Nassau voters to decide school millage renewal Nov. 3

By Tracy McCormick-Dishman When Nassau County voters go to the polls Nov. 3, one of the questions on their ballot will ask whether the school...
Palms, ferns and vines grow along Egans Creek on land newly preserved through a partnership between North Florida Land Trust and the city of Fernandina Beach. Photo courtesy North Florida Land Trust

Egans Creek Greenway grows by nearly 10 acres

NewsLine staff As Amelia Island continues to grow, the natural spaces left between neighborhoods and roads are becoming harder to find. Two pieces of that...
Officer Caldwell prepares to deliver food. Photo courtesy Nassau County School District

From food services to front doors: Nassau schools deliver food to families in need

NewsLine staff The Nassau County School District is delivering food directly to students and families with temporary or unstable housing, through a partnership among its...
Agnes Lyden of Fernandina Beach addresses the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 28, speaking out against reduced library services and emphasizing their importance in bridging the digital divide for families. Photo courtesy Nassau County Board of County Commissioners

Commissioners adopt budget with library cuts, delay Wards Creek vote

By Tracy McCormick-Dishman Nassau County commissioners adopted a $453.3 million budget Sept. 28 that closes the Bryceville library and keeps reduced hours in Yulee and...
Fernandina Beach city commissioners consider the final fiscal year 2026-27 budget and millage rate during the city's second budget public hearing Sept. 15. Photo courtesy City of Fernandina Beach livestream

Fernandina Beach adopts final budget, millage rate, adds funding for Council on Aging after...

NewsLine staff The Fernandina Beach City Commission adopted its final fiscal year 2026-27 budget and operating millage rate Sept. 15, voting to add $25,000 for...
Fernandina Beach High School entrance sign. Submitted

Nassau County School District concludes volleyball match review, issues apology

NewsLine staff The Nassau County School District has completed its formal investigation into student conduct during a Sept. 10 girls’ varsity volleyball match between Fernandina...
Nancy Bowyer, president of the Friends of the Yulee Library, addresses the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners during the Sept. 14 budget hearing. Photo by Tracy McCormick-Dishman/Nassau NewsLine

Nassau commissioners adopt tentative budget with library closures, nonprofit cuts, as residents pack meeting...

By Tracy McCormick-Dishman Nassau County commissioners approved a tentative $452.8 million fiscal year 2026-27 budget and a sixth straight year of countywide millage rate reduction...
The Yulee Library, located at 76346 William Burgess Blvd., Yulee, Florida. Photo courtesy Florida State College at Jacksonville

Nassau County library cuts hit three branches; Yulee group asks community to speak up...

By Tracy McCormick-Dishman The Nassau County Public Library system is cutting hours and staff at multiple branches this budget year, including a reduction at the...
Nassau County Development Review Committee meeting notice, Sept. 1, 2026 Courtesy of Nassau County.

Nassau County Development Review Committee briefs: Wildlight expansion, new warehouse project reviewed

Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 The Development Review Committee is a technical advisory body that makes recommendations to county department heads, who provide final approval on...
The Fernandina Beach City Commission meets Sepy. 1, 2026. Photo courtesy City of Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach commission briefs: Paid parking reconsideration fails, stormwater rates approved

Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 Reconsideration of paid parking reversal fails in 2-2 vote Commissioner Tim Poynter, who made the original motion to terminate the city's paid...

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