Jennifer Silverman

Working my way up to ‘I don’t care’

By Jennifer SilvermanThe Curious Columnist Like most Amelia Islanders, I am surrounded by retirees – active, accomplished folks who’ve led amazing lives and who possess...
Debi Lander

Travel: Helen, Georgia – Bavaria in the Blue Ridge Mountains

By Debi Lander When a struggling mountain town reinvented itself in 1969, few could have imagined the outcome. Today, visitors arriving in Helen, Georgia, discover...
Connie Doyle

The Good Earth: Could one of your favorite landscape plants be an escape artist?

By Connie Doyle Every gardener has done it. You spot a beautiful plant at the nursery, bring it home, nurture it for years, and then...
Scholarship Committee Members Marilyn Mrozek and Heath Whittle with NSFA President Sean Person; scholarship recipients Brady Steffen, Abi Fiske, Ruby Shaw, Makayla Parkerson, Elizabeth Killmeyer and Emilia Dupee; and Scholarship Chair Joe Wise. Photo courtesy NSFA

Nassau Sport Fishing Association Awards $22,000 in scholarships

By Joe Wise The Nassau Sport Fishing Association presented $22,000 in scholarships to seven graduating seniors from Nassau County high schools at its June 24...
Photo courtesy AmeliaIsland.com

Gumball 3000 rally makes first overnight stop on Amelia Island, benefits local youth

Staff report Thousands of residents and visitors gathered on Amelia Island on Friday, June 5, as the internationally renowned Gumball 3000 Rally made its first...
Historical marker commemorating the Battle of Alligator Creek Bridge. Photo courtesy Sons of the American Revolution, Jacksonville Chapter

Public invited to commemoration of Battle of Alligator Creek Bridge in Callahan

Staff report The public is invited to attend a commemoration of the Battle of Alligator Creek Bridge on Saturday, June 20, at the Multi-Purpose Building,...
“Ghost,” a North Atlantic right whale, swims with her ninth calf offshore of Flagler Beach, Florida, on Jan. 30. Photo: Jeff Greene, Marineland Right Whale Project

Our waters, our responsibility

By Candis WhitneyAmelia Island Whale Ambassadors The Florida First Coast is a community shaped by its relationship with the water and the natural environment. Many...
Leadership Nassau Class 25 graduates gather for a group photo following their graduation ceremony. Photo courtesy Nassau County Chamber of Commerce.

Leadership Nassau announces Class 25 graduation

NewsLine staff Leadership Nassau, a program coordinated by the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce, has announced the graduation of Class 25, according to a recent...

Shrimps, Stripes and Shots ‘Round Town: Shrimp Fest Parade Photo Gallery

By: Kate Kimmel This year’s Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival kicked off Thursday with a parade themed “Stars and Shrimps Forever!,” marking 250 years...

Three Rotary clubs make a splash with new downtown water fountains

NewsLine staff Three Nassau County Rotary clubs joined forces to donate public drinking fountains at two downtown Fernandina Beach locations, marking the 100th anniversary of...

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