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Scouts from Callahan Boy Scout Troop 351 assist with Be the Change Northeast Florida’s community outreach over Christmas break.

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Pictured above are the airnasium (open-air-gymnasium), the outfitter and restroom building, a birthday pavilion, and the amphitheater pad of the new Westside Regional Park. The first phase of the park should open by early summer. Three new FIFA regulation-size soccer fields recently received sod and are pictured below. Photos courtesy of Nassau County officials

Mike Weiscopf demonstrates the new simulator that allows participants to see how drugs and alcohol impair their driving. Submitted

David and Lisa Hicken break ground Dec. 23 at the Hicken Power Drag Strip as Nassau County business owner Heather Hagan and Southern Rail Construction workers Donald Goff and Dwayne Kirchner join them. The Hickens speak to those in attendance at top. The drag strip will be located behind the oval race track already in place on the property, which is located at 543455 U.S. 1, Callahan. Photos by Anna Newhoff

Approximately 23,000 remembrance wreaths are placed on grave sites at Jacksonville National Cemetery Dec. 13.

Children meet Santa, Mrs. Claus and Sheriff Bill Leeper in Yulee Dec. 17 during the Santa with a Badge event. Submitted

The Callahan Intermediate School chorus and steel drum band showcase their musical skills for friends and family Dec. 18.

Judge Steve Fahlgren displays his Jurist of the Year award. It was presented by the Jacksonville Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Santa and Mrs. Claus, as well as the staff of this newspaper, wish everyone a very merry Christmas full of peace and joy. Photo by Amanda Bishop