3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (795+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH — Cargo moving through the Port of Fernandina collapsed in August to 4,791 tons, an 85% drop from July and by far the port’s weakest month of 2026, as its core forest-products business virtually disappeared from the docks. The August total was…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (482+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH — Extreme heat, scant rainfall, a recurring turf disease and e-bike riders tearing across greens battered the Fernandina Beach Golf Course in August, contributing to fewer rounds and forcing managers to restrict play while damaged greens recover. “There was…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (309+ words) The world celebrated International Manatee Day on Sept. 7 to raise awareness about the protection, conservation, and research needs of manatees and their habitats. A manatee is a large, fully aquatic, mostly vegetarian mammal also known as a sea cow. There…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (377+ words) I grew up in a two-family house owned by my grandparents. We lived upstairs and they, along with my Uncle Joe, lived downstairs. Every year my grandfather would put up a garden that was the envy of the neighborhood. As…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1627+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - For years, homeowners living along Dade, North Second and North Third streets near the Port of Fernandina have complained about tractor-trailers arriving before dawn, idling and queuing on neighborhood streets, trucks straying from designated routes and port-related debris…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (664+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - The City is moving to add about 28 acres to its conservation lands, approving up to $240,000 toward the purchase of five properties that would expand the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway. The North Florida Land Trust will contribute approximately…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (472+ words) Nassau County has imposed a $100,000 fine against the owner of a South Eighth Street property after finding that 10 protected trees were removed without permits, an act the county’s code enforcement magistrate ruled was an “irreversible or irreparable” violation of Amelia…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (351+ words) Curry Island sits at 1120 S. 14th Street, in the former home of Big Al's Chicken Shack. Big Al's was exactly the sort of place its name suggested: fried chicken, chicken gizzards and other Southern staples. I always meant to try it and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (681+ words) Coconut palms are probably the most iconic and well-known palm in the world. Images of tropical beaches around the equator include coconut palms in the sand overlooking tranquil oceans of crystal-clear aqua-blue water. Not only do coconut palms look great,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1399+ words) For about 40 minutes Tuesday, Fernandina Beach’s controversial paid parking program flickered back to life — only to be buried again by one of its most steadfast supporters. In a stunning reversal, Commissioner Tim Poynter called his successful effort two weeks earlier…...