Sports
LADY PIRATES BEAT LADY FLASHES
The Fernandina Beach High School volleyball team pushed its record to 3-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Hilliard Wednesday. The FBHS junior varsity won 2-0.
PIRATES BACK ON COURSE
The Pirates are 1-1 on the season so, having some matches pushed back because of the hurricane and Labor Day.
Morales to defend world title
Vivianne Morales, 17, of Fernandina Beach is heading to Turkey, where she will defend her world muay thai title. Morales was selected for Team USA on July 26, marking her second year on the team.
Back to the gridiron
2023 School Schedules
YULEE HIGH SCHOOL
Varsity Football
Aug. 18 ENGLEWOOD (KOC) 7:00
Aug. 25 at Charlton County 7:30
Big NSFA kingfish tourney
“My father and I have had fished several kingfish tournaments prior to this event with the same mindset,” said Justin Hammons, Taking the Bait kingfish team angler, “which is to be the first tourna
Pirate to play Pebble Beach
Sady Campbell, a junior at Fernandina Beach High School, is among the 80 First Tee participants selected to play in the 2023 PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee.
In pictures: Saturday morning scrimmage for Pirates
The Fernandina Beach High School football team scrimmaged Saturday morning as the Pirates prepare for the kickoff of the 2023 season. FBHS hosts Hilliard Aug. 18 in a preseason Kickoff Classic.
Kingfish tourney turns 40
The 40th Fernandina Beach Fishing Rodeo, hosted by the Nassau Sport Fishing Association, will be held Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Fernandina Harbor Marina.
State
Decades-old cases dusted off in Warren fight
As suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren runs in November to try to regain his job, a legal battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues playing out at a federal appeals court.
Snake release looks to restore ecosystem
In a quiet preserve along the eastern bank of the Apalachicola River, 41 eastern indigo snakes were released Tuesday into gopher tortoise burrows.
State of Florida issues abortion rules
With a law now in effect preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Florida health-care regulators Thursday released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers