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Shrimp Festival Parking Guide: What to Know Before You Go

By Kate Kimmel The Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival returns May 1–3, bringing more than 150,000 visitors to historic downtown Fernandina Beach. If you’re...

City Commissioners approve Bosque Bello Cemetery addition 

By Kate Kimmel With only about 600 graves remaining and demand expected to exhaust available plots within five years, city officials are moving forward with...

Sun, Songs and a Swashbuckler: Waterfront Park makes its debut

By Kate Kimmel The long-awaited opening of Fernandina Beach’s new waterfront park drew a crowd of more than 100 residents and community leaders Saturday afternoon,...

FBPD Chief Jeffrey Tambasco on training, outreach and goals 

By Kate Kimmel Fernandina Beach Police Chief Jeffrey Tambasco presented the department’s 2025 annual report to the city commission last month, emphasizing the importance of...

City awards banking contract to First Federal after rebid

By: Kate Kimmel City commissioners on Tuesday voted to award a five-year management banking services contract to First Federal Bank, selecting the incumbent institution after...

Community First announces plans for Fernandina Beach branch

By: Kate Kimmel Community First Credit Union of Florida is planning to expand its presence in Nassau County with a new branch in Fernandina...

‘Now or never’: City approves $2.1M land buy for future City Hall site

By: Kate Kimmel Fernandina Beach Commissioners approved the purchase of two downtown parcels across from City Hall on Tuesday in what they described as a...

City takes control of marina as private operator bows out

By: Kate Kimmel Facing an April 1 exit by its private marina operator Alliance Marine, Fernandina Beach commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to shift marina...

Pirates Club statue may drop anchor at Amelia River Waterfront Park

By: Kate Kimmel The Fernandina Beach Historic District Council voted unanimously Thursday that it would be appropriate to place the Pirates Club’s commissioned statue at...

Quorum issues prompt Fernandina Beach to replace code board with magistrate

By: Kate Kimmel Fernandina Beach city commissioners voted Tuesday to dissolve the city’s code enforcement board and shift to a special magistrate system, citing ongoing...
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