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November 2026

• Monday, November 2, 2026Full EditionNassau County votes tomorrow, and it is your assigned precinct only

  Polls run 7 to 7 at your assigned precinct, residents filed 45 pages of airport noise complaints before Wednesday's workshop, Friday's island-wide blackout gets an explanation, and the turtle season ends with a 40-year handoff.

October 2026

• Friday, October 30, 2026Weekend EditionHalloween lands on a Saturday, and Brett's comes down in bites

  Downtown trick-or-treat this morning, the county's Halloween Festival in Yulee tonight, the last day of early voting Saturday, a Halloween-eve ghost tour, and the clocks fall back Sunday.

• Wednesday, October 28, 2026Mid-Week EditionBrett's demolition gets a second try after the wind won Monday

  The excavators return to the foot of Centre Street this morning, the county attorney calls a data center ban too risky, the port lands $11 million, and the paid parking rewrite comes back Nov. 4.

• Monday, October 26, 2026Full EditionBrett's comes down this morning at the foot of Centre Street

  Demolition starts at 9 a.m., the riverfront townhomes won a unanimous yes, the flood watch is now a warning through Wednesday, and Wards Creek and the data center report land in Yulee tonight.

• Friday, October 23, 2026Weekend EditionNassau County's data center report: no ban, no tax breaks

  A wet, windy Taste of Amelia Saturday, the airport open house without the air show, Brett's demolition could start next week, and the county's proposed data center rules.

• Wednesday, October 21, 2026Mid-Week EditionEarly voting opens Thursday at five Nassau County sites

  Where to vote early and what to bring, a revised waterfront park drawing that moves the veterans memorial beside the boat ramp, and a wet, windy Saturday for the Taste of Amelia crawl.

• Monday, October 19, 2026Full EditionNine townhomes could replace a Front Street parking lot

  The Historic District Council takes up nine riverfront townhomes Thursday, the county moves to shut data centers out of its incentive program, and early voting opens Thursday ahead of Taste of Amelia weekend.

• Friday, October 16, 2026Weekend EditionFall arrives for the 8 Flags Car Show and Jefferson Starship at Mocama

  Saturday turns 73 with a north wind for the 8 Flags Car Show and Jefferson Starship at Mocama, the port authority chooses better signs over a new truck lot, and the city asks which beach walkovers are worth rebuilding.

• Wednesday, October 14, 2026Mid-Week EditionThe paid-parking rewrite is not on Fernandina's Oct. 20 agenda

  The second reading nobody scheduled, 8.48 inches of rain on Yulee, the Right Whale Festival's dates, and a sneaker auction for Chandler's Hope

• Monday, October 12, 2026Full EditionFernandina residents get their first say on the airport master plan

  An Oct. 24 open house on airport noise, a beach-lot closing hour and new tow rates at the county commission tonight, Nassau now the least affordable county in the region, and Mocama books a second national act.

• Friday, October 9, 2026Weekend EditionCommissioners vote 4-1 to rewrite Fernandina's voter-approved parking rule

  The paid-parking rewrite passes first reading 4-1, Hurricane Isaias sends storms for the Hispanic Heritage Festival's Saturday, The Addams Family opens at ACT next Thursday, and Monday is the first sunny day in a week.

• Wednesday, October 7, 2026Mid-Week EditionIsaias aims at the weekend, and Citrona Drive gets an $18 million plan

  Tropical Storm Isaias should be a hurricane by Thursday with its rain reaching Nassau County Friday, a study puts $18 million on rebuilding Citrona Drive, and the greenway adds almost 10 acres, most of it donated.

• Monday, October 5, 2026Full EditionA man with a bow and knives was stopped at Fernandina Beach Middle School

  Police say a 68-year-old with a compound bow and knives was arrested in the middle school parking lot Friday, a flood watch opens a nor'easter week with tidal flooding behind it, the commission takes up paid parking's replacement ordinance tomorrow night, and five events land downtown next Saturday.

• Friday, October 2, 2026Weekend EditionA wet weekend for Island Hop, then a nor'easter hits Amelia Island

  Sounds on Centre closes its 20th season tonight, Island Hop takes the drier day, a new tea room with a book nook opens for the first Saturday without the library, and several inches of rain arrive before Tuesday's nor'easter.

September 2026

• Wednesday, September 30, 2026Mid-Week EditionNassau County's budget is final, and the library cuts stand

  The county adopts its budget 5-0 with the library cuts intact, the harbor plan heads to the City Commission with the flood wall's cost unsettled, and the paid-parking ban gets its first reading Oct. 6.

• Monday, September 28, 2026Full EditionTwo visions for Fernandina's waterfront, and the county's last budget vote

  The draft harbor plan's two concepts for North Front Street, the county's final vote on the library cuts tonight, Atlantic Avenue's Oct. 5 start, and the Jazz Festival's free kickoff Sunday.

• Friday, September 25, 2026Weekend EditionA Harvest Moon over Amelia Island on the first cool weekend

  Cars & Cannons and Oktoberfest on a sunny 79-degree Saturday, the library's last Saturday before the cuts, and a $12 million bed-tax forecast built on higher room rates.

• Wednesday, September 23, 2026Mid-Week EditionNassau library cuts get dates before the county's final vote

  The Fernandina Beach branch loses Saturdays on Oct. 1 and Bryceville closes Oct. 29 ahead of Monday's hearing, activists reject the district's volleyball apology, and a draft Harbor Master Plan surfaces.

• Monday, September 21, 2026Full EditionAmelia Wharf wins approval, Atlantic Avenue trades parking for bike lanes

  The riverfront complex clears the Historic District Council on its third try, FDOT will remove on-street parking on Atlantic Avenue for bike lanes ahead of Thursday's open house, and the first weekend in the 70s since spring is coming.

• Friday, September 18, 2026Weekend EditionHomecoming, a dry Saturday and The Surf's last day on Amelia Island

  The FBHS parade and game tonight, Saturday is the weekend's one clear day, the city's tax rate is final with $25,000 for the Council on Aging, and Hilliard is under a boil water notice.

• Wednesday, September 16, 2026Mid-Week EditionNassau schools apologize to Andrew Jackson after the volleyball match review

  The district found the doll display unacceptable but could not substantiate slurs, the county's budget closes the Bryceville library, and Wildlight land moves from jobs to houses.

• Monday, September 14, 2026Full EditionNassau schools investigate the volleyball match at Fernandina Beach High

  The district is reviewing video from Thursday's match, the county and the city set tax rates on back-to-back nights, and Amelia Wharf returns to the Historic District Council for a third try.

• Friday, September 11, 2026Weekend EditionTwo weekends left at The Surf, and a full one on Amelia Island

  Dancing in the Park, the Watermelon Ride and an opera double bill fill the weekend, the port has its worst month of 2026, and the otters are back on the greenway.

• Wednesday, September 9, 2026Mid-Week EditionHeat, root rot and e-bikes: a rough August at the Fernandina golf course

  The city golf course's rough August, an anonymous $1 million for Nassau County land, and what Tuesday's commission agenda decides about Brett's.

• Monday, September 7, 2026Full EditionThe port's neighbors were right, and there is a study that says so

  A traffic study sides with the port's neighbors, the city adds 28 acres to the greenway, and FWC says the red tide off our coast was not red tide.

• Friday, September 4, 2026Weekend EditionSaturday is the only dry day of Amelia Island's long weekend

  Sounds on Centre returns tonight, a sea turtle nest gets counted at seven Saturday morning, the city set its tax rate Thursday, and police are warning about fake city invoices.

• Wednesday, September 2, 2026Mid-Week EditionFernandina's paid parking came back for 40 minutes Tuesday night

  A reversal that failed 2 to 2, the city pulling its Flock license plate cameras, and the millage vote Thursday at 5:05.

August 2026

• Monday, August 31, 2026Full EditionFernandina Beach sets its property tax rate on Thursday

  The city sets its 2026-27 tax rate Thursday, a boil water advisory is still up in West Nassau, and Atlantic Avenue is getting nine months of road work starting in October.

• Friday, August 28, 2026Weekend EditionAmelia Island just picked up 3.2 miles of new trail

  The finished Parkway trail opens to riders, Amelia Community Theatre closes its 45th season, and another 419 homes are headed for Nassau County.

• Wednesday, August 26, 2026Mid-Week EditionDowntown Fernandina parking now has an end date: November 18

  The meters run through November 18 with no refunds, Nassau County sends $2.8 million of bed tax money back for a $4 million Seaside Park rebuild, and a 22-townhome Live Local plan lands on Sadler Road.

• Monday, August 24, 2026Full EditionFernandina residents named overdevelopment the city's biggest threat

  A city survey puts overdevelopment far out front, red tide reaches bloom levels in a Nassau County sample for the first time this season, and the Amelia Wharf design is sent back a second time.

• Friday, August 21, 2026Weekend EditionFernandina's downtown meters come off in November, not this weekend

  The commission voted to end paid parking but the meters run until mid-November, the Smithsonian opens at the museum tonight, and a Fernandina rower's Atlantic crossing counts after all.

• Wednesday, August 19, 2026Mid-Week EditionFernandina's parking vote passed. The meters stay on for now

  Three quarters of Fernandina Beach voters backed the parking referendum, Scott Inglis took Seat 4 outright, and the commission meets tonight with parking nowhere on the agenda.

• Monday, August 17, 2026Full EditionNassau County votes Tuesday, at your precinct and nowhere else

  Election day mechanics, red tide in the water just south of us, and a Fernandina rower stopped eight miles from an Atlantic record.

• Wednesday, August 12, 2026Mid-Week EditionThe Surf could become 13 house lots on South Fletcher

  A concept plan would put 13 home sites where The Surf has sat since 1957, early voting ends Saturday, and a local explainer on why the water runs red.

• Monday, August 10, 2026Full EditionThe mayor's race is not on Fernandina Beach's August ballot

  What is actually on the August 18 ballot, the marina rebuild starts relocating waterfront tenants, and a cemetery the Spanish laid out in 1798 goes before a state board Wednesday.

• Friday, August 7, 2026Weekend EditionWatch a sea turtle nest get counted on Amelia Island this weekend

  Nest excavations are posted for Saturday and Sunday mornings, Puppy Palooza lands on Centre Street, and a rip current statement keeps the surf off the table until late Saturday night.

• Wednesday, August 5, 2026Mid-Week EditionFernandina's $226 million budget lands, and September gets the fight

  The proposed budget is on the table, commissioners say they are done with workshops, the state has put Egans Creek on its impaired list, and every teacher at the high school walked out of Monday's staff meeting with an envelope.

• Monday, August 3, 2026Full EditionEarly voting opens Thursday in Nassau County

  Four city budget workshops in eight days, 23 Nassau restaurants that failed a first inspection last month, and one week until the buses roll.

July 2026

• Friday, July 31, 2026Weekend EditionAnnie opens on Amelia Island as storms roll into the weekend

  Annie opens at the playhouse, Nassau students need an e-bike safety course before school starts, and the Seat 4 candidate forum is now online.

• Wednesday, July 29, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: July 29, 2026

  The city sets its tax ceiling as high as it goes, the parking referendum turns out not to shut the meters off, and Nassau County's first charter school breaks ground in Wildlight

• Monday, July 27, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: July 27, 2026

  The city and county both set next year's tax rate this week, candidate forums fill the calendar, and a backyard dig turns up fossilized lightning.

• Friday, July 24, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: July 24, 2026

  The marina rebuild gets the green light and Brett's comes down this year, plus live jazz downtown, weekend markets, and a cool place to wait out the Sunday storms.

• Wednesday, July 22, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: July 22, 2026

  The island's septic-to-sewer push and what it means for the water, the county's data-center draft opens for public comment through August 1, and the Humane Society's new all-$2 store helps families and homeless pets alike.

• Monday, July 20, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: July 20, 2026

  The city's biggest-ever project faces a decisive vote, the new Parkway roundabout opens to mixed reviews, and a stalled state insurance program leaves local families waiting.

• Friday, July 17, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: July 17, 2026

  Sea turtle nesting season peaks with the first public nest excavation, a weekend stacked with markets and music, and a downtown barbecue courtyard worth a Saturday lunch.

• Wednesday, July 15, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: July 15, 2026

  Omni wraps a $40 million makeover, the marina overhaul heads to a July 21 vote, and the August ballot comes into focus.

• Monday, July 13, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: July 13, 2026

  The Port of Fernandina is having a down year, city stormwater fees are set to rise, and Riverstone wins its appeal, plus the new e-bike speed limits and a warm week ahead.

• Friday, July 10, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: July 10, 2026

  Beat the heat with morning markets and a family animal show, catch the last weekend of Monty Python at the Playhouse, and see how downtown parking just cleared half a million dollars.

• Wednesday, July 8, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: July 8, 2026
• Monday, July 6, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: July 6, 2026

  The e-bike ordinance faces its final vote Tuesday, the marina rebuild moves to the funding stage, and Amelia Island passes 200 sea turtle nests.

• Friday, July 3, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: July 3, 2026

  Fireworks over the river, a hot and sunny Fourth, and the island finally gets its Publix back after 432 days.

• Wednesday, July 1, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: July 1, 2026

  The island's summer is still strong but officials are watching an August dip, the county's data-center committee begins drafting its rules, and a record paddle carries a mission for local veterans.

June 2026

• Monday, June 29, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: June 29, 2026

  The county’s data-center fact-finding wraps up this week, Ash Street reopens as the downtown drainage project nears the finish, and the island gears up for a Saturday Fourth of July.

• Friday, June 26, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: June 26, 2026

  Centre Street fills up for Saturday's Christian Heritage parade, a riverfront sunset concert closes out Sunday, and Pat Foster-Turley shares the prettiest drive in the county.

• Wednesday, June 24, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: June 24, 2026

  The city's biggest-ever project takes shape as Brett's makes way for a marina rebuild, arborists say beloved Kate's Tree can be saved, and the harbor marina posts a near-$400,000 revenue jump.

• Monday, June 22, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: June 22, 2026

  Paid parking comes up short of its target, a big waterfront restaurant gets sent back to the drawing board, the e-bike rules head for one more vote, and the county opens its budget season as a hot week settles in

• Monday, June 15, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: June 15, 2026

  A lighthouse tourism debate, a record-setting paddle for veterans, tomorrow's e-bike vote, and a packed Saturday-Sunday calendar.

• Friday, June 12, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: June 12, 2026
• Wednesday, June 10, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: June 10, 2026

  Commissioners pause data centers for 12 months, the city golf course rolls out a $7 million capital plan, and nine townhomes head to TRC review on Front Street

• Monday, June 8, 2026Full EditionNew post

  Final data center hearing tonight, paid parking nets $104K in May, and Phase II of Waterfront Park sets a debate over a veterans memorial.

• Friday, June 5, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: June 5, 2026

  Gumball lights up Centre Street, two community theaters open new shows, the markets are back, plus three days of 80s sunshine

• Wednesday, June 3, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: June 3, 2026
• Monday, June 1, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: June 1, 2026

  Hurricane season opens, data center committee meets tonight, air quality workshop Tuesday, and Gumball 3000 rolls onto Centre Street Friday

May 2026

• Friday, May 29, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: May 29, 2026

  A rainy weekend playbook — Kingfish Tournament at the marina, the Museum of History for indoor wandering, plus the multiuse path's July finish line and hurricane season opening Monday.

• Wednesday, May 27, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: May 27, 2026

  Nassau County moves to buy conservation land, the data center moratorium heads toward a June vote, and a Fernandina Beach teacher is a finalist for Florida Teacher of the Year.

• Monday, May 25, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: May 25, 2026

  Bioethanol mediation hits an impasse, Nassau County forms a data center study committee, and the Gumball 3000 heads for Centre Street on June 5

• Friday, May 22, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: May 22, 2026

  Grease closes Sunday, a court blocks the red snapper opener, and warm weather shows up to stay

• Wednesday, May 20, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: May 20, 2026

  Nassau County's burn ban lifts as drought intensifies, Fernandina eyes e-bike speed limits, and red snapper season opens Thursday

• Monday, May 18, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: May 18, 2026

  The Fernandina Beach mayor's race is set, a $100 million senior community is headed to Wildlight, and Opening of the Beaches kicks off summer.

• Friday, May 15, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: May 15, 2026

  Opening of the Beaches kicks off beach season Saturday; mayor's race field finalizes tonight; 39-day red snapper season starts Memorial Day weekend.

• Wednesday, May 13, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: May 13, 2026

  Data center moratorium advances to June 8 vote; mayor qualifying closes Friday; city sets air quality workshop after residents document elevated readings.

• Monday, May 11, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: May 11, 2026

  Nassau County's data center moratorium comes to a first public hearing tonight, the mayor's race qualifying opens, and the city moves to restore Florida's oldest active lighthouse.

• Friday, May 8, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: May 8, 2026

  Grease opens tonight at AMP, Wild Amelia kicks off its 10-day festival, and parking revenue just topped $201,000

• Wednesday, May 6, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: May 6, 2026

  Two commissioners now in the mayor's race, summer at the beach gets its lifeguards, and a Thursday-afternoon storm to plan around

• Monday, May 4, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: May 4, 2026

  Shrimp Fest leaves it all on the waterfront, Minshew files for mayor, Buccaneer Trail reopens, and a stretch of 80s before Friday rain

• Friday, May 1, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: May 1, 2026

  Your hour-by-hour playbook for Shrimp Festival weekend, drones, pirates, beards, and the Blessing of the Fleet

April 2026

• Wednesday, April 29, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: April 29, 2026

  A wet forecast for Thursday's parade, drones replacing the Friday fireworks, and the post-parade tradition worth sticking around for

• Monday, April 27, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: April 27, 2026

  Shrimp Fest week is here, paid parking clears $461K, and Seaside Park’s $3.9M overhaul moves toward construction

• Friday, April 24, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: April 25, 2026

  Six days to Shrimp Fest, a smoky Saturday and rainy Sunday, plus Bye Bye Birdie's final curtain

• Wednesday, April 22, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: April 22, 2026

  Paid parking heads to voters clean, a burn ban meets a weekend of fires, and the Shrimp Festival parade is eight days away

• Monday, April 20, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: April 20, 2026

  Data center dates land, tourism outlook wobbles, Shrimp Festival is 10 days out, and a cat case heads to court

• Friday, April 17, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: April 17, 2026

  Sea Turtle Fest hits Main Beach, Fish to Fork crowns a champion, and the countywide burn ban stays in effect all weekend

• Wednesday, April 15, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: April 15, 2026

  Nassau eyes a data center pause, stormwater bills on the table, and a record right whale season off our coast

• Monday, April 13, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: April 13, 2026

  RYAM mediation begins behind closed doors, Peg Leg Pete's days are numbered, and a record right whale season — plus a warming week headed for the 80s

• Friday, April 10, 2026Weekend EditionWeekend Edition: April 10, 2026

  Songwriters take over downtown, the new Waterfront Park opens, planes and cars at the airport — plus a perfect 70-degree weekend.

• Wednesday, April 8, 2026Mid-Week EditionMid-Week Edition: April 8, 2026

  New pirate statue debuts Saturday at waterfront park grand opening, plus Sea Turtle Festival returns April 18 and Wings & Wheels event at the airport

• Monday, April 6, 2026Full EditionFull Edition: April 6, 2026

  Keel Court brush fire, ALDI's opening day crowds, and the Parkway detour frustrating the whole island

• Saturday, April 4, 2026EditionWeekend Edition: April 4, 2026

  ALDI opens on the island, commissioner recall in limbo, and your weekend guide to Nassau County