Fernandina Beach Mayor James Antun has launched a public fundraising campaign to restore Peg Leg Pete, the iconic wooden pirate statue that has watched over downtown for decades. The goal is $23,000 …

 A vocal crowd from the historic African American neighborhood surrounding the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center turned out Tuesday night, urging the Fernandina Beach City …

The Fernandina Beach City Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to reject a $6.6 million claim filed by Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) under Florida’s Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property …

Following months of public controversy and division, the Fernandina Beach City Commission on Tuesday voted 4–1 to approve a contract with One Parking, Inc. to manage paid parking operations in …

Fernandina Beach Police have issued an arrest warrant for a Bell High School football player who attacked a Fernandina High School freshman with the player's helmet during a game last Friday. Mike …

Disclaimer: These records are sanitation and safety inspections conducted by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants on public food service establishments. Each inspection report is a "snapshot" …

The soccer clock is ticking. There are about nine months remaining on the scoreboard before the city of Fernandina Beach must break ground for new municipal airport hangars.

Opposition to Fernandina Beach's plan to implement paid parking in the historic downtown area has sparked a grassroots effort to recall two city commissioners — Tim Poynter and Genece Minshew …

A Fernandina Beach High School student was arrested Thursday night after police received a tip and video showing the student displaying a gun to another student inside a school restroom.

Fernandina Beach city officials took Florida Public Utilities (FPU) to task Tuesday night over months of unresolved billing problems, a lack of basic customer support, and what commissioners called a …

A grassroots ordinance aiming to block the implementation of paid parking in Fernandina Beach is now headed to voters in 2026 after the city commission took no action on the measure Tuesday night.

The Port of Fernandina is set to welcome a new container shipping service this December as Green Tide, a maritime logistics company focused on U.S.-Mexico trade, makes Fernandina its second U.S. port …

In a decisive 5-0 vote Wednesday night, the Fernandina Beach Board of Adjustment (BOA) overturned the city’s issuance of building permits for a controversial multi-family development on the …

In a unanimous 7-0 vote, the City’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) Tuesday endorsed a proposal to reconfigure and expand the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center and Charles …

After months of contentious debate and repeated votes, the Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) has reversed its earlier decision and voted 3-2 not to sell a controversial piece of port-owned …

The vacant Atlantic Seafood building next to the Fernandina Beach marina boat ramp has been declared an “unsafe structure” under the Florida Building Code and is now slated for …

Despite clear public resistance and vocal objections from residents, city commissioners moved ahead with the downtown paid parking program during a one-hour workshop Tuesday. The session, filled with …

After more than two hours of legal counseling, public comment, and commissioner debate, the Fernandina Beach City Commission chose not to commit to a final response Tuesday night to a $6.6 million …

After more than 40 years of serving riverfront dining, Brett's Waterway Cafe closed its door for good Saturday night. Many locals and visitors made one last visit to the restaurant and expressed …

The man previously identified as a suspected serial arsonist in the June 20 fire at Sliders Seaside Grill now faces 15 felony charges, according to Nassau County court records.