Nassau County committee to study potential impacts of data centers

By Kate Kimmel Nassau County commissioners voted May 20 to establish the Fact-Finding Committee on Data Center Development, a five-member panel tasked with gathering research...

NCSO traffic campaign yields 301 stops, 6 arrests on S.R. 200

NewsLine staff A week-long traffic enforcement campaign on State Road 200 resulted in 301 traffic stops and six arrests, according to the Nassau County Sheriff's...

Court-ordered mediation fails to resolve Fernandina Bioethanol dispute

By Kate Kimmel Court-ordered mediation between Rayonier Performance Fibres LLC and the City of Fernandina Beach over the bioethanol plant lawsuit ended without a settlement...
Flames from a 500-acre wildfire light up the treeline near Connor-Nelson Road in West Hilliard early Sunday, April 19. Photo courtesy Florida Forest Service

Inside Nassau County’s burn ban as drought intensifies

By Kate Kimmel As drought conditions worsen across Northeast Florida, Nassau County officials say the countywide burn ban was intended to reduce the risk of...
Island Signs owner James Scarberry (top) and Joseph Penor remove signage from the A1A Cidery taproom in Fernandina Beach. The business has been sold to Philly Boyz, which plans to open a new location at the site. Submitted photo

A1A Cidery Taproom sold to Philly Boyz

NewsLine staff A Fernandina Beach hospitality founder is pulling back from more than a decade of retail investment in Nassau County, and the exit is...
A rendering of Fellowship at Wildlight. Submitted

$100 million senior community headed to Wildlight

NewsLine staff A $100 million senior living community will be part of the Wildlight master-planned community, according to a recent release. Development firm BLDG Real Estate...
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...

Florida Takes Control of Atlantic Red Snapper Management, Expands Season

By: Kate Kimmel Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared in Fernandina Beach on Monday to announce an expansion of the 2026 Atlantic private recreational red snapper season....

Nassau commissioners advance data center moratorium ordinance

By: Kate Kimmel Nassau County Commissioners voted Monday to advance a proposed moratorium on new data center development, which would give county staff up...

Minshew announces mayoral bid for 2026

NewsLine staff Fernandina Beach, Florida, Commissioner Genece Minshew has officially announced her candidacy for Mayor of Fernandina Beach in the November 2026 election, according to...

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