Crane wins scholarship
Hilliard parents Zack and Brittany Crane and their son Oliver receive a $1,000 check from SCW Liquors Manager Tabitha Prose May 24. The couple entered a drawing and won money, which will be deposited...
View ArticleMcGuire earns JROTC bronze medal from DAR
Amelia Island Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Chaplain Sherry Harrell, right, presents the DAR JROTC bronze medal and certificate, as well as a check for $200, to West Nassau High School...
View ArticleTeaching grants offered
Students can learn about Florida’s water resources through the Blue School Grant Program. By: SubmittedNow entering the fourth year of its Blue School Grant Program, the St. Johns River Water...
View ArticleElder activities help prevent or stop abuse
A variety of activities at the Nassau County Council on Aging life centers engage the county’s elderly citizens. By: SubmittedApproximately one in 10 Americans age 60 and older have experienced some...
View ArticleInstrumenting change
Be the Change Northeast Florida volunteer Lisa Graves organizes clothes with help from Aidan Messer. The nonprofit’s clothing closet is open to the community the first Saturday of each month at 14244...
View ArticleHyatt celebrates 40 years at CFBC
Callahan First Baptist Church Pastor Lynn Hyatt, far right, officiates a recent baptismal service in the Atlantic Ocean in Fernandina Beach. By: Kathie Colgrovekcolgrove@nassaucountyrecord.comCallahan...
View ArticleLocals travel to Cuba with Record
Raymond Fachko displays a copy of the Nassau County Record on a mission trip to Cuba. He is joined by fellow Nassau County residents Lorie Bell, Raymond Pace and Steve Moser, who is children’s pastor...
View Article‘Day of Action’ aids 150 families
Hilliard resident Raymond Jones receives food staples from volunteer Samantha Hamilton.By: Kathie Colgrovekcolgrove@nassaucountyrecord.comGrocery staples were handed out to area families June 21. The...
View ArticleBarnabas offers, receives support
Eric J. Schmidt and John Boylan of WestRock present a $7,000 donation to Barnabas Center President and CEO Wanda Lanier May 29. Barnabas relies on donations to help Nassau County residents who are food...
View ArticleOrange Street awaits repair
Repairs will not begin on Orange Street until after the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s damage to the roadway. By: Kathie Colgrovekcolgrove@nassaucountyrecord.comReconstruction on Orange...
View ArticleVeteran seeks donor
Albert Tyner stand next to his 2003 Chevy Silverado with a message on his rear window to alert others of his need for a kidney donor. He was put on a wait list more than two years ago. By: Kathie...
View ArticleTPF hosts special teens
Special Olympics teens from the North Florida School of Special Educa-tion recently joined the Timucuan Parks Found-ation for a day of kayaking, swimming and netting with Kayak Amelia.By: SubTimucuan...
View ArticleLongleaf pine program opens
The Florida Forest Service accepts applications for the Longleaf Pine Private Landowner Incentive Program through Aug. 2. The primary objective of the Longleaf Pine Private Landowner Incentive Program...
View ArticleCommissioners graduate from FAC programs
Commissioners Aaron Bell, Justin Taylor and Thomas Ford display their plaques during the Florida Association of Counties annual conference in Orange County June 13. By: SubmittedFour Nassau County...
View ArticleBuilding dedication honors Boatright
Widow Tonya Boatright and family watch as the cover drops to unveil the Callahan County Building’s renaming to the Walter “Junior” Boatright County Building June 27. He died Dec. 12. By: Kathie...
View ArticleDaughters retire flags
The Amelia Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution host a flag retirement ceremony at Nassau County Fire Rescue Station 20. Vietnam Veterans of America Post 1088 provided the color...
View ArticleCarroll Corner project starts Aug. 1
The Florida Department of Transportation delayed its work on County Road 121 to Aug. 1, weather and unforeseen circumstances permitting. The erosion repair work will be between Carroll Corner Road and...
View ArticleWoman dies in crash
A 29-year-old woman died in a Hilliard crash Thursday morning.By: Amanda Reameditor@nassaucountyrecord.comA 29-year-old Georgia woman died in a Hilliard crash Thursday morning. Her name has not been...
View ArticleHagan ACE assists Barnabas
Barnabas Center Chief Development Officer Tania Yount accepts a $1,000 donation from James Blount and Brook Brandt of Hagan ACE Hardware. The Hilliard store provided customers the option to round up...
View ArticleChancey retires after 20 years with NCSO
Nolan E. “Bubba” Chancey, Jr., with his wife Tambria by his side, signs off on the radio for the final time. He retired after serving 20 years with the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.By:...
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