Arts and Culture Nassau partnered with the foundation Hearts for Minds to facilitate the creation of this mural in Hilliard. Photo courtesy Nassau Council of Arts and Culture

Nassau Council of Arts and Culture: A fresh advocate for the county arts scene

Arts and Culture Nassau has been sunsetted by both the Nassau County and Fernandina Beach commissions. However, instead of limiting the work that can be done to promote arts and culture in the county, the organization’s reinvention of the Nassau…
Arts and Culture Nassau has been sunsetted by both the Nassau County and Fernandina Beach commissions. However, instead of limiting the work that can be done to promote arts and culture in the county, the organization’s reinvention of the Nassau Council of Arts and Culture Inc. (NCAC) is bringing…
Music filled the warm ocean air while more than 40 canopies were placed in rows at Main Beach Park in Fernandina Beach on Saturday. Crocheted sea turtles and glass-blown wall art of sea turtles and other sea creatures, jewelry, arts and crafts, shark teeth, beach accessories, coffee, pies and more…
The Fernandina Beach City Commission agreed that the $41,000 in fines imposed against some Old Town property owners were “egregious” and asked staff to create a more straightforward process for applying for tree removal permits. Chris and Kelly Manus bought some property in Old Town, the oldest…
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The regular seasons  are winding down for Fernandina Beach and Yulee high schools’ baseball and softball teams. The FBHS baseball team (9-10) hosted Tocoi Creek on Wednesday night in the final home game of the sea-son. The visiting Toros beat the Pirates 13-8. Tocoi Creek jumped out to a 4-0 first-…
The Nassau County School Board updated its Controlled Open Enrollment Plan for 2024-25. The board met Thursday in the Hilliard Middle-Senior High School cafetorium, approving a revision that lowers its non-program-related Florida Inventory of School Houses capacity from 90% to 80%. If a school…
On Wednesday, the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners approved a $41,400 grant to the city of Fernandina Beach for the construction of a Peck Center Charles Eugene Richo multi-use track. The track will be open to the public and will be 1,100 feet long and eight feet wide. It will be built…
The majority of the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting Wednesday was spent honoring members of the community who have put time and effort into bettering Nassau County. Among those recognized by the commissioners were volunteers, landscape architects and longtime county…
Third grade students at Fernandina Beach Christian Academy have been working through the process of opinion writing.   Under the guidance of teachers Jan Roberts, Kaitlin Steen, and Kaysley Thorton, three classrooms collaborated on this exciting opinion project.   “They began this process by…
A Leon County circuit judge Tuesday refused to put on hold a lawsuit filed by Florida State University against the Atlantic Coast Conference, as a big-money battle between the university and its longtime conference continues to play out in two states. After an all-day hearing, Circuit Judge John…
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on recent “Operation Spring Cleaning,” which took place between the months of February and March 2024. “Many of these individuals we apprehended had outstanding warrants or were involved in major cases related to incidents we've been diligently…

   

Judge refuses to halt FSU-ACC case

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A Leon County circuit judge Tuesday refused to put on hold a lawsuit filed by Florida State University against the Atlantic Coast Conference, as a big-money battle between the university and its lo

Sandsational showdown

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Fernandina Beach High School’s inaugural beach volleyball team hosted the Episcopal Lady Eagles Tuesday afternoon at Main Beach. The FBHS Lady Pirates lost to Episcopal 5-0.

Lady Hornets beat Hilliard 15-5, now 5-2

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The Yulee softball team (5-2) beat Hilliard 15-5 Wednesday.

“We played almost a perfect game, except one inning,” said Chris Hicken, head softball coach at Yulee High School.

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