Wednesday, April 24, 2024
When I first bid adieu to My Old Kentucky Home and began my collegiate journey in the Big Apple, a state of shellshock was practically a daily albatross. There was so much for which to adjust.
For one, New Yorkers walk really fast, so a normal pace on a sidewalk is a potential death sentence. One…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
A Pirate is once again at the helm of the football program at Fernandina Beach High School. Blake Willis, a 2009 alum, is the new head football coach. “When I was here, we had a little bit of success,” Willis said. “My junior year, we went to the playoffs. We went 8-2. My senior year, I didn’t get…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Modupe takes second place at 238 pounds.
Yulee has its second state champion, and first male champ, after Coen Brehmer captured first place in the 119-pound weight class Saturday during the high school weightlifting champi-onships at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
Brehmer, who was first in…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Third grade students at Fernandina Beach Christian Academy (FBCA) have been working through the process of opinion writing. Last week, three classes from FBCA took a field trip to the News-Leader office. There, they had the opportunity to meet the dedicated staff and gain insights into the process…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
There is a legal maxim dating back to at least the 17th century which states “justice delayed is justice denied.” The original intent of this phrase was that justice delayed to the defendant is justice denied, in that the defendant faces hardships the longer it takes to adjudicate a charge and…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis has received a proposal that would pump another $200 million into a home-hardening grant program designed to help reduce property-insurance costs. The measure (SB 7028), was passed during the 2024 legislative session that ended last month. Lawmakers during a November special…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Music filled the warm ocean air while more than 40 canopies were placed in rows at Main Beach Park in Fernandina Beach on Saturday. Crocheted sea turtles and glass-blown wall art of sea turtles and other sea creatures, jewelry, arts and crafts, shark teeth, beach accessories, coffee, pies and more…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The Fernandina Beach City Commission agreed that the $41,000 in fines imposed against some Old Town property owners were “egregious” and asked staff to create a more straightforward process for applying for tree removal permits.
Chris and Kelly Manus bought some property in Old Town, the oldest…
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The regular seasons
are winding down for Fernandina Beach and Yulee high schools’ baseball and softball teams. The FBHS baseball team (9-10) hosted Tocoi Creek on Wednesday night in the final home game of the sea-son. The visiting Toros beat the Pirates 13-8. Tocoi Creek jumped out to a 4-0 first-…