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The Yulee News caught up with two Yulee families to find out how and where they are celebrating our nation’s 246th birthday. The Hinson Family Tom and Jenny Hinson live in the Bells River Estates neighborhood in Yulee. This year, their community will host a Fourth of July block party on Saturday, July 2, complete with food trucks, music, and bouncy houses for the kids. But Tom plans to bring something else to the party...fireworks!
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Hot dogs, hamburgers, cole slaw, and banana pudding. The Fourth of July is about eating All-American foods and visiting with family and friends. The holiday is also about remembering our nation’s independence from England and the many freedoms we enjoy as Americans.
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Tom is a former Marine who now works in aviation communications for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Hilliard. His interest in fireworks led him to create a fireworks show for Saturday’s celebration.
As millions of us prepare to travel by car this Fourth of July weekend, we have a modern network of roads and interstates on which to drive upon to reach their destinations quickly and safely. Citizens who live in Yulee and in the heart of Nassau County are no different. State Road 200 now provides six lanes for those heading east to Fernandina Beach and four lanes for those driving toward Callahan and points west. Those heading north or south have the choice of the two-lane US 17 (probably destined to become 4-laned south of SR 200 in the not-to-distance future) or the access limited six-lane InterstateHowever,95. this was not the case in the early twentieth century when the invention of the automobile forever changed the way our ancestors traveled. With the arrival of the tin lizzie to inland Nassau in the early 1900s came the need for new Austin Winters, 8, and Penny Winters, 6, (both far left) enjoyed their Fourth of July celebration on the Forked River in New Jersey last year. They are looking forward to returning to New Jersey for the Fourth of July with their parents, Jack and Holly Winters, this year.
“I’ve always been really patriotic, and the Fourth of July is a good time to celebrate the independence of the United States and the freedoms we have here,” of Nassau County”1 - No. 7
By John Hendricks –West Nassau Historical Society
Art contest winner: Addison Bell Ms. Bell will be attending Yulee Elementary School, third grade, this upcoming year! Her favorite color is Pink. Her favorite food is Chicken Nuggets. When she is grown up, she aspires to be a Hairdresser. Congratulations Addison! Enjoy your Chick-fil-a gift card.
The opening of US 17 straightened out several dangerous curves, plus eliminated the Gardner Creek bridge and the railroad crossing at Hedges.
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SHELL (JACKSONVILLE) ROAD: Those traveling a century ago by automobile east to Fernandina had no choice but to use the Shell (Jacksonville) Road from Hart’s Road in Yulee to Amelia Island. The original route was Nassau County’s first paved road. It followed today’s Pages Dairy Road from SR 200 in Yulee to Chester Road where it turned south at Lofton Station and crossed the Florida Railroad. The road turned abruptly east and through a series of curves reached Elwood Branch. Only a small part of this section exists today as Pine Grove Road. The Shell Road crossed Elwood Branch via a narrow causeway and small bridge, then curved sharply northeast onto Big Piney Island. It crossed the Florida Railroad for a third time, then veered east and traversed the Amelia River via a milelong causeway and narrow drawbridge just north of today’s Shave Bridge. Motorists enduring the trip reached Amelia Island at Five Points via today’s Bonnieview Road. Most of the original causeway across the Amelia River can still be seen today in aerial views of the area. This main route remained until the 1930s when SR 200 (signed as SR 13 until 1946) was built on the south side of the Florida Railroad. This new route eliminated the sharp curves and all three dangerous railroad crossings of the original Shell Road.
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and better roads. Within twenty years, the few narrow and serpentine paths of the late nineteenth century that existed were widen and improved upon and became the forerunners of today’s highways of Nassau County.
1918 USGS survey map showing the original path of Hart’s Road through Hedges and across the wetlands of the Nassau River.
FERNANDINA ROAD: Unlike Hart’s Road north of Yulee, the Fernandina Road between Yulee and Callahan remains mostly intact today. Our grandparents would have travelled west from Yulee, paralleling the Florida Railroad. After a mile, the road veered northwest on today’s Still Quarters Road and crossed over the Florida Railroad. The westwardly dirt road remained well north of the tracks to avoid Plummer and Boggy Swamps. It joined the Kings Road where today’s Northeast Florida Fairgrounds is located, then both routes traveled southward concurrently for the last three miles into Callahan. Fernandina Road was the main east-west vehicular route in western Nassau County until the 1930s when SR 200 as SR 13 was built from Yulee to Callahan. In the 1970s, I-95 cut the route in half and the road east of the interstate became a privately-owned forestry road. However, the Fernandina Road survived west of I-95 as county-maintained Griffin and Musselwhite Roads. Today, most of us live our lives in the fast lane, taking for granted the independence that the automobile has given us. Hopefully this holiday weekend, we will slow down and take a brief side trip down one of these byways mentioned above and travel in the tire tracks of our grandparents’ jalopies. John Hendricks is a local historian, author, and director of the West Nassau Historical Society. You can join him on the 4th Thursdays of each month at 6:30 PM at their meeting inside the historic Callahan Train Depot.
1918 USGS survey map showing the Jacksonville Road from Yulee to Amelia Island. Note the many curves and sudden railroad grade crossings, making for a treacherous journey for such a short distance.
HART’S ROAD: Before there were US 17 and I-95, there was Hart’s Road, a narrow north-south pathway that crossed Nassau County at its narrowest point. Built in the late 1830s by Isaiah D. Hart, the road connected the wellto-do planter’s former home of St. Mary’s, Georgia to the fledging town of Jacksonville via Nassau County’s inland courthouse at Evergreen. Hart partitioned the US government for the funds to build the road so it could become the area’s official overland post road. Shortly after the route opened, the courthouse in Evergreen was moved further west to Dyal, making that portion of the road obsolete. This left only the section that ran between Jacksonville and St. Marys, GA. The byway crossed the St. Mary’s River at Rose’s Bluff via the river’s first ferry crossing. By the mid-1920s, Hart’s Road became redundant when US 17 opened to traffic. Today, one can start at the Old Flood Store on SR 200 and travel south on Hart’s Road for about four miles before it abruptly ends at the now-closed grade crossing. It picks back up east of the CSX tracks and continues southeast past US 17 in Hedges for about a mile. It then curves sharply southwest as Hart’s Lane and ends suddenly at Gardner Creek. The bridge here has long been dismantled, but the 2-mile-long causeway crossing the wetlands between Gardner and the Nassau River remains as a right-of-way for highvoltage power lines. Hart’s Road crossed the Nassau River and into Duval County adjacent to today’s US 17 bridge. The opposite is true for Hart’s Road north of Yulee. Only 1500 feet of Isaiah’s highway survives north of SR 200 as Koen Lane. Thanks to US 17, the remaining six miles of the road from Koen Lane to Rose’s Bluff has faded into the past. Portions were briefly revived in the 1880s when a short-lived railroad company graded the route for their tracks.
The Winters have been told by many of their Timber Creek neighbors they are leaving an epic Fourth of July celebration behind here in Yulee, but they know Austin would be mad if they didn’t return to New Jersey for America’s birthday.
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The Winters have enjoyed their time in Florida, but they do miss New Jersey’s cooler winter weather and food options. “Definitely, the food was a big change,” Jack said. “You could go to any supermarket, and on one side, you’d have a bagel store. On the other side, you’d have a pizza store,” he added. “We really missAsthat.”for the Fourth of July, the Winters plan to travel back to New Jersey to celebrate with family and friends.
TomHesaid.funded the 14-minute show himself and used a computer program with a launch system to time it with music. “Everything is electronically fired,” Tom said, “which gives me more control. It’s also a safety factor because I’m not there lighting stuff while other stuff is going off!”
The Yulee News would love to see your photos or short videos (30 seconds or less) and run them in a future edition of the paper or post them on our website. If you would like to share your Fourth of July celebration, send your photos and/ or videos to Meanwhile,TheYuleeNews@gmail.comhaveahappyandsafe Fourth of July!
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Tom stands near some of the fireworks he’s planning to use for his neighborhood’s Fourth of July block party.
Yulee residents, Jenny and Tom Hinson, are planning to celebrate the Fourth of July at a block party in their neighborhood. Here are some of the fireworks Tom plans to use during his neighborhood’s Fourth of July celebration.
How are you and your family celebrating the Fourth of July this year?
The celebration really lights up after dark. “As soon as the sun sets, it’s just fireworks all up and down the river,” Jack said.Their kids love returning to New Jersey for the holiday. In fact, Austin, their son, always wants to know who is going to be there. “He wants all of his family to be together,” Jack shared. Jack and Holly love going back so they can pass down values to their children. “We want them to spend time with family. We always explain why we celebrate the Fourth. They’ve learned it in school, and we reiterate it. It’s just a time for celebration,” Holly said.
Tom belongs to the Florida Pyrotechnics Arts Guild, which meets monthly and offers training to pyrotechnics enthusiasts and professionals. He encourages anyone interested in fireworks to look up the Guild or research the International Pyrotechnics Association, which offers training and clubs.
The Winters Family Jack and Holly Winters moved to Yulee about a year and a half ago, and they love it here. The family moved from New Jersey when Jack was transferred to Florida for his job in the automotive industry.“We picked Yulee for the good rating on the schools and the family environment,” Holly said. “It’s close to everything without being in the city.”
“My parents have a big Fourth of July celebration,” Holly said. “They have a nice house on the water in New Jersey so the kids can swim, we kayak, and we have a barbecue. It’s a lot of fun because everybody is there at once,” she added.
Tom’s love of fireworks may have been born when he was still a teenager and saw a Fourth of July fireworks show in our nation’s capital. “I think I was 17 or 18 years old watching the fireworks in Washington, D.C. That was really cool watching the Army shoot their cannons in sync with the 1812 Overture and seeing the fireworks going off over the Washington Monument,” Tom said.
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15 oz. black beans, drained and rinsed 30 oz. kidney beans, two 15 oz. cans, drained and rinsed 30 oz. diced tomatoes, with their juice 10 oz. diced tomatoes and green chilis, with their juice 30 oz. tomato sauce
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Benjamin Lyons was arrested Monday, June 27, 2022, after a warrant was issued for his arrest for a report of fraud to a Yulee resident. The victim states Lyons was working on his countertops and recommended having cabinet work done... so the victim paid Lyons over $1000 to order cabinets. The victim was supposed to have the cabinets installed but Lyons never showed up. The company Lyons was working for said he was let go due to other incidents of scamming customers. There is reason to believe there could be more victims out there who haven’t notified police yet. If you are one of them please call NCSO at (904) 548-4009.
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Charlie’s owners could not keep him anymore so he was brought to the shelter. He is about seven-yearsold. Charlie is good with cats, dogs, and kids. He is gentle, friendly, and well behaved. no-kill status computers remaining
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Buff is ready for a new home. He weighs 50 pounds and is about three-years-old. He has a tan coat with white accents. Already have a dog? Consider having a meet and greet with Buff at the shelter. No one has claimed Zoid! This sweet dog was picked up as a stray by our officers. He is 18-months-old and weighs 64 pounds. Zoid has a calm demeanor and it appears someone took good care of him.
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outdoor kennels •R•eplaced the medical transport/adoption event van •Cattery expansion completed allowing for increased capacity and large scale isolation •Held 16 adoption events • 503 pets placed in foster homes Animal Services Provided in 2020/2021 Intake 2,445 Euthanasia 6 Medical Euthanasia 38 OwnerEuthanasiaRequested 38 Transfers 137 Adoptions 1,536 Return to Owner 530 •Fire Station 71 opened June 5, 2021 •New Engine 71 placed into service NCFR in top 14% of agencies in the nation •Awarded a FEMA Safer Grant valued at $1.7 million •Awarded an Emergency Medical Services Grant Pediatric Airway/Medication Systems •Awarded a Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Equipment Grant valued at $49,978 for the purchase of two new rescue boats Total Calls for 9,363Service Brush Fires65Medical Calls 6,949 Fire Alarms 465 Medical Alarms 239 HAZMAT 34 Vehicle Crashes 596 Structure Fires 85 Cardiac Trauma 133 Vehicle Fires68Suicide Attempt1 Investigations 417 Water Rescue 26 Search &TrRescueaining New Engine 71 New Cattery New Transport Van OutdooraddeRoofdtoKennels •Added smart lockers at Fernandina Branch and James Page Building to expand Library Services •Upgrades to public access computers •ExpandedYulee Branch and supplied with new furnishings and equipment •Implemented credit card processing at all branches • Created new online registration for library cards • Completed RFID tagging at Callahan andYulee Branches Smart Lockers •Cleaned mobi-mats at beach accesses •Finalized conceptual plan for Westside Regional •AParkdded lighting to ouside basketball courts at Yulee Sports Complex to expand usable time Beach for dune protection 0.53 acres of land purchased to expand Holly Point boat ramp New Lighting for Outdoor Basketball Courts in Yulee County Rd. 115 progress New Builds,Additions, Rehabs, Roofs, Siding, Signs 4,804 Mobile Home & Modular Hame 141 Electrical 3,278 Mechanical 2,513 Plumbing 3,850 Contractor Licenses 1139457 Inspections Performed 34,881 Permit Type Issued OtherActivities Nassau County Building Department Driveway/Sidewalk Permits Issued 1,693 Utility Permits Issued 188 Pond/Borrow Pit Permits Issued 2830 Flashers Maintained 34 Nassau County Engineering Services Work Orders Completed 2,390 Dirt Roads Maintained (Miles) 180 LSF Drains Cleaned 32,717 LSF Ditches Cleaned110,940 Miles of ROW Mowed 1,043 Fleet Repairs 1,047 Nassau County Road Department Engineering Services is responsible for the design, inspection & administration of public works improvements within the County. The Road Department performs maintenance on County maintained roads including paving, grading and applying surface treatments. Phone: 904-530-6150 | Toll Free: 855-242-6964 Fax: 904-225-3894 86078 License Road, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 June 30, 2022 The Yulee News Page 7 Just
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Priea is about two-years-old. She is gentle, wellmannered, and knows how to sit on command. She appears to be a shepard/lab mix and has a beautiful molten chocolate coat with marshmallow highlights.
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• Catalyze Culture: Build on heritage while establishing new cultural assets that celebrate community creativity and identity in the public realm.
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office would like to wish a very happy retirement to Deputy Asa Higgs and Sgt. William John (Billy) O’Leary. Higgs began his nearly 15 year career at NCSO back in December of 2007. Prior to that he worked at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for 31 years. Higgs also received the Florida Sheriff Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 for 42 years of service in law enforcement. Higgs also served in the Army National Guard. Sgt. O’Leary began his career with NCSO back in 1998 and spent 24 years with the sheriff’s office. Before coming to Nassau County Sheriff’s Office O’ Leary worked for the Fernandina Beach Police Department. Sgt. O’Leary also joined the Marine Corps in 1982 and was a rifle expert who received a good conduct medal. Today Sheriff Leeper thanked Deputy Higgs and Sgt. O’Leary for their decades in law enforcement and commitment to serving the community.
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• Future Proof: Prepare for a future by looking ahead to build a resilient community in the face of growing climate concern and technological advancement.
• Nurture Nature: Maintain, enhance, and extend the natural environment by creating opportunities for residents to access and enjoy Florida’s unique natural areas.•
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Grow Sustainably: Help stage vibrant shopping center and neighborhood growth through development that creates places for people, supports local businesses, and generates additional jobs, encourage active lifestyles, and comprises a mix of housing options.
• Connect Communities: Improve linkages between neighborhoods, shopping centers, and amenities through a network of slow, safe and livable primary and secondary streets, trails, bike paths, and pedestrian infrastructure.
Cargo Ship Fire Port of Fernandina
At 11:52 PM on June 26th, 2022, units from the Fernandina Beach Fire Department and Nassau County Fire Rescue were dispatched to the report of a ship fire located at 231 N. Front Street. The Coast Guard received a distress call from a cargo ship that was docked at the Port of Fernandina’s north terminal pier, reporting a fire in the cargo hold of the vessel. Upon arrival, firefighters found a six-hundred-foot cargo ship with heavy smoke coming from one of the ship’s five cargo holds. The ship’s crew was attempting to extinguish the fire with onboard fire suppression lines upon the arrival of the first fire units. It was determined that a fire had started within the number five cargo hold loaded with stacks of bundled plywood being unloaded at the port. Firefighters could not enter the cargo hold to attempt to bring the fire under control, so water streams were applied to the compartment from above with hose lines and an aerial apparatus. Due to the unstable nature of the cargo and the unknown location of the fire, firefighters had to flow water into the ship’s cargo compartment continually. Firefighters worked to keep the fire from spreading to other areas of the ship’s compartments. Thirty-five firefighters battled the fire until 4:18 AM when the fire was determined to be under control. Firefighters officially called the fire out at 6:17 AM. There were no reported injuries to the ship’s crew. One firefighter was transported to Baptist Medical Center Nassau with a non-life-threatening injury. The fire’s origin is unknown and is currently under investigation by the United States Coast Guard Investigations Division. The cause of the fire has not been determined and will take some time due to the condition of the cargo hold.
The State Road 200 Corridor Master Plan outlines Low Impact Design (LID) principles that work with nature to manage stormwater and preserving natural landscape features. It also includes guidelines for maintaining natural areas and protecting viewsheds along the corridor which would be accomplished by strategic acquisition of parcels along the State Road 200 corridor. County Manager, Taco Pope, stated, “The State Road 200 Corridor Master Plan - The Timber to Tides Project charts a path towards a more resilient and people centric development program that prioritizes quality-of-life and generational sustainability. I am proud to have been part of the planning team that delivered this project to the citizens of Nassau County.” The Master Plan can be located at https://www.nassaucountyfl. Plan-Draft.com/951/SR200A1A-Corridor-Master-
Nassau County, Florida, June 24, 2022 – Nassau County has received its second award for the State Road 200 Corridor Master Plan. The first award was an Award of Excellence in Planning from the Northeast Florida Regional Council earned in January 2022. This most recent award is the 2022 Sustainability Award from the Florida Planning and Zoning Association (FPZA) which was earned for creating a plan that improves on and harmonizes with the natural environment. This plan was the result of a two-year planning initiative which consisted of online citizen surveys, interviews and community meetings in which stakeholders were asked to share their thoughts about the State Road 200/ A1A Corridor. This process revealed that county residents, young and old, share a desire for a safe, comfortable, and attractive corridor that connects them to the places they are seeking access to. They also desire more trees, sidewalk/ bicycle paths, and gathering spaces such as parks and public markets. At the Board of County Commissioner’s meeting held December 13, 2021, the Board adopted a Resolution approving the SR200/A1A Corridor Master Plan which will serve as the blueprint for plan implementation through upcoming comprehensive plan policies and land development code standards.Joseph Quinn, Senior Project Manager for the Southwest Florida Water Management District and President of the FPZA, stated, “The Nassau County State Road 200/A1A Corridor Master Plan reflects the incredible long-range vision of staff, residents, businesses owners, and others to foster a sense of community and connectivity not traditionally seen in such car-centric corridors. The broad stakeholder engagement in the Master Plan development is a testament to the community’s desire to create a vibrant, connected, and sustainable corridor addressing enhanced livability for both current and future residents. Given the exceptional aspects of the State Road 200/A1A Master Plan, the Florida Planning and Zoning Association was extremely excited to present Nassau County with the 2022 Sustainability Award!” Nassau County recognizes that the current pattern of development along the SR200/A1A Corridor is not fiscally sustainable, nor does it represent the interests of the community. With the recent widening of SR200 to six lanes, its wide vehicle travel ways, unshaded sidewalks, and unprotected bike lanes, automobile transportation is prioritized. Nassau County’s goal is to establish nodes of compact, walkable areas along the corridor, linked by safe routes for bicycling and future transit, while creating a sense of place and historic identity. Five planning priorities identified include:
If you have any questions about the SR200/A1A Corridor Master Plan, please contact the Nassau County Planning Department at (904) 530-6300 or email planninginfo@nassaucountyfl.com.
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A coalition consisting of the Board of County Commissioners, the Nassau County Economic Development Board, JaxUSA, and the Town of Callahan have been collaborating efforts to expand the Town’s current water and sewer system to the Crawford Diamond. In an attempt to fund the expansion, the Town of Callahan applied for a 21/22 Florida Job Growth Public Infrastructure Grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in the amount of $4 million. In order to qualify for the grant, the Town of Callahan needed support from the Board of County Commissioners. The County’s contribution will be the final financial piece to make this estimated $12 million project a reality. The investments into these critical infrastructure projects will place the County in a very competitive position to bring significant economic development and job growth within the County.On January 4, 2022, County Manager, Taco Pope, sent a letter to the Economic Development Board tentatively committing $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding received from the U.S. Department of Treasury following the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding the project is consistent with guidelines set forth by the U.S. Treasury and the Nassau County Prosperity Plan adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in May 2021. In the January 4th memo, Mr. Pope stated, “The establishment of a public water system to serve the Crawford Diamond Industrial Park supports community goals by creating a more diversified, resilient, sustainable and prosperous local economic ecosystem; improves access to public water; creates high wage jobs; leverages state and federal dollars to build strategic infrastructure; and expands the local tax base.”We are excited to announce that on Monday, June 20, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis visited Nassau County and presented the Town of Callahan with a check to assist in funding the project! This funding is in addition to $4 million awarded to the Town during the previous fiscal year. Following the Governor’s check presentation to the Town of Callahan, County Manager, Taco Pope, stated, “This is a big day for Nassau County! By working together to find solutions, the Coalition has finally found a way to bring water to the Crawford Diamond. The Board of Commissioners will continue to invest in infrastructure and to expanding our County’s workforce to strengthen our localConstructioneconomy.” of the water plant follows the $9 million Crawford Road improvements project completed by the Board of County Commissioners in November 2021. Later this year, the Board of County Commissioners will commence a $2 million intersection improvements project at US 301 and Crawford Road to allow heavy truck traffic to access the Crawford Diamond Industrial Park.
Nassau County, Florida, June 23, 2022 – The Crawford Diamond Industrial Park is a McCallum Sweeney Certified Industrial Park consisting of 1,814 acres and approved for up to 10.5 million square feet of heavy industrial use. Its proximity to three ports, two interstates, and two railroad lines makes it a prime location for Economic Development with the opportunity to bring thousands of jobs to Nassau County. However, attracting companies has been difficult due to the site’s lack of water and sewer services.
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Sherri Mitchell, Executive Director for the Nassau County Economic Development Board, stated, “This is such an exciting time for Nassau County and I couldn’t be more thrilled! When we all work together to create planned developments that are diverse, we are truly paving the way for a stronger future. I want to thank the Board of County Commissioners and the Town of Callahan for their commitment to this specific infrastructure project for the Crawford Diamond. Infrastructure is crucially important to foster Nassau County’s economic development and prosperity. This is a game changer and will have a direct effect as it contributes to higher productivity and growth, facilitates connectivity, and promotes economic inclusion.”
Nassau County residents received great news Monday (6/20) constructionThisTownFundFloridaawardedRonFlorida’swhenGovernorDeSantisa$4millionJobGrowthgranttotheOfCallahan.awardwillfundofclean water for Crawford Diamond Industrial Park.
Board to Designate $4 Million in American Rescue Plan Act Funding to Town of Callahan to Expand Water & Sewer Services for Economic Development and Job Growth in Nassau County
The Crawford Diamond Industrial Park is a strategically planned business park on the Westside of the county that is to become a future industrial and technological ecosystem that creates new jobs for our county residents and their children.Currently there are 21,515 (65.2%) workers living in Nassau County but employed outside of the County. With investments in Infrastructure such as this, Nassau County will be able to create jobs, grow our workforce, expand our local economy and improve the quality of life for our Nassau County residents.
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Monumental VBS @ Christ Fellowship! July 11 at 6:15 PM - July 15 at 8 PM. 850987 US Highway 17, Yulee, FL. Children age 4 - 5th grade! Go off-road for a Monumental adventure through the colorful canyons and sunbaked trails of the southwest. By exploring God’s awe someness, kids form a rock-solid faith for the road ahead.
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We had a great spring. A ton of college coaches came to see us practice and offer our athletes scholarships. The hard work they have put in paid off Thursday night. Bigs hats off to this group for facing the adversity that we did and answering the call. Alot of freshman had an opportunity to play early and made plays. If that group takes the summer and next off seriously,seasontheyhave a chance to be very talented.
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Summer Progress: We have currently 8 football players with scholarship offers to play football at the next level. Our boys have been on visits to UCONN, Colorado State, Oklahoma, Clemson, Virginia, UNC Charlotte, FIU, and Navy. Of those 8 players 3 have division 1 offers. 2 of them being heavily recruited by Ivy League schools. We had 70 college coaches step on campus since the beginning of December.
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