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.

Back to the airport battle The four-year-long legal battle between McGill Aviation and Fernandina Beach may end soon as an arbitrator is giving them one last shot to come to an agreement before he settles the dispute for them, City Attorney Tammi Bach said Tuesday.

FERNANDINA-TO-ST. MARYS FERRY SERVICE BEGINS A new water ferry service between Fernandina Beach and St. Marys, Ga., will begin today. The Cumberland Sound Ferry Service, operated by Amelia River Cruises and Charters, will run on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for the rest of this year.

By WENDI ZONGKER FERNANDINA BEACH - David Truluck, 63, grew up on a farm in Southwest Georgia. There were no youth league sports or camps to keep him occupied. He entertained himself with planes, specifically the crop dusters that regularly sprayed pesticides over his family's farm.

By Kevin Turner FERNANDINA BEACH - Nourishment of Amelia Island's north-end beaches with 1.725 million cubic yards of sand is expected to begin within the next week, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman said last week.