Archive for May, 2012

Shots fired during burglary attempt in Palm Coast

May 31, 2012 | By More
Shots fired during burglary attempt in Palm Coast

Historic City News was notified by Flagler County Sheriff’s representative Debra Johnson that shots were fired at a Palm Coast man last night; who, the resident says, attempted run him over with the car he used to escape from the scene.

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Lower clearance during bridge maintenance

May 31, 2012 | By More
Lower clearance during bridge maintenance

Beginning Monday, the vertical clearance under the SR-312 Bridge in St Augustine over the Matanzas River will be reduced by four feet, the Florida Department of Transportation announced to Historic City News.

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St Augustine based soldiers deployed for a year

May 31, 2012 | By More
St Augustine based soldiers deployed for a year

Public Affairs Specialist Blair Heusdens reported to Historic City News that approximately twenty-six St Augustine based soldiers are preparing to depart for a yearlong deployment overseas.

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In search of the “secret” Beach Police memo

May 31, 2012 | By More
In search of the “secret” Beach Police memo

After Historic City News published an article detailing the excessive secrecy surrounding an e-mail from Michelle Price to several officers who complained about the St Augustine Beach police chief, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed late yesterday that those officers’ access to crime information computers has been suspended.

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Seatbelt saves 68 year-old driver from serious injury

May 31, 2012 | By More
Seatbelt saves 68 year-old driver from serious injury

Just after 4:30 yesterday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Florida Highway Patrol Troop G reported to Historic City News in St Augustine that seatbelts saved a 68 year-old woman from serious injury and may have spared her life in a collision that occurred on I-95 in St Johns County.

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Ponte Vedra Beach branch library events

May 31, 2012 | By More
Ponte Vedra Beach branch library events

St Johns County Public Library System Administrative Office Coordinator, Angelina Gervasi, informed local Historic City News reporters in St Augustine of the following summertime library activities planned for June at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library Events Telephone: (904) 827-6950.

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Bartram Trail branch library events

May 31, 2012 | By More
Bartram Trail branch library events

St Johns County Public Library System Administrative Office Coordinator, Angelina Gervasi, informed local Historic City News reporters in St Augustine of the following summertime library activities planned for June at the Bartram Trail Branch Library Events Telephone: (904) 827-6960.

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James A Ponce Sr: member of city’s founding family

May 31, 2012 | By More
James A Ponce Sr: member of city’s founding family

James Augustine Ponce Sr. passed in his sleep peacefully on Monday, May 28, 2012, to join his wife, Jaqueline Swain Ponce, in the arms of Jesus. His son, James, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth were by his bedside.

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