Utilities staff has been working long, hot hours to ensure the Ash Street stormwater project is completed as soon as possible. Photo courtesy City of Fernandina Beach

City of Fernandina Beach project updates, Aug. 28, 2026

Submitted by Jeremiah GlissonCity of Fernandina Beach Deputy City Manager Welcome to this edition of our weekly community update, designed to keep you informed about...
A conceptual visualization of The Grounds, a proposed $120 million privately funded festival and events campus. Photo courtesy THE GROUNDS / Blasen Capital Markets Group and Deal Room Group Inc.

$120 million festival campus considers southern Nassau County site

NewsLine staff A private investment group is scouting sites across Northeast Florida, including southern Nassau County, for a proposed $120 million entertainment campus that would...
Amelia Walk lagoon, Fernandina Beach. Submitted

Century Communities expands in Nassau County with two new developments

NewsLine staff Homebuilder Century Communities is moving ahead with two new residential developments in Nassau County, following the sellout of its Concourse Crossing community in...
Aug. 13, 2026, Nassau County School Board meeting.

Nassau County School Board ratifies union contracts, weighs self-funded health insurance Aug. 13

NewsLine staff The Nassau County School Board held its regular meeting Aug. 13, ratifying two collective bargaining agreements, voting 4-1 to move toward a self-funded...
City of Fernandina Beach ends downtown paid parking program

Paid parking to continue through Nov. 18 as city ends One Parking contract

Newsline staff The City of Fernandina Beach will end its downtown paid parking program following the results of the Aug. 18 special election, according to...
From left, Commissioners Klynt Farmer, Jeff Gray and A.M. "Hupp" Huppmann attend the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners meeting Aug. 24 in person, while Commissioner John Martin, bottom, participates remotely. Photo courtesy Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

Nassau County commissioners take up funding, growth issues at Aug. 24 workshop and meeting

NewsLine staff The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners, BOCC, held a workshop and regular meeting Aug. 24, 2026, addressing the county's capital projects program,...
The Fernandina Beach City Commission meets Aug. 19 at City Hall. Photo courtesy City of Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach commissioners vote to rescind paid parking contract, tackle wide-ranging agenda Aug. 19

NewsLine staff The Fernandina Beach City Commission held its regular meeting Aug. 19, voting to begin unwinding the city's paid parking program a day after...
Nassau County Election Results 2026

RESULTS: Nassau County Primary elections Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026

Preliminary Results include all early votes, all election day and all vote by mail. Results do no include provisional ballots or vote by mail...
Tasty's Fresh Burgers in Wildlight will close after seven years in business. Photo courtesy of Tasty's Fresh Burgers

Tasty’s Fresh Burgers to close Wildlight location

NewsLine staff Family-owned burger chain Tasty's Fresh Burgers will close its Wildlight store after the close of business Aug. 23, according to the Jacksonville Business...
City Manager Sarah Campbell leads Session 2 of the City of Fernandina Beach's Citizens' Academy at the Fernandina Beach Police Department. Photo courtesy of the City of Fernandina Beach

City of Fernandina Beach project updates, Aug. 14, 2026

Submitted by Jeremiah GlissonCity of Fernandina Beach Deputy City Manager Welcome to this edition of our weekly community update, designed to keep you informed about...

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