Nassau County News

Action News is learning new details about a former Nassua County deputy and school resource officer on the other side of the law.

His organization, Family Support Services of North Florida, handles most foster care issues in the Nassau and Duval counties for the state.

Will.Dickey@jacksonville.com A ship is unloaded at the TraPac Terminal in 2011. The Jacksonville Port Authority has committed to paying $388 million toward the deepening of the ship channel to 47 feet.

A clash between the secretary of Florida's Department of Children and Families and community-based care organizations charged with delivering child welfare services will get an airing Friday in Orlando.

It's an official move that's expected to draw thousands of jobs to Nassau County; the transformation of 1,800 acres or woodlands near Callahan into what Gov. Rick Scott calls Florida's second industrial mega site.

Thousands of jobs are coming to Nassau County, and Gov. Rick Scott says it's all due to rail access.

The Nassau County Commission Monday approved the preliminary site plan for a 10-screen theater in Yulee, a testament to the booming growth in the heart of the county.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. -- A school resource officer, accused of engaging in sexual acts with a minor, appeared before a judge Monday morning.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. -- A Nassau County Sheriff's Office school resource officer is facing charges, accused of Sexual Battery and Lewd and lascivious Behavior with a Minor.

A waterspout moved along the coast of northeast Florida late Thursday afternoon, and Naval Station Mayport saw wind damage to the roof of one building.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. -- City leaders are preparing for heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Andrea.

A 44-year-old woman was found dead Wednesday morning inside the Mental Health Center of Jacksonville at 3333 W. 20th St., but the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating it as an undetermined death.

The Trust for Public Land said Wednesday that it had sold Jacksonville an 846-acre Revolutionary War battle site that will become a city park near the Nassau County border.

The search for a teen who disappeared in rip currents while he was fishing at Fort Clinch in Fernandina Beach continues Friday morning.

Got something you'd like to share about your community? Send news-related tips to Times-Union suburban writer Jim Schoettler at jim.schoettler@jacksonville.com or 359-4385. Fundraiser for blind girl Saturday A poker run, bake sale, raffle and 50-50 are being held Saturday as a fundraiser for Maclenny's Heather Nipper to go to Thailand for stem cell ... (more)

A Corvette set on fire in Hilliard overnight marks the 11th case of arson being investigated in the area since February.

Former Nassau County Commission Chairwoman Stacy Johnson says she has been vindicated a year after she told the deputy who arrested her on a DUI charge that it was "all a setup" by the Sheriff's Office during an emotional tirade recorded on his dashcam.

Thirty-one men and women facing a total of 46 drug-related charges have been arrested by the Nassau County Sheriff's Office in "Operation Clean Sweep," designed to reduce illegal drug activity within the county, according to Sheriff Bill Leeper.

Got something you'd like to share about your community? Send news-related tips to staff writer Jim Schoettler at jim.schoettler@jacksonville.com or 359-4385. Workshop to look at allowing food trucks City Manager George Forbes said a workshop will be held next month over a draft regulation that would allow food trucks to operate on private property ... (more)

A 17-year-old passenger was killed in a car crash Saturday in Nassau County around 10:30 p.m. Justin T. Hurst was riding in a Toyota when the car was hit on the right side by a Dodge truck in the intersection of US 1 and Ratliff Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.