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Developer plans 22 townhomes on Sadler

Nick Blank
Friday, August 28, 2026
A plan to build 22 townhomes on Sadler Road is in its early stages, city officials heard Thursday.On Thursday morning, Fernandina Beach’s Technical Review Committee assessed the project located at 2195 Sadler Road, which sits on 1.45 acres.
Debris is rained on Thursday afternoon at Devon Self Storage after a vehicle smashed into the building. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Debris is rained on Thursday afternoon at Devon Self Storage after a vehicle smashed into the building. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Single-vehicle crash damages 8th Street business

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Two people are in the hospital after the Fernandina Beach Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle crash in which a vehicle left the road and damaged a business on 8th Street Thursday morning, the agency said.A vehicle struck the CubeSmart storage facility, 1600 S. Eight St., around 10:54 a.m.

Fall Fest back in Fernandina Beach

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The City of Fernandina Beach is hosting its second annual Fall Fest from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at Atlantic Rec. Center.A sensory hour will be from noon to 1 p.m.“We will have games, prizes, treats, a floating pumpkin patch activity at the pool, and more!” the city posted on social media.
Downtown visitors will continue to pay to park until the program’s last day, Nov. 18. Photo by Amy Mulligan/News-Leader

Downtown visitors will continue to pay to park until the program’s last day, Nov. 18. Photo by Amy Mulligan/News-Leader

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Nov. 18: Paid parking’s final day

Nick Blank
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
With Fernandina Beach commissioners sunsetting its paid parking program with a 4-1 vote last week, officials are moving to phase out the program.The vote allowed staff to terminate the city’s contract with vendor One Parking, which they did Aug.
A rendering of the proposed riverfront wharf. Submitted

A rendering of the proposed riverfront wharf. Submitted

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HDC denies riverfront wharf design

Nick Blank
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The design of an ambitious mixed project at the Amelia Riverfront has hit a roadblock again.Conceptual approval was denied in June for a Certificate of Approval to construct a waterfront commercial building, the “Amelia Wharf,” at 0 N. Front St., near Brett’s Waterway Cafe.
Owner of Island Florals, Russell Daniels, left, is partnering with Sand and Sage owners Jill Vozza and husband and business partner Rich Yaworski, to create Sand, Sage and Soul Gathering House, 3381 S. Fletcher Ave. Photo by Suzi Hamilton/For the News-Leader

Owner of Island Florals, Russell Daniels, left, is partnering with Sand and Sage owners Jill Vozza and husband and business partner Rich Yaworski, to create Sand, Sage and Soul Gathering House, 3381 S. Fletcher Ave. Photo by Suzi Hamilton/For the News-Leader

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Feeding Fernandina's Soul

Suzi Hamilton
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A new collaboration of two locally-owned Fernandina Beach businesses is opening its doors on Labor Day, Sept. 7.Owner of Island Florals, Russell Daniels is partnering with Sand and Sage owners Jill Vozza and husband and business partner Rich Yaworski on the new venture.
The Terry Kelly Skate Jam and TK 5K were held Saturday. Photos by Billy Skipper/ For the New-Leader

The Terry Kelly Skate Jam and TK 5K were held Saturday. Photos by Billy Skipper/ For the New-Leader

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Terry Kelly Skate Jam, TK 5K go on ‘without a hitch’

Ashley Chandler
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
The annual Terry Kelly Skate Jam and TK 5K was held over the weekend to remember a devoted local father and to get the local community kids out and about.

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Indie folk band graces Tigre Island Room to end tour

Nick Blank
Friday, August 21, 2026
A Charleston, South Carolina-based indie folk band will wrap up their tour at Fernandina Beach’s Tigre Island room at the end of the month.Easy Honey has never played in Fernandina Beach but will head downtown on Aug.
Raffaela Marie Rizzo Fenn received the Gold Medal in Biography from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association President's Book Awards. Submitted

Raffaela Marie Rizzo Fenn received the Gold Medal in Biography from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association President's Book Awards. Submitted

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‘Goodness personified:' Local author talks about her father who inspired award-winning biography

Ashley Chandler
Friday, August 21, 2026
A Fernandina Beach resident is an award-winning book author after she received the Gold Medal in Biography from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association President's Book Awards.Raffaela Marie Rizzo Fenn wrote the book, “Thank You For The Shoes: The Story of an Extraordinary Ordinary Man.