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About 115 kayakers and paddleboarders made the trek Saturday morning on the Amelia River from St. Marys to Fernandina Beach in support of the Cross the Line Foundation. Watch the video for more …

The city of Fernandina Beach took its next steps Wednesday toward possibly implementing a paid parking system in the historic downtown district, as an evaluation committee selected two companies to …

The Fernandina Beach City Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a controversial employment agreement with incoming City Attorney Teresa Prince. The decision followed a tense discussion marked by …

The long-term effort to shield historic downtown Fernandina Beach from cresting Ameilia River floodwaters got a major boost from the state of Florida.   Lorelei Jacobs, the …

Organizers opposing a plan to implement paid parking in historic downtown Fernandina Beach have collected almost 4,000 online petition signatures Tuesday morning, according to the host website. …

The city of Fernandina Beach posted a paid parking video Monday on its Facebook page to counter what it said were inaccurate rumors about the proposal.

Exasperated Port Authority commissioners are demanding repairs be made to extensively damaged warehouse buildings and other Port of Fernandina facilities. Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) …

Anti-Trump protest on Centre Street.

The Port of Fernandina is seeking a state grant to fund the purchase of a new container crane because replacement parts for the existing cranes are no longer available.   …

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began raids on numerous Amelia Island locations this morning. City officials say they were notified by U.S. Customs of the action earlier today. …

Mounting public pressure Tuesday led to the Fernandina News-Leader doing an about-face  on the publisher's decision to ban coverage of the local Pride organization. The newspaper printed ... …

The city of Fernandina Beach plans on more riverfront improvements, including adding 39 more parking spaces along Front Street and adjoining areas.

A 5-year-old child has died following a drowning incident Saturday morning just north of Seaside Park, despite rapid intervention by bystanders, lifeguards, and emergency responders.

An addendum to the Request for Proposal (RFP) that answers questions from a prospective vendor to run a proposed paid parking program for downtown Fernandina Beach provides key details of the city's …

The city of Fernandina Beach will begin to evaluate vendor proposals to run a paid parking program in the historic downtown following submittals to its Request for Proposals (RFP) that closed …

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" …

When Sarah Campbell took over as city manager of Fernandina Beach in December, she walked into a storm. Hired on a narrow 3-2 vote, only one of the commissioners who backed her was still on the …

USA Today has named Amelia Island among the top ten "Best Summer Travel Destinations." An expert panel nominated their must-see places for a summer vacation, then readers voted to determine the …

Port Authority Commissioners voted Wednesday to have a 22,000-square-foot fabric tent torn down and relocated to its original designated location within the port.

A tsunami of conflict is drowning the relationship between the operator of the Port of Fernandina and its governing body the Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) to the point that OHPA is issuing …

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