By Wally Moran Having stopped in Fernandina Beach by boat more than 50 times myself, and having led 10 boating rallies that have stopped here, I feel I need to comment on your marina fee issue. …

This is an open letter from the Nassau County Sierra Executive Board to fellow stakeholders of the local environment: If you have noticed the sidewalks being closed off by FDOT on Atlantic Avenue, …

By Mike Lednovich There is no denying the fact that the city marina is a financial black hole for city taxpayers and has been for more than a decade. About $700,000 a year is needed from the city …

By Mike Lednovich The City Commission did an about-face Tuesday on funding improvements to the city's aged water and sewage system and took no action to place the potential burden on developers for …

By Mike Lednovich Current Customs building at Third and Dade streets. The Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) has so little money available that it is struggling to find $17,000 in next year's …

Future locations of two fabric warehouse structures at the port. The Port of Fernandina is ready to start building two fabric warehouses on the north end of the port property to accommodate the …

By Mike Lednovich The Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) voted 4-1 Wednesday to sell "one or all" of the three residential properties it owns in the historic district neighborhood adjacent to …

By Mike Lednovich Colin Baenziger & Associates has submitted nine city manager candidates to the city's Citizens City Manager Search Committee for review. The following profiles are from Colin …

By Mike Lednovich By votes of 4-1, the Fernandina Beach City Commission Tuesday paved the way for the construction of future unlimited-sized commercial projects and unlimited expansion plans for …

Here is the schedule going forward for selecting the new Fernandina Beach city manager: Now to Aug. 7 – Search firm Colin Baenziger & Associates is doing background checks on the 55 applicants …

An attorney for Center Street Restaurant Group, owners of Brett's Waterway Cafe, is demanding a settlement for damages from the City of Fernandina Beach. Damages it claims as the result of negative …

The developer of a proposed RV park on Nassau County land on Sadler Road has temporarily set aside his part of legal action with neighbors opposing the project and come up with an alternative: asking …

OHPA-owned parcels highlighted in red. During a special meeting of the Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) Thursday, commissioners were informed that the value of three parcels the port owns near …

Curious people want to know: What’s going on at the seemingly stalled Alachua rail crossing project, and when is something going to happen? We asked Interim City Manager Charles George and got a …

Joyce Tuten speaks against rollbac k After 50 minutes of debate over the city's rollback property tax millage rate, majority rule was victorious Tuesday as three city commissioners voted to set the …

A leaking fuel line at the city marina fuel dock has resulted in 76 days without gasoline for sale to boaters and, combined with the impacts of two near hurricane strikes last year, means a total …

The final tally for candidates for the Fernandina Beach city manager is 55, with 13 additional applications received during the extended search period, which ended at the close of work on July 21. Of …

Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross is pitching a lawsuit settlement with the Ocean Highway and Port Authority (OHPA) in which the district would give the city a wooded parcel of property it …

Steve Nicklas News-Leader columnist Steve Nicklas, who repeatedly criticizes city spending as wasteful, has been receiving unauthorized city garbage collection services for free for the past five …

The cost of the city commission's 50% pay raise that’s under discussion is $30,000. It’s easy to say it’s “just” $30,000, a drop in the bucket of the Fernandina Beach budget that’s moving …