OHPA cuts salaries, votes to withdraw from FSTED
By Julia Roberts
In an effort to create a balanced budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, the Ocean Highway and Port...
How the ‘no paid parking’ petition works
By Julia Roberts
The current controversy regarding paid parking in downtown Fernandina Beach has proponents on both sides, both of which feel passionately about the...
City and Saltmarsh agree to terminate Atlantic Seafood lease
By Julia Roberts
After more than half a century selling bait and seafood at the Amelia River waterfront, Atlantic Seafood is giving up its lease...
City of Fernandina Beach project updates for the week of Sept. 1, 2025
Welcome to this edition of our weekly community update, designed to keep you informed about ongoing developments and initiatives throughout our city. This week's...
Shredding, spinning, winning: Fernandina celebrates ninth annual Terry Kelly Skate Jam
By Kate Kimmel
Skaters and spectators of all ages filled Poe Pinson Skate Park on Saturday for the ninth annual Terry Kelly Skate Jam.
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City asks TDC for financial support for revitalization
By Julia Roberts
Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Tim Poynter, who is a member of the Amelia Island Tourist Development Council (TDC), wants the TDC to...
City commission approves paid parking in Fernandina Beach
By Julia Roberts
After a debate that has encompassed the city, and despite the impassioned pleas of more than a dozen speakers, the Fernandina Beach...
City of Fernandina Beach project updates for the week of Aug. 18, 2025
Welcome to this edition of our weekly community update, designed to keep you informed about ongoing developments and initiatives throughout our city. This week's...
Amelia Island Lighthouse reopens after renovations
By Julia Roberts
The Amelia Island Lighthouse began life on Cumberland Island in Georgia. Almost two centuries later, on Thursday, Aug. 7, it was the...
City commission gives unofficial approval of budget
By Julia Roberts
The Fernandina Beach City Commission praised City Manager Sarah Campbell’s work on the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, and offered few...
