The Thornton Family of Amelia Island has donated almost 400 acres of wetlands to The North Florida Land Trust (NFLT), the organization said in an announcement Thursday. The property is located just …

A Yulee surf fisherman bagged a great white shark Tuesday on the shores of Fernandina Beach and videoed releasing it back into the ocean.

Rehabilitation of major stormwater pipes on Alachua Street draining flood waters into the Amelia River is set to begin later this month, according to the city's stormwater system manager. It's …

The final plat for the construction of eight townhouses on 13th Street just north of Lime Street is on the Wednesday agenda for approval of the city's Planning Advisory Board. City staff said in …

City officials pledged to work closely with federal contractors to ensure that shark teeth and other marine life artifacts are kept in the mix of sand that is dredged and relocated onto Fernandina …

Plans to use a huge sand sifting machine called “the extractor” for beach renourishment in Fernandina Beach is drawing the ire of beachcombers in search of shells and shark teeth. A …

City beaches will be replenished with new river and ocean bottom sand in 2025 under two federally funded programs. Kings Bay entrance channel dredging and the Nassau County Shore Protection Project …

Commentary: Words matter and last Tuesday the Fernandina Beach city commission chambers were witness to the most hateful three-minute rant likely ever uttered during the meeting's public …

National newspaper  USA Today  has nominated Fernandina Beach's  "Shrimp Drop" as one of the 20 best New Year's Eve drops in the nation.

The newly seated Fernandina Beach city commission wasted no time in making changes to future commission meetings regarding public comment and proclamations.

The celebratory mood at Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony for Fernandina Beach's new city commission quickly dissipated as controversy erupted during the regular meeting over the reading of the …

The Nassau County Canvassing Board conducted a tabulated recount Wednesday and confirmed Genece Minshew as the winner over Vice Mayor David Sturges for Seat 2 of the Fernandina Beach City Commission. …

An overcast November morning kept an appreciative downtown crowd cool as local veterans were honored Monday at the Annual Fernandina Beach Veterans Day Parade.

Genece Minshew was still leading Friday as the winner over City Commission incumbent Vice Mayor David Sturges following a recount of all provisional ballots by the Nassau County Supervisor of …

It was a transformative shift for Fernandina Beach's governance Wednesday, as incoming City Manager Sarah Campbell along with two newly elected city commissioners unofficially attended their first …

The City of Fernandina Beach is pursuing a $245,489.30 claim with Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Companies over significant delays and incomplete work at its new $5 million fire station project …

A razor thin victory Tuesday by Genece Minshew over incumbent Vice Mayor David Sturges now hinges on a count of provisional ballots and cure affidavits by the Nassau County Supervisor of …

Political newcomer Joyce Tuten upset incumbent Mayor Bradley Bean, while Tim Poynter won a third term and Genece Minshew defeated incumbent David Sturges. Tuten, a retired high school science …

In an unexpected turn of events, local environmental activist Tom Budd has withdrawn his petition challenging Rayonier Advanced Materials' (RYAM) air permit for a proposed bioethanol plant on Amelia …

The campaign to win the hearts and minds of island residents over whether a Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) bioethanol production plant should be constructed included acrimonious exchanges at …