11+ hour, 6+ min ago  (510+ words) The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through November 30, 2026. In recent years, we have been warned of above-average hurricane activity in the Atlantic due to increased global ocean temperatures. This year's forecast is different. Meteorologists are predicting a mild…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (134+ words) And even if Bucko and I will miss the refuge, we hope that they will finally succeed. Pat Foster-Turley, Ph. D. , is a zoologist on Amelia Island. She welcomes your nature questions and observations. patandbucko@yahoo. com Paddle for Veterans returns…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (572+ words) The final three segments of the Amelia Island Parkway multiuse path will open by the end of July, according to Nassau County officials who are shepherding the project. Segments three and four of the path are already nearing completion, said…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (562+ words) In our tradition of taking traveling adventures, my sister, Betsy, and I signed up for a tour that would take us to five national parks in the Southwest, a part of the country neither of us has visited. Growing up,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (368+ words) Volunteers for the North Florida Land Trust worked together with the community to plant stabilizing vegetation on Little Na Na Dune at American Beach on May 15, 2026. Little Na Na Dune is owned by the North Florida Land Trust. The larger…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (339+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH" Just 36 hours after City Manager Sarah Campbell told city commissioners that Fernandina Beach was stepping up efforts to curb aircraft noise from Jacksonville-based flight schools, two training aircraft from one of the schools residents complain about most were…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (166+ words) But there was no festival to be seen. When we got back to Chiappini's again, for our final goodbye, the regulars there told us the news. The Windsor Zucchini Festival is no longer. The people running it for decades have…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (389+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH " Court-ordered mediation between the City of Fernandina Beach and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) over the company's proposed bioethanol plant has ended without a settlement, sending the high-stakes legal fight back to court. A mediator's report filed Wednesday in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (516+ words) FERNANDINA BEACH - Electric bicycles speeding through downtown sidewalks, weaving around pedestrians and racing along recreational paths have become an increasingly familiar sight in Fernandina Beach " and city commissioners are now poised to act. City officials say the goal is to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (157+ words) Fernandina Beach Main Street and the City of Fernandina Beach proudly celebrated the community's commitment to historic preservation during the 2026 Preservation Awards Ceremony held on May 12 at the Peck Center. The bi-annual event recognized outstanding projects, individuals, and community partners…...