Board to consider variance after parcel owner demolished his house and barn with staff approval then City had to reverse the decision This house on Stanley Drive has been demolished after being wrongly approved by the city. By Mike Lednovich/Editor FERNANDINA BEACH – The Fernandina Beach Board of Adjustment on Thursday will consider a variance request that would allow a property owner to divide a vacant Stanley Drive parcel into two residential lots despite a Land Development

FERNANDINA BEACH — More than 100 kayakers are expected to paddle seven miles across state lines next month as part of an annual effort to raise awareness about veteran suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder while supporting veterans in need. The 8th annual Paddle for Veterans, organized by the Cross the Line Foundation, is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, beginning at 8 a.m. in St. Marys, Georgia. Participants will paddle across the water to Fernandina Beach, ending this

By Mike Lednovich/Editor 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 Nassau County Circuit Court shows the parties failed to reach an agreement following mediation sessions held April 13 and May 20. The report formally declared an impasse

Aerosim Flight Academy had two Cessna 172s circling neighborhoods at 7:15 a.m. Thursday By Mike Lednovich/Editor 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 again circling the airport shortly after 7 a.m., conducting repeated touch-and-go land

By Mike Lednovich/Editor FERNANDINA BEACH - The City Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a sweeping new ordinance regulating e-bikes and other personal mobility devices, citing growing safety concerns over speeding riders, reckless behavior and near misses involving children on city streets, sidewalks and trails. Approved 5-0 on first reading, the ordinance establishes speed limits, riding restrictions and enforcement authority for police, while launching what cit

COMMENTARY By Mike Lednovich/Editor For months, downtown businessman and City Commissioner Tim Poynter has been publicly flogged for one thing: paid parking. His businesses have been targeted for boycotts. Social media has turned him into a caricature of greed and arrogance. The anger has become personal, ugly and, frankly, unjust. Disagree with paid parking all you want. More than 1,700 citizens did via petition. Vote against it in the Aug. 18 referendum. Campaign against th