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Board of Nassau County Commissioners Chair Alyson McCullough speaks with Bryceville resident Rocky Lynn and other concerned citizens during a community information session Friday at the Bryceville Community Center. Submitted

Board of Nassau County Commissioners Chair Alyson McCullough speaks with Bryceville resident Rocky Lynn and other concerned citizens during a community information session Friday at the Bryceville Community Center. Submitted

County Road 121 concerns residents

News Staff
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Anna Newhoff NCR Reporter   The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners hosted a Bryceville community event Friday, sharing information about current and future road work. County staff provided updates on the County Road 121 improvements, the Vision 2050 plan, and capital projects.
Florida Teacher of the Year Mark Harrison participates in a math lesson in teacher Alexis Neu’s fourth-grade class Thursday afternoon. He concluded the day by helping students enter vehicles to head home. Photos by Amanda Bishop

Florida Teacher of the Year Mark Harrison participates in a math lesson in teacher Alexis Neu’s fourth-grade class Thursday afternoon. He concluded the day by helping students enter vehicles to head home. Photos by Amanda Bishop

Harrison visits CIS

News Staff
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Amanda Bishop NCR Editor & Publisher   Inspired by his grandmother’s 50-year career as a teacher, Mark Harrison became an educator because of his desire to help others. “She really was my anchor growing up,” Harrison said during a visit to Callahan Intermediate School Thursday afternoon.
Customers eat lunch Monday at Gracie’s Kountry Kitchen, which recently opened in Callahan. Photo by Anna Newhoff

Customers eat lunch Monday at Gracie’s Kountry Kitchen, which recently opened in Callahan. Photo by Anna Newhoff

Gracie’s Kountry Kitchen now open

News Staff
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Anna Newhoff NCR Reporter   Callahan’s newest restaurant serves up homestyle comfort food for the community. The idea of Gracie’s Kountry Kitchen came to life in October and officially opened its doors Dec. 29, offering an all-American lunch menu.
Locals and visitors alike had the opportunity to visit the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall in Callahan in April 2025.

Locals and visitors alike had the opportunity to visit the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall in Callahan in April 2025.

Murders, snow, NCSO top local headlines

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Anna Newhoff NCR Reporter   Shocking acts of violence, rare weather, and personnel issues at the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office made headlines throughout 2025.
Scouts from Callahan Boy Scout Troop 351 assist with Be the Change Northeast Florida’s community outreach over Christmas break.

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

Scouts volunteer during break

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Scouts from Callahan Boy Scout Troop 351 assist with Be the Change Northeast Florida’s community outreach over Christmas break. The scouts helped hand out food and clothing to homeless people in need in downtown Jacksonville. The next outreach is Feb. 1 at 9 a.m. Contact Joel Pace via www.facebook.
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Teens welcome at free theatre class

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
For the Record   Teens ages 12-18 are invited to jump into the fun at Act Up! Theatre Games Workshop: React, Connect, and Create. This free high-energy theatre workshop is designed to get young people moving, laughing, and creating together.  The one-hour event will take place Jan.
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

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

Welling to manage park

News Staff
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Mike Weiscopf demonstrates the new simulator that allows participants to see how drugs and alcohol impair their driving. Submitted

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

SYD expanding outreach

News Staff
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Anna Newhoff NCR Reporter   Surviving Your Drive continues its outreach with new plans in place. The nonprofit was founded nearly a year ago by Sherry Weiscopf after Sydney, her 17-year-old daughter, was killed in a in a car accident April 28, 2024.
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

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

Drag race plan moves forward

News Staff
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Anna Newhoff NCR Reporter   After nearly five years of delays, Callahan’s new drag racing facility is moving forward following a groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 23.
Approximately 23,000 remembrance wreaths are placed on grave sites at Jacksonville National Cemetery Dec. 13.

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

Balsam bouquets honor veterans at JNC

News Staff
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Approximately 23,000 remembrance wreaths are placed on grave sites at Jacksonville National Cemetery Dec. 13.