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Callahan bid a wastewater force-main extension to its fairgrounds

Callahan’s 2023 fairgrounds bid package paired new wastewater service with a water-main extension. It called for a concrete pump station, about 300 feet of four-inch force main, 5,300 feet of eight-inch force main, and roughly 1,060 feet of water main with hydrants.

Bids were due June 5, 2023. The town planned to use St. Johns River Water Management District REDI funding for wastewater work and town funds for the water main. A stationary emergency diesel generator was an optional alternate, and bidders had to show three similar water- or force-main projects completed in the previous five years.

Deputies cleared Callahan Middle School after a March bomb threat

Callahan Middle School went into a secure hold around 2 p.m. on March 12, 2026, after the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous bomb threat. Exterior doors were locked while deputies searched the campus and students and staff remained inside.

By 2:45 p.m., the sweep had found nothing suspicious and officials lifted the hold. The school returned to regular dismissal, with parents able to pick up students there. The sheriff’s office thanked families for their patience while deputies checked the campus and worked to keep students and staff safe.

Nassau County placed a Westside Government Campus in its Callahan capital plan

Nassau County’s 2025–30 capital guide places a proposed Westside Government Campus at State Road 200 and Page Street in Callahan. The estimated cost is $11,241,667, with design, permitting, and construction spread across fiscal years 2025–26 through 2027–28.

The guide is a planning document, not a construction award. It names no architect, engineer, or contractor and gives no start date, so the county had not yet identified when work would begin.

Nassau County cited fire-safety and occupancy concerns at a Callahan apartment complex

A June 2026 county notice put residents of North Coast Apartments on U.S. 1 in Callahan on alert. News4JAX reported that officials cited fire-safety and occupancy concerns at the former motel and warned tenants they could be required to leave while the violations were addressed.

Residents said they had been caught off guard and described sewer and drainage problems. The report also noted mold visible in some units and air-conditioning equipment that appeared unsecured.

At publication, residents still faced uncertainty about whether they would have to move. News4JAX reported a possible vacancy requirement, but no completed closure or mass relocation.

CSX scheduled repairs that closed several Callahan rail crossings

Nassau County’s 2025 notice listed CSX crossing work in Callahan from August 20 through September 6, rather than a single long closure. Ratliff Road, Old Dixie Highway, Braddock Road, Dyal Road, and Pratt Siding Road were expected to close for three to six days each.

Posted detours sent drivers back toward U.S. 1, U.S. 301, and connecting local roads as the work moved between crossings. The sequence spread the repairs across two and a half weeks, with a separate closure window for each location.

Callahan's utility expansion reached the Crawford Diamond industrial park

During a September 2023 site tour, Callahan officials reported that roughly 3.6 miles of water and sewer line had been installed along U.S. 301 toward Crawford Diamond Industrial Park. The extension was intended to serve the industrial park and nearby development.

A related industrial water plant had a separate $4.5 million contribution from Nassau County’s Prosperity Plan. The chamber’s site-tour update covered the installed lines, while the county budget tracked plant funding; they were connected pieces of the expansion, but not the same contract.

Nassau schools approved a replacement wastewater plant for Callahan Intermediate

Nassau County School District sought a replacement wastewater plant for Callahan Intermediate after describing the existing system as failing and near the end of its service life. On May 8, 2025, the school board approved $1.188 million in capital-outlay funding for a replacement package plant.

The agenda item said the new system would serve the campus until town sanitary sewer became available and included a bid tab from the district’s engineering consultant. The board’s approval moved the work toward procurement; the district had not announced a construction calendar in that record.

West Nassau High opened its new turf field as Phase 1 of a larger upgrade

West Nassau High held a ribbon-cutting on September 5, 2025, for the new turf field in Phase 1 of its Warrior Field Improvement Project. Nassau County School District said the One Mill initiative paid for the surface, which it listed for football, soccer, band, physical education, and community events.

The field was complete, but the broader stadium plan was not. A later phase was expected to replace and realign the press box and seating, according to the district’s announcement.