Fernandina Beach Vice Mayor Darron Ayscue didn't mince words regarding city staff and plans to selected a outside vendor next Tuesday for a proposed paid parking program in historic downtown. In …

A proposed 71-unit residential complex with an adjacent medical office building is facing intensifying public backlash, as residents from the surrounding neighborhoods are urging city officials to …

Fernandina Beach commissioners expressed strong support for the proposed 2025–26 city budget at Tuesday’s workshop, describing it as detailed, disciplined, and responsive to both fiscal …

The fate of a new Ybor-Alvarez soccer field complex is coming to a head, as city officials weigh options for relocating the facility amid growing Federal Aviation Administration pressure and rising …

The Observer has obtained exclusive video of the Fourth of July Fireworks Show collapse of the gangway at the city of Fernandina Beach marina. The incident is still under investigation.

Cathy Chapman, who has received high praise for her management of the city's marina, has resigned her position with Oasis Marina effective Friday.  

One more week until the National Night Out Concert Event!

The 55-year-old driver of a dump truck died at the scene Thursday after colliding with two cars that rolled his truck over on Amelia Island Parkway on the curve adjacent to the east side of the …

The Florida Commission on Ethics has dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Genece Minshew, citing a lack of legal sufficiency.

Disclaimer: These records are sanitation and safety inspections conducted by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants on public food service establishments. Each inspection report is a "snapshot" …

 The Fernandina Beach City Commission on Tuesday voted 4-1 to keep the city’s current millage rate of 4.6849 for the upcoming fiscal year, setting the stage for a formal budget …

A preliminary engineering report to the city said the marina gangway providing ADA access to the outer dock that collapsed into the water during the Fourth of July fireworks show, was potentially …

City commissioners have argued that implementing paid parking in Fernandina Beach’s historic downtown is the only viable way to generate new revenue for much-needed improvements …

More than two months after ordering a massive warehouse tent to be moved to an approved site, Port of Fernandina commissioners expressed mounting frustration Wednesday over the lack of progress.

The city of Fernandina Beach will not increase property taxes for  the 2025-26 budget if commissioners agree to the recommendation of city staff, according to the agenda for next Tuesday's …

Last week, Vice Mayor Darron Ayscue publicly blamed Planning Advisory Board (PAB) member Mark Bennett for blocking changes to section 1.03.05 of the Land Development Code — the rule that limits …

A prominent George Washington University legal expert said the city of Fernandina Beach is defying a standing court order by its greenlighting construction of triplexes on contentious downtown property lots. …

City Manager Sarah Campbell has terminated Planning and Conservation Director Kelly Gibson in the wake of the Tringali building permit controversy. Gibson issued building permits for the construction …

City officials have issued a stop-work order on the former Tringal property following a formal administrative appeal filed Wednesday by resident and original litigant Taina Christner ...

A heated debate erupted during Tuesday’s Fernandina Beach City Commission meeting after residents and commissioners learned that 16 building permits were issued for the controversial Tringali …