Callahan News

Last October, small businesses were hit by a worsening economy that resulted in frozen credit lines and diminished access to capital.

Ella Halley, 2, swings on the playground at Recycle Park in Ocala on Tuesday. October had six days of record-breaking high temperatures, but this month will be near average.

Submitted by Jeremy Cox on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 19:17. As more and more batches of the swine flu vaccine become available, health departments are finally rolling out some long-planned immunization clinics.

Candace Bridgewater/For My Nassau SunNassau County Master Gardeners recently took a guided tour of the horticultural areas and exhibits at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens with Bob Chabot , director of horticulture.

The Nassau County Health Department has begun administering H1N1 shots. The nasal spray has been available for a couple of weeks, but starting Wednesday night, shots are being given.

A fire destroyed two recreational vehicles two months apart, according to Nassau County fire officials.

Submitted by Tracy Collins on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:25. If you're at the Southern Women's Show Friday, PLEASE come say hi to Life columnist Laura Captino and me! We would love to meet you.

Photos by MAGGIE FITZROY/Staff People buy pumpkins at the pumpkin patch at Conner's A-Maizeing Acres.

Submitted by Jeremy Cox on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 13:40. As I reported yesterday, the first batches of the swine flu vaccine are making their way onto the First Coast.

A couple weeks ago I used this space to moan about the demise of traditional pet names like Bunny and Fluffy and Little Bitty Monkey Head.

One person was killed and another injured in a one-vehicle accident Saturday evening in Nassau County.

A man is dead and a woman critically injured in a single-vehicle wreck in Nassau County Saturday night, but the Florida Highway Patrol is not sure which was driving the pickup truck.

Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Gene Callahan; JFRD Operations Division Chief Brady Rigdon; JFRD Public Affairs Officer John Bracey; Meninak President-Elect Kent Lindsey; and Meninak member Richard Hadden during Monday's meeting featuring the JFRD officials and their story.

MARY HURST/For My Nassau Sun Nassau County Sheriff Tommy Seagraves places a deputy's star sticker on Miles Edgy, a student at Hilliard Elementary School.

Stephanie Boggs is thankful to have her arm around her little girl. She came too close to having her nine-year-old taken away from her.

Enforcement operations by the Nassau County Sheriff's Office netted four DUI arrests last month, the office reported.

Months after turkey hunters found human remains in a wooded section of Bryceville, a sketch of what investigators said the person may have looked like has been released.

Nassau County Emergency Management has designated hurricane evacuation zones. Depending on a hurricane's category, with Category 5 being the most severe, residents in the following areas would need to evacuate.

The heavy rains throughout northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia have created flooding throughout the area.

Employees of the Nassau County Road and Bridge department are revolting against their boss, including saying he ordered them to do personal work for him on county time.