, have requested are unavailable.
This unassuming structure, the community says, is an important piece of Fernandina Beach history. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

This unassuming structure, the community says, is an important piece of Fernandina Beach history. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader

PAB denies replat request, recommends sending it to BOA

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Whether a new townhome development will be built on the edges of the historic district of the city of Fernandina Beach still remains undecided, as the city’s Planning Advisory Board denied the developer’s request for a replat of the property, referring it to the city’s Board of Adjustment.
OHPA discusses cruise port calls scheduled for spring

OHPA discusses cruise port calls scheduled for spring

OHPA discusses cruise port calls scheduled for spring

Julia Roberts
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The Ocean Highway and Port Authority said it will have two calls by cruise ships in the spring, one carrying 200 passengers and one with roughly 500 passengers, but OHPA commissioners have reservations about receiving larger ships.
Nassau County Public Library hosted another Cat Café in conjunction with Nassau County Animal Services last weekend to coincide with Dickens on Centre.

Nassau County Public Library hosted another Cat Café in conjunction with Nassau County Animal Services last weekend to coincide with Dickens on Centre.

The season of giving

News Staff
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Nassau County Public Library hosted another Cat Café in conjunction with Nassau County Animal Services last weekend to coincide with the always popular Dickens on Centre.