AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., Dec.

By Amelia A. Hart FERNANDINA BEACH - Salutes to musical giants Tito Puente and Ray Charles are among the highlights of the fifth annual Les DeMerle Amelia Island Jazz Festival, which kicks off Sunday with a free concert in Amelia Park.

By AMELIA A. HART FERNANDINA BEACH - Almost two years after the Nassau County Commission rezoned a portion of Crane Island to allow for greater development, a suit challenging that decision is going to trial. The non-jury trial is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

By WENDI ZONGKER The water just kept rising. Tropical Storm Fay dumped almost 20 inches of rain in Hilliard. And the swollen St. Marys River crested in Macclenny Monday at just over 21 feet, according to Nassau County Emergency Management.

By AMELIA A. HART FERNANDINA BEACH - A proposal to annex 53 oceanfront properties off South Fletcher Avenue is shaping up as a referendum on beach driving.